
COUNCIL DECISION of 1 January 2007 appointing Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2007/6/EC) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the fourth paragraph of Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Articles 13 and 49 thereof,
Having regard to the proposals made by the governments of the Republic of Bulgaria and of Romania,
Whereas:

(1) The members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions were appointed for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 by Council Decision 2006/116/EC.

(2) Following the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union, the Committee of the Regions should be enlarged by the appointment of 27 members and 27 alternate members representing regional and local bodies in the new Member States who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 
The following persons are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the period up to 25 January 2010:

— as members, those listed by Member State in Annex I,
— as alternate members, those listed by Member State in Annex II.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 January 2007.
Done at Brussels, 1 January 2007.
For the Council
The President
F.-W. STEINMEIER
ANNEX I
MEMBERSREPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 


 Mr Hasan AZIS
Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Kardjali
 Mr Bogomil BELCHEV
Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Gabrovo
 Ms Katya DOYCHEVA
Mayor of Tvarditsa
 Ms Antoaneta GEORGIEVA
Mayor of Pernik
 Mr Vladimir KISYOV
Chair of Sofia Municipal Council
 Mr Yoan KOSTADINOV
Mayor of Bourgas
 Mr Yordan LECHKOV
Mayor of Sliven
 Mr Krasimir MIREV
President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Targovishte
 Ms Detelina NIKOLOVA
Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Dobrich
 Mr Kiril YORDANOV
Mayor of Varna
 Mr Remzi YUSEINOV
Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Kubrat
 Mr Veselin ZLATEV
Vice-President of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Shoumen
ROMANIA 


 M. Cristian ANGHEL
Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Baia Mare
 M. Serghei Florin ANGHEL
Président, Conseil Départemental Prahova
 M. Gheorghe BACIU
Maire, Mairie de la Ville Întorsura Buzăului
 M. Doru Laurian BĂDULESCU
Président, Conseil Départemental Ilfov
 M. Emil CALOTĂ
Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Ploiești
 M. Jenel COPILĂU
Président, Conseil Départemental Olt
 M. Janos DEMETER
Président, Conseil Départemental Covasna
 M. Liviu Nicolae DRAGNEA
Président, Conseil Départemental Teleorman
 M. Emil DRĂGHICI
Maire, Mairie de la Commune Vulcana Băi
 Mme Ileana Viorica ION
Maire, Mairie de la Ville Lehliu Gară
 Mme Veronica IONIȚĂ
Maire, Mairie de la Commune Gorgota
 M. Alin Adrian NICA
Maire, Mairie de la Commune Dudeștii Noi
 M. Constantin OSTAFICIUC
Président, Conseil Départemental Timiș
 M. Emil PROSCANU
Maire, Mairie de la Ville Mizil
 M. Adriean VIDEANU
Maire genéral, Mairie Générale de la municipalité București

ANNEX II
ALTERNATE MEMBERSREPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 


 Mr Ivan ASPARUHOV
Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Mezdra
 Mr Stanislav BLAGOV
Mayor of Svishtov
 Ms Rumiana BOZUKOVA
Mayor of Simeonovgrad
 Mr Dilyan ENKIN
Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Troyan
 Ms Shukran IDRIZ
Mayor of Kirkovo
 Mr Nikola KOLEV
Mayor of Gorna Oryahovitsa
 Ms Anastasia MLADENOVA
Chair of Municipal Council Peshtera
 Mr Vladimir MOSKOV
Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Gotse Delchev
 Mr Lachezar ROSSENOV
Municipal Council or in Dobrich
 Mr Mithat TABAKOV
Mayor of Dulovo
 Mr Naiden ZELENOGORSKI
Mayor of Pleven
 Mr Zlatko ZHIVKOV
Member of BD of the National Assembly of the Municipalities of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mayor of Montana
ROMANIA 


 M. Dumitru Teodor BANCIU
Maire, Mairie de la Ville Săliște
 M. Dragoș BENEA
Président, Conseil Départemental Bacău
 M. Corneliu BICHINEȚ
Président, Conseil Départemental Vaslui
 M. Andrei CHILIMAN
Maire, Mairie du Secteur 1, municipalité București
 M. Nicușor Daniel CONSTANTINESCU
Président, Conseil Départemental Constanța
 M. Alexandru CORCODEL
Maire, Mairie de la Ville Nehoiu
 M. Alexandru DRĂGAN
Maire, Mairie de la Commune Tașca
 M. Enache DUMITRU
Maire, Mairie de la Commune Stejaru
 M. Răducu George FILIPESCU
Président, Conseil Départemental Călărași
 M. Lucian FLAIȘER
Président, Conseil Départemental Iași
 Mme Edita Emoke LOKODI
Président, Conseil Départemental Mureș
 M. Mircia MUNTEAN
Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Deva
 M. Ion OPRESCU
Maire, Mairie de la Ville Băile Herculane
 M. Tudor PENDIUC
Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Pitești
 Mme Ioana TRIFOI
Maire, Mairie de la Commune Botiza
