
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 November 2008 appointing 9 Romanian members and 11 Romanian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (2008/885/EC) 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Romanian Government,
Whereas:

(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010. On 1 January 2007, the Council adopted Decision 2007/6/EC appointing Bulgarian and Romanian members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.

(2) Nine members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Emil CALOTĂ, Mr Serghei Florin ANGHEL, Mr Doru Laurian BĂDULESCU, Mr Jenel COPILĂU, Mr János DEMETER, Mrs Ileana Viorica ION, Mr Gheorghe BACIU, Mr Adriean VIDEANU and Mr Liviu Nicolae DRAGNEA.

(3) Eleven alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr Lucian FLAIȘER, Mr Corneliu BICHINEȚ, Mr Dan Mihai GROZA, Mr Ion OPRESCU, Mr Răducu George FILIPESCU, Mrs Edita Emöke LOKODI, Mr Tudor PENDIUC, Mr Nicușor Daniel CONSTANTINESCU, Mr Dumitru Teodor BANCIU, Mr Alexandru CORCODEL and Mr Dragoș BENEA,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1 
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:

((a)) as members:

— Mr Mircea COSMA, președintele Consiliului Județean Prahova,
— Mr Răducu George FILIPESCU, președintele Consiliului Județean Călărași,
— Mrs Edita Emöke LOKODI, președintele Consiliului Județean Mureș,
— Mr Gheorghe BUNEA STANCU, președintele Consiliului Județean Brăila,
— Mr Ion PRIOTEASA, președintele Consiliului Județean Dolj,
— Mr Tudor PENDIUC, primarul municipiului Pitești,
— Mr Gheorghe FALCĂ, primarul municipiului Arad,
— Mr Decebal ARNĂUTU, primarul orașului Târgu-Neamț,
— Mr Vasile SAVA, primarul orașului Țăndărei;
((b)) as alternate members:

— Mr Silvian CIUPERCĂ, președintele Consiliului Județean Ialomița,
— Mr Mircea Ioan MOLOȚ, președintele Consiliului Județean Hunedoara,
— Mr Árpád Szabolcs CSEHI, președintele Consiliului Județean Satu-Mare,
— Mr Liviu Nicolae DRAGNEA, președintele Consiliului Județean Teleorman,
— Mr Gheorghe FLUTUR, președintele Consiliului Județean Suceava,
— Mr Marian OPRIȘAN, președintele Consiliului Județean Vrancea,
— Mr Gheorghe NICHITA, primarul municipiului Iași,
— Mr George SCRIPCARU, primarul municipiului Brașov,
— Mr Péter FERENC, primarul orașului Sovata,
— Mrs Mariana MIRCEA, primarul orașului Cernavodă,
— Mr Adrian Ovidiu TEBAN, primarul orașului Cugir.
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 20 November 2008.
For the Council
The President
B. LAPORTE