
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION of 30 August 2014 electing the President of the European Council (2014/638/EU) 

THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union, and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) On 30 November 2014, the term of office of the current President of the European Council Mr Herman VAN ROMPUY will come to an end.

(2) A new President of the European Council should therefore be elected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
Mr Donald TUSK is hereby elected President of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2014 until 31 May 2017.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Donald TUSK by the Secretary-General of the Council.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 30 August 2014.
For the European Council
The President
H. VAN ROMPUY