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 [1].

(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

[1] OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.

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ANNEX I

MEMBERS

REPUBLIC 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 ?ntorsura Buz?ului

M. Doru Laurian B?DULESCU

Président, Conseil Départemental Ilfov

M. Emil CALOT?

Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Ploie?ti

M. Jenel COPIL?U

Président, Conseil Départemental Olt

M. Janos DEMETER

Président, Conseil Départemental Covasna

M. Liviu Nicolae DRAGNEA

Président, Conseil Départemental Teleorman

M. Emil DR?GHICI

Maire, Mairie de la Commune Vulcana B?i

Mme Ileana Viorica ION

Maire, Mairie de la Ville Lehliu Gar?

Mme Veronica IONI??

Maire, Mairie de la Commune Gorgota

M. Alin Adrian NICA

Maire, Mairie de la Commune Dude?tii Noi

M. Constantin OSTAFICIUC

Président, Conseil Départemental Timi?

M. Emil PROSCANU

Maire, Mairie de la Ville Mizil

M. Adriean VIDEANU

Maire genéral, Mairie Générale de la municipalité Bucure?ti

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ANNEX II

ALTERNATE MEMBERS

REPUBLIC 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 S?li?te

M. Drago? BENEA

Président, Conseil Départemental Bac?u

M. Corneliu BICHINE?

Président, Conseil Départemental Vaslui

M. Andrei CHILIMAN

Maire, Mairie du Secteur 1, municipalité Bucure?ti

M. Nicu?or Daniel CONSTANTINESCU

Président, Conseil Départemental Constan?a

M. Alexandru CORCODEL

Maire, Mairie de la Ville Nehoiu

M. Alexandru DR?GAN

Maire, Mairie de la Commune Ta?ca

M. Enache DUMITRU

Maire, Mairie de la Commune Stejaru

M. R?ducu George FILIPESCU

Président, Conseil Départemental C?l?ra?i

M. Lucian FLAI?ER

Président, Conseil Départemental Ia?i

Mme Edita Emoke LOKODI

Président, Conseil Départemental Mure?

M. Mircia MUNTEAN

Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Deva

M. Ion OPRESCU

Maire, Mairie de la Ville B?ile Herculane

M. Tudor PENDIUC

Maire, Mairie de la municipalité Pite?ti

Mme Ioana TRIFOI

Maire, Mairie de la Commune Botiza

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