Markku Markkula (Finland / European People's Party, EPP), member of the Espoo City Council was elected First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions on 12 July 2017.
Dl Markku Markkula (Finlanda – Partidul Popular European, PPE), membru al Consiliului local al orașului Espoo, a fost ales prim-vicepreședinte al Comitetului European al Regiunilor la 12 iulie 2017.