European People's Party–European Democrats
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. It is comprised of the European People's Party and the non-party subgroup European Democrats (not to be confused with the centrist European Democratic Party). The name of the grouping is abbreviated to EPP-ED.
In broad terms, EPP-ED is an alliance of Christian democrat and conservative parties.
The partnership between the EPP and ED began in May 1992, although the EPP-ED nomenclature was not adopted until 1999. After the European Parliament elections in 1999 it became the largest faction with 233 of the 626 seats. After the elections of 2004 it remained the largest party group with 268 of the 732 seats. Since the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU in January 2007, it now has 279 of the 785 seats.
On 13 July 2006, David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party (UK), and Czech Prime Minister-designate Mirek Topolánek, leader of the Civic Democratic Party, announced that their parties will leave the ED and form the Movement for European Reform following the European Parliament elections in 2009.
The present chair of EPP–ED is French MEP Joseph Daul, who was elected to that post on 9 January 2007.
Contents |
[edit] Group members
The EPP-ED is currently made up of the following parties, with ED members in grey:
| Country | Party | MEPs | Subgroup |
 Austria |
Österreichische Volkspartei (Austrian People's Party) | 6 | EPP |
 Belgium |
(Flanders): Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (Christian Democratic & Flemish) | 3 | EPP |
| (Flanders): Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (New Flemish Alliance) | 1 | EPP | |
| (Wallonia): Centre démocrate Humaniste (Humanist Center Democrats) | 1 | EPP | |
| (German): Christlich Soziale Partei (Christian Social Party) | 1 | EPP | |
 Bulgaria |
Съюз на Демократичните Сили (United Democratic Forces) | 2 | EPP |
| Български Народен Съюз (Bulgarian People's Union) | 1 | EPP | |
| Демократи за силна България (Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria) | 1 | EPP | |
 Cyprus |
Dimokratikos Sinagermos (Democratic Rally) | 2 | EPP |
| Gia tin Evropi (For Europe) | 1 | EPP | |
 Czech Republic |
Evropští demokraté (European Democrats) | 2 | EPP |
| Křesťansko-demokratická unie - Československá strana lidová (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party) | 2 | EPP | |
| Občanská demokratická strana (Civic Democratic Party) | 9 | ED | |
| SNK sdružení nezávislých (Union of Independents) | 1 | EPP | |
 Denmark |
Det Konservative Folkeparti (The Conservative People's Party) | 1 | EPP |
 Estonia |
Isamaaliit (Fatherland Union) | 1 | EPP |
 Finland |
Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party) | 4 | EPP |
 France |
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | 17 | EPP |
 Germany |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union) | 40 | EPP |
| Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern (Christian Social Union in Bavaria) | 9 | EPP | |
 Greece |
Nea Demokratia (New Democracy) | 11 | EPP |
 Hungary |
Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Hungarian Civic Union) | 13 | EPP |
 Ireland |
Fine Gael | 5 | EPP |
 Italy |
Unione dei Democratici Cristiani e Democratici di Centro (Union of Christian and Centre Democrats) | 5 | EPP |
| Forza Italia (Forward Italy) | 16 | EPP | |
| Alleanza Popolare-UDEUR (Popular Alliance) | 1 | EPP | |
| Partito dei Pensionati (Pensioners' Party) | 1 | ED | |
| Südtiroler Volkspartei (South Tyrol People's Party) | 1 | EPP | |
 Latvia |
Jaunais Laiks (New Era Party) | 2 | EPP |
| Tautas Partija (People's Party) | 1 | EPP | |
 Lithuania |
Tėvynės sąjunga -Lietuvos konservatoriai ((Homeland Union-Lithuanian Conservatives)) | 2 | EPP |
 Luxembourg |
Chrëstlich Sozial Vollekspartei (Christian Social People's Party) | 3 | EPP |
 Malta |
Partit Nazzjonalista (Nationalist Party) | 2 | EPP |
 Netherlands |
Christen-Democratisch Appèl (Christian Democratic Appeal) | 7 | EPP |
 Poland |
Platforma Obywatelska (Citizens Platform) | 14 | EPP |
| Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (Polish Peasants' Party) | 1 | EPP | |
 Portugal |
Partido Social Democrata (Party of Social Democrats) | 7 | EPP |
| Partido Popular (People's Party) | 2 | ED | |
 Romania |
Partidul Democrat (Democratic Party) | 5 | EPP |
| Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) | 3 | EPP | |
| Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România (Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania) | 1 | - | |
 Slovakia |
Magyar Koalíció Pártja (Party of the Hungarian Coalition) | 2 | EPP |
| Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie (Christian Democratic Movement) | 3 | EPP | |
| Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia (Slovak Democratic and Christian Union) | 3 | EPP | |
 Slovenia |
Nova Slovenija (New Slovenia, Christian People's Party) | 2 | EPP |
| Slovenska demokratska stranka (Slovenian Democratic Party) | 2 | EPP | |
| Slovenska ljudska stranka (Slovene People's Party) | 0 | EPP | |
 Spain |
Partido Popular (People's Party) | 24 | EPP |
 Sweden |
Moderata samlingspartiet (Moderate Party) | 4 | EPP |
| Kristdemokraterna (Christian Democrats) | 2 | EPP | |
 United Kingdom |
(Great Britain): Conservative Party | 26 | ED |
| (Northern Ireland): Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | ED |
[edit] Chairmen
| 1. | Maan Sassen |  Netherlands |
Katholieke Volkspartij (Catholic People's Party) | 1953 | 1958 |
| 2. | Pierre Wigny |  Belgium |
Parti Social-Chrétien (Social Christian Party) | 1958 | 1958 |
| 3. | Alain Poher |  France |
Mouvement Républicain Populaire (Popular Republican Movement) | 1958 | 1966 |
| 4. | Joseph Illerhaus |  West Germany |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) | 1966 | 1969 |
| 5. | Hans Lücker | West Germany |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) | 1969 | 1975 |
| 6. | Alfred Bertrand | Belgium |
Christelijke Volkspartij (Christian People's Party) | 1975 | 1977 |
| 7. | Egon Klepsch | West Germany |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) | 1977 | 1982 |
| 8. | Paolo Barbi |  Italy |
Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) | 1982 | 1984 |
| * | Egon Klepsch (2nd time) | West Germany Germany |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) | 1984 | 1992 |
| 9. | Leo Tindemans | Belgium |
Christelijke Volkspartij (Christian People's Party) | 1992 | 1994 |
| 10. | Wilfried Martens | Belgium |
Christelijke Volkspartij (Christian People's Party) | 1994 | 1999 |
| 11. | Hans-Gert Pöttering | Germany |
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) | 1999 | 2007 |
| 12. | Joseph Daul | France |
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement) | 2007 | present |
