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'''''Nice Guys''''' or '''''High Hopes''''' is a 2005 film directed by [[Joe Eckardt]]. |
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|name = European People's Party–European Democrats |
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|title = European People's Party–<br/>European Democrats |
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|imagecaption = EPP-ED logo |
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|from=11 September 1952<br>(unofficially)<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/><br> |
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23 June 1953<br>(officially)<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/> |
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|englishabbr = EPP-ED<ref name="t1s1"/><br>(20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/> to present)<br><br> |
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EPP<ref name="t1s1"/><br>(17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/> to 20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/>)<br><br>CD<ref name="t1s2"/><br>(June 23 1953<ref name="t1s34"/> to July 17 1979<ref name="t1s34"/>) |
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|frenchabbr = PPE-DE<ref name="t1s5"/><br>(20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/> to present)<br><br> |
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PPE<ref name="t1s34"/><br>(17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/> to 20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/>)<br><br>DC<ref name="t1s34"/><br>(June 23 1953<ref name="t1s34"/> to July 17 1979<ref name="t1s34"/>) |
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|formalname = Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats<ref name="t1s5"/><ref name="t1s51"/><br>(20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/> to present)<br><br>Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)<ref name="t1s6"/><ref name="t1s34"/><ref name="t1s50"/><br>(17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/> to 20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/>)<br><br>Christian Democratic Group (Group of the European People's Party)<ref name="t1s34"/><ref name="t1s50"/><br>(March 14 1978<ref name="t1s34"/> to July 17 1979<ref name="t1s34"/>)<br><br>Christian Democratic Group<ref name="t1s2"/><ref name="t1s50"/><br>(June 23 1953<ref name="t1s34"/> to March 14 1978<ref name="t1s34"/>) |
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|europarties = [[European People's Party]] |
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|associated = [[European Democrats]] |
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|ideology = [[Christian democracy]]<br /> [[Conservatism]]<br /> [[Centre-Right]] |
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|chairs = [[Joseph Daul]] MEP<br>(16 January 2007<ref name="MEPJosephDaul"/> to present) |
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|meps = 288 ([[3 May]] [[2008]]) |
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|website =http://www.epp-ed.eu/ |
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EPP-ED is the current centre-right Group in the European Parliament and one of the three oldest Groups, dating its origin back to September 1952 and the first meeting of the Parliament's predecessor, the Common Assembly. Founded as an explicitly Christian Democrat Group, it declined at first but reversed its fortunes in the 80's/90's when it started to pick up members from other centre-right but non-Christian Democrat parties. |
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As a result, it has become the largest Group in the Parliament but does not have a majority. To guarantee the majorities required by the cooperation procedure, it is a member of the "Grand Coalition" with the Socialist Group (or the Liberals in the Fifth Parliament), and it is the "Grand Coalition" that holds a majority and the power in the Parliament. The "Grand Coalition" has held, although there have been occurences of a government-opposition dynamic, such as when the Group split with the Socialists to oppose the Santer Commission during the budget crisis. |
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== Plot == |
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Its success has not been unalloyed: the tensions between the europhile members (mostly Christian Democrat and mostly members of the European People's Party) and the eurosceptic (mostly Conservative) members has led to the latter congregating within a subgroup called the European Democrats. This subgroup has a very different voting record to the wider group. The members of the subgroup have threatened to leave EPP-ED after the 2009 elections, although they are not unanimous and doubts have been raised over whether this split will actually happen. |
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Hollywood hopeful Tom Murphy and his posse of pals conspire to get into the big leagues. Pinning their hopes of industry success on Tom's famous girlfriend starring in their first feature, falls to pieces when she dumps him. Tom and his pals learn of another possibility and devise a plan to steal a fenced case of government issued marijuana, return it to the FBI and use the reward money to finance their movie. Little do they know a scorned girlfriend and her deaf mute brother have other plans. |
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==History== |
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The Common Assembly of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (the predecessor of the present day European Parliament) first met on [[September 10]], [[1952]]<ref name="ENA9892"/> and the first Christian Democratic group was unofficially formed the next day, with [[Maan Sassen]] as President<ref name="inghistsassen"/><ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/>. The group held 38 of the 78 seats, two short of an absolute majority.<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/><ref name="EPP-EDIntegration"/> On [[June 23]] [[1953]] the founding document of the group was published and the Group was officially formed.<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/><ref name="EPP-EDIntegration"/> |
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The Christian Democrat Group was the biggest group at formation with 38 of the 78 members, but as time wore on it lost support and, by the 1979 elections, was the second-biggest group. But as the Community expanded into the Union, new countries joined and brought with them not just Christian Democrat parties but other parties of the centre-right. The British and Danish Conservatives tried to maintain a Group of their own called the ''European Democrats'' (ED), but other centre-right parties such as the Greek New Democracy and Spanish Partido Popular preferred to join the burgeoning Group, now named after the transnational party ''European People's Party'' founded in 1976. By the 1990's, lack of support and the problems inherent in maintaining a small Group forced the collapse of ED and its members crossed the floor to join the EPP Group (although not the party). This consolidation of the European centre-right continued through the 90's with the acquisition of members from the Italian Forza Italia and, after the 1999 elections, the Group reclaimed its position as the largest Group in the Parliament and added the suffix "-European Democrats" to its name to placate its Conservative members. |
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*[[Jason Mewes]] as Quebert |
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*[[Lacey Chabert]] as Cindy |
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*[[Andy Dick]] as Patrick |
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*[[Danny Trejo]] as Shady |
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*[[Jennifer Finnigan]] as Morgan |
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*[[Edward Furlong]] as Tye |
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*[[Robert Rodriguez]] as Mr. Lewis |
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*[[Dallas Page]] as Sleezy Guy |
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*[[David Faustino]] as Ben |
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*[[Corin Nemec]] as Tom |
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*[[Michael DeLorenzo]] as Rocko |
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*[[Jason Marsden]] as Wendell |
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*[[Gina DeVettori]] as Carly |
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*[[Cecily Gambrell]] as Julie |
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*[[Ted Raimi]] as Special Agent Brown |
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Size was not enough, however: the Group did not have a majority. It continued therefore to engage in the "Grand Coalition" (a coalition with the Socialist Group, or occasionally the Liberals) to generate the majorities required by the [[cooperation procedure]] under the [[Single European Act]]. This coalition has held, although occasionally the Group does adopt a government-opposition dynamic with the others, notably during the budget crisis when it opposed the Socialists and brought about the resignation of the Santer Commission. |
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== External links == |
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==Structure== |
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* {{imdb title|0468520}} |
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===Subgroups=== |
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EPP-ED is a coalition of MEPs from the European centre-right, but the European centre-right is split on the matter of Euroscepticism. The Eurosceptic MEPs congregate within a subgroup within EPP-ED called the ''[[European Democrats]]'' (ED), the rest are members of the the [[European political party|europarty]] called the [[European People's Party]] (EPP), with the latter functioning as a ''de-facto'' subgroup. |
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In 2006, the new leader of the British Conservatives, [[David Cameron]], stated his intention to take his party out of ED and EPP-ED and form their own, more eurosceptic, grouping. At the time that would require 20 MEPs from six countries but his main ally, the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[Civic Democratic Party]] indicated it would not leave until after the [[European Parliament election, 2009|2009 elections]].<ref name="BBC5169268"/> |
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===Organisation=== |
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EPP-ED is governed by a group of people, referred to as the ''Presidency'', who allocate tasks. The Presidency consists of the Group Chair and a maximum of ten Vice-Chairs, including the Treasurer. One Vice-Chair is reserved for the leader of the ED subgroup.<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> The day-to-day running of the group is performed by its secretariat, led by its Secretary-General. The Group runs its own think-tank, the ''[http://www.europeanideasnetwork.com/ European Ideas Network]'', which brings together opinion-formers from across Europe to discuss issues facing the European Union from a centre-right perspective. |
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The senior staff of EPP-ED as of 18 September 2008 are as follows: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" |
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! <br>Member |
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! <br>Position |
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! <br>Source |
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|Joseph Daul |
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|Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Marianne Thyssen |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Othmar Karas |
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|Treasurer |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Struan Stevenson |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Jaime Mayor Oreja |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Vito Bonsignore |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Gunnar Hökmark |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|József Szájer |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Hartmut Nassauer |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|João de Deus Pinheiro |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|- |
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|Marian-Jean Marinescu |
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|Vice-Chair |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure"/> |
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|Martin Kamp |
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|Secretary-General |
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|<ref name="EPP-EDStaff"/> |
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The chairs of EPP-ED and its predecessors from 1952 to September 18 2008 are as follows: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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!From |
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!To |
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!Chair |
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!Member State |
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!National party |
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|1953 |
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|1958 |
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|[[Maan Sassen]] |
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|{{flag|Netherlands}} |
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|[[Catholic People's Party|''Katholieke Volkspartij'']]<br />(Catholic People's Party) |
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|- |
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|1958 |
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|1958 |
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|[[Pierre Wigny]] |
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|{{flag|Belgium}} |
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|[[Humanist Democratic Centre|''Parti Social-Chrétien'']]<br />(Social Christian Party) |
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|- |
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|1958 |
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|1966 |
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|[[Alain Poher]] |
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|{{flag|France}} |
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|[[Popular Republican Movement|''Mouvement Républicain Populaire'']]<br />(Popular Republican Movement) |
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|- |
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|1966 |
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|1969 |
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|[[Joseph Illerhaus]] |
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|{{flag|West Germany}} |
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|[[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands'']]<br />(Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
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|- |
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|1969 |
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|1975 |
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|[[Hans Lücker]] |
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|{{flag|West Germany}} |
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|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''<br />(Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
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|- |
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|1975 |
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|1977 |
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|[[Alfred Bertrand]] |
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|{{flag|Belgium}} |
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|[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|''Christelijke Volkspartij'']]<br />(Christian People's Party) |
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|- |
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|1977 |
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|1982 |
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|[[Egon Klepsch]] |
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|{{flag|West Germany}} |
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|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''<br />(Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
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|- |
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|1982 |
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|1984 |
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|[[Paolo Barbi]] |
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|{{flag|Italy}} |
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|[[Christian Democracy (Italy)|''Democrazia Cristiana'']]<br />(Christian Democracy) |
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|- |
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|1984 |
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|1992 |
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|[[Egon Klepsch]] |
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|{{flag|West Germany}}/{{flag|Germany}} |
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|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''<br />(Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
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|- |
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|1992 |
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|1994 |
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|[[Leo Tindemans]] |
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|{{flag|Belgium}} |
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|''Christelijke Volkspartij''<br />(Christian People's Party) |
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|- |
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|1994 |
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|1999 |
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|[[Wilfried Martens]] |
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|{{flag|Belgium}} |
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|''Christelijke Volkspartij''<br />(Christian People's Party) |
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|- |
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|1999 |
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|2007 |
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|[[Hans-Gert Pöttering]] |
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|{{flag|Germany}} |
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|''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands''<br />(Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
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|- |
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|2007 |
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|present |
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|[[Joseph Daul]] |
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|{{flag|France}} |
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|[[Union for a Popular Movement|''Union pour un Mouvement Populaire'']]<br />(Union for a Popular Movement) |
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==Membership== |
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===Current membership by country=== |
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[[Image:EPP-ED percentage map December 2007.PNG|thumb|EPP-ED percentage of MEPs by member state December 2007 (see [[:Image:EPP-ED percentage map December 2007.PNG|description]] for sources).<br /> |
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{| |
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|{{legend|#C0C0C0|Not in EU}} |
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{{legend|#FFC0C0|0% to 1%}} |
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{{legend|#FFA0C0|1% to 5%}} |
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{{legend|#FF80C0|5% to 10%}} |
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{{legend|#FF40A0|10% to 20%}} |
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{{legend|#C00080|20% to 30%}} |
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{{legend|#A00040|30% to 40%}} |
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{{legend|#800000|40% to 50%}} |
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{{legend|#400000|50% plus}} |
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|} |
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]] |
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A [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/welcome_brochures/faces/ep_faces_2007_09_en.pdf December 2007 European Parliament document] gave the percentage of MEPs for each group and member state at that date. The results for EPP-ED are given on the diagram on the right. |
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The diagram shows that EPP-ED draws its MEPs from each member state. It has widespread support throughout the EU. Its smallest support is in Denmark, (where the right-wing vote is split between UEN,IND/DEM and EPP-ED), and only 7% of Danish MEPs sit with EPP-ED. Its stronghold is in Eastern Europe, with three of the four [[Visegrad Group]] member states having more than 50% of its MEPs sitting with EPP-ED. Member states which have 40% or over of its MEPs sitting with EPP-ED include Malta, Romania, Spain, Greece, Germany, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. |
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=== Current membership by party === |
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The national parties that are members of EPP-ED at 18 September 2008 are as follows: |
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! Party name<br>(local) |
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! Abbr. |
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! Party name<br>(Eng.) |
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! Member state |
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! Subgroup |
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! Date joined |
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! Sources |
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|[[Österreichische Volkspartei]] |
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|ÖVP |
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|Austrian Peoples Party |
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|Austria||EPP||{{Dts|1995|January|1}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[New-Flemish Alliance|Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie]] |
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|N-VA |
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|New-Flemish Alliance |
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|Belgium||ED||?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Christian Social Party (Belgium)|Christlich-Soziale Partei]] |
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|CSP |
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|Christian Social Party |
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|Belgium||ED||{{Dts|1952|September|11}}||[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams]] |
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|CD&V |
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|Christian Democratic & Flemish |
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|Belgium||EPP||{{Dts|1976|April|29}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology04.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Centre Démocrate Humaniste]] |
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|CDH |
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|Humanist Democratic Centre |
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|Belgium||EPP||{{Dts|1976|April|29}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology04.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Union of Free Democrats |Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati]] |
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|SSD |
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|Union of Free Democrats |
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|Bulgaria||ED||{{Dts|2007|January|1}} ||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria|Demokrati za Silna Balgarija]] |
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|DSB |
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|Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria |
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|Bulgaria||EPP||{{Dts|2007|January|1}} ||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria|Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Balgariya]] |
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|GERB |
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|Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria |
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|Bulgaria||EPP||{{Dts|2007|June|6}} ||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Union of the Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)|Sajoez na demokratichnite sili]] |
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|UDF |
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|Union of the Democratic Forces |
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|Bulgaria||EPP||{{Dts|2007|January|1}} ||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Democratic Rally|Dimokratikós Sinayermós]] |
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|DISY |
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|Democratic Rally |
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|Cyprus||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[SNK European Democrats|SNK Evropští demokraté)]] |
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|SNK |
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|SNK European Democrats |
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|Czech Republic||ED||{{Dts|2004|July}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Civic Democratic Party|Občanská demokratická strana]] |
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|ODS |
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|Civic Democratic Party |
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|Czech Republic||ED||{{Dts|2004|July}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Krestansko-demokraticka unie - Ceskoslovenska strana lidova|Krestanská a demokratická unie - Ceskoslovenská strana lidová]] |
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|KDU-CSL |
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|Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party |
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|Czech Republic||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Det Konservative Folkeparti]] |
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|KF |
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|Conservative People's Party |
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|Denmark||EPP||{{Dts|1995|January|1}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica|Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit]] |
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|IRL |
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|Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica |
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|Estonia||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[National Coalition Party (Finland)|Kansallinen Kokoomus]] |
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|KOK |
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|National Coalition Party |
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|Finland||EPP||{{Dts|1995|January|1}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Union pour un Mouvement Populaire]] |
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|UMP |
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|Union for a Popular Movement |
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|France||EPP||{{Dts|2002|November|17}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christlich Demokratische Union]] |
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|CDU |
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|Christian Democratic Union |
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|Germany||EPP||{{Dts|1952|September|11}}||[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern]] |
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|CSU |
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|Christian Social Union of Bavaria |
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|Germany||EPP||{{Dts|1952|September|11}}||[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[New Democracy (Greece)|Néa Dimokratía]] |
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|ND |
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|New Democracy |
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|Greece||EPP||{{Dts|1983}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology05.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Union|Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség]] |
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|? |
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|Hungarian Civic Union |
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|Hungary||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Hungarian Democratic Forum|Magyar Demokrata Fórum]] |
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|MDF |
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|Hungarian Democratic Forum |
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|Hungary||EPP||{{Dts|2001|December|6}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Fine Gael]] |
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|FG |
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|The United Ireland Party |
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|Ireland||EPP||{{Dts|1973|January|1}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology04.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Südtiroler Volkspartei]] |
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|SVP |
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|South Tyrolese People's Party |
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|Italy||EPP||?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|[[Pensioners' Party (Italy)|Partito Pensionati]] |
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|PP |
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|Pensioners' Party |
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|Italy||ED||{{Dts|2004|July}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Forza Italia]] |
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|FI |
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|Italy Forward |
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|Italy||EPP||{{Dts|1998|June}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Popular-UDEUR|Popolari-UDEUR]] |
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|UDEUR |
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|Democratic Union for Europe |
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|Italy||EPP||{{Dts|2001|December|6}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Union of Christian and Centre Democrats|Unione Democratici Cristiani di Centro]] |
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|UDC |
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|Union of Christian and Centre Democrats |
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|Italy||EPP||{{Dts|1952|September|11}}||[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[New Era Party|Jaunais Laiks]] |
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|JL |
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|New Era |
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|Latvia||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[People's Party (Latvia)|Tautas Partija]] |
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|TP |
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|People's Party |
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|Latvia||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[TS-LK|Tevynes sajunga - Lietuvos konservatoriai]] |
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|TS-LK |
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|Homeland Union - Lithuanian Conservative Party |
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|Lithuania||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Christian Social People's Party|Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei]] |
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|CSV |
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|Christian-Social People's Party |
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|Luxembourg||EPP||{{Dts|1952|September|11}}||[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
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|[[Nationalist Party (Malta)|Partit Nazzjonalista]] |
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|PN |
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|Nationalist Party |
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|Malta||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Christian Democratic Appeal|Christen-Democratisch Appèl]] |
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|CDA |
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|Christian Democratic Appeal |
|||
|Netherlands||EPP||{{Dts|1976|April|29}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology04.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Civic Platform|Platforma Obywatelska]] |
|||
|PO |
|||
|Civic Platform |
|||
|Poland||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Polish Peasant Party|Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe]] |
|||
|PSL |
|||
|Polish Peasant Party |
|||
|Poland||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Democratic and Social Center / People's Party|Centro Democrático e Social / Partido Popular]] |
|||
|CDS/PP |
|||
|Democratic and Social Center / People's Party |
|||
|Portugal||ED||{{Dts|2004|July}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Partido Social Democrata]] |
|||
|PSD |
|||
|Social Democratic Party |
|||
|Portugal||EPP||{{Dts|1996|November|11}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Partidul Democrat-Liberal]] |
|||
|PD-L |
|||
|Democratic Liberal Party |
|||
|Romania||EPP||{{Dts|2007|January|1}} ||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania|Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség]] |
|||
|UDMR |
|||
|Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania |
|||
|Romania||EPP||{{Dts|2007|January|1}} ||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Christian Democratic Movement|Krestanskodemokraticke hnutie]] |
|||
|KDH |
|||
|Christian Democratic Movement of Slovakia |
|||
|Slovakia||EPP||{{Dts|2002|March|14}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
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|- |
|||
|[[Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party|Slovenská demokratická a krestanská únia - Demokratická strana]] |
|||
|SDKÚ-DS |
|||
|Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party |
|||
|Slovakia||EPP||{{Dts|2002|March|14}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Party of the Hungarian Coalition|Magyar Koalíció Pártja/Strana madarskej koalície]] |
|||
|SMK |
|||
|Party of Hungarian Coalition |
|||
|Slovakia||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[New Slovenia Christian People's Party|Nova Slovenija Kršcanska ljudska stranka]] |
|||
|NSi |
|||
|New Slovenia |
|||
|Slovenia||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Slovenian Democratic Party|Slovenska demokratska stranka]] |
|||
|SDS |
|||
|Slovenian Democratic Party |
|||
|Slovenia||EPP||{{Dts|2003|May|5}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology07.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[People's Party (Spain)|Partido Popular]] |
|||
|PP |
|||
|People's Party |
|||
|Spain||EPP||{{Dts|1989|June|18}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology05.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Kristdemokraterna]] |
|||
|KD |
|||
|Christian Democrats |
|||
|Sweden||EPP||{{Dts|1995|January|1}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Moderate Party|Moderata samlingspartiet]] |
|||
|M or MSP |
|||
|Moderate Party |
|||
|Sweden||EPP||{{Dts|1995|January|1}}||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] |
|||
|? |
|||
|Conservative Party |
|||
|United Kingdom||ED||{{Dts|1992|May|1}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Ulster Unionist Party]] |
|||
|UUP |
|||
|Ulster Unionist Party |
|||
|United Kingdom||ED||{{Dts|1992|May|1}}?||[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/chronology06.asp][http://www.epp-ed.eu/Links/en/default.asp] |
|||
|} |
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===Membership at formation=== |
|||
The 38 members in the Christian Democratic Group on 11 September 1952 were as follows: |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
|||
|- |
|||
! Member state |
|||
! [[MEP]]s |
|||
! Party |
|||
! [[MEP]]s |
|||
! Notes |
|||
! Sources |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Belgium]] |
|||
|5 |
|||
|Social Christian Party |
|||
|5 |
|||
| |
|||
*Théodore Lefevre |
|||
*Paul Struye |
|||
*Pierre Wigny |
|||
*Pierre De Smet |
|||
*Alfred Bertrand |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|rowspan=2|[[France]] |
|||
|rowspan=2|5 |
|||
|Christian People's Party (Saar) |
|||
|2 |
|||
| |
|||
*Franz Singer |
|||
*Erwin Mueller |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|Republican People's Movement |
|||
|3 |
|||
| |
|||
*François De Menthon |
|||
*Pierre Henri Teitgen |
|||
*Alain Poher |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|rowspan=2|[[Germany]] |
|||
|rowspan=2|8 |
|||
|Christian Democratic Union Party<br>and Christian Social Union Party |
|||
|7 |
|||
| |
|||
*Günter Henle |
|||
*Eugen Gerstenmaier |
|||
*Heinrich Von Brentano |
|||
*Hermann Pünder |
|||
*Franz Josef Strauss |
|||
*Georg Pelster |
|||
*Hermann Kopf |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|Federal Union Party |
|||
|1 |
|||
| |
|||
*Helmut Bertram |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Italy]] |
|||
|12 |
|||
|Christian Democratic Party |
|||
|12 |
|||
| |
|||
*Pietro Campilli |
|||
*Antonio Azara |
|||
*Lodovico Benvenuti |
|||
*Mario Cingolani |
|||
*Francesco Dominedo |
|||
*Lodovico Montini |
|||
*Angelo Giacomo Mott |
|||
*Italo Mario Sacco |
|||
*Vinicio Ziino |
|||
*Giuseppe Togni |
|||
*Antonio Boggiano-Pico |
|||
*Sabatini (Armando Sabatini?) |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|[[Luxembourg]] |
|||
|2 |
|||
|Christian Social Party |
|||
|2 |
|||
| |
|||
*Fernand Loesch |
|||
*Nicolas Margue |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|rowspan=3|[[Netherlands]] |
|||
|rowspan=3|6 |
|||
|Anti-Revolutionary Party |
|||
|2 |
|||
| |
|||
*J. A. H. J. S. Bruis Slot |
|||
*W. Rip |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|Catholic People's Party |
|||
|3 |
|||
| |
|||
*M. A. M. Klompe or Lompe |
|||
*E. M. J. A. Sassen |
|||
*P. A. Blaisse |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|- |
|||
|Christian Historical Union |
|||
|1 |
|||
| |
|||
*G. Vixseboxe |
|||
|[http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=9892][http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp] |
|||
|} |
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==Activities== |
|||
===In the news=== |
|||
Activities performed by EPP-ED in the period between June 1 2004 and June 1 2008 that resulted in an entry on Google News include: |
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* monitoring elections in Palestine[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+NR-20041208-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN] and the Ukraine [http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers/] |
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* encouraging transeuropean rail travel,[http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/eu-politics/agriculture-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up/] telecoms deregulation, [http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up/] energy security, [http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/10363] a common energy policy, [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S00580.htm] the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Union, [http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/press_corner/newsletter/290906_en.htm] partial reform of the CAP, [http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/parliament-backs-commission-cap-mid-term-review/article-112860] attempts to tackle illegal immigration, [http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml][http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2912.shtml][http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2257.shtml] |
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* denouncing Russian involvement in South Ossetia[http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions/][http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments/][http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia/][http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep/][http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/energy-transport/energy-article/newsarticle/meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation/] |
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* supporting the Constitution Treaty, [http://www.eupolitix.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france/][http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/juncker-european-construction-today/article-140105][http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/06/08/afx2081969.html] and the Lisbon Treaty [http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty/][http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda/] |
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* debating globalisation,[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S00580.htm][http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation/] relations with China,[http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6401313.html] and Taiwan [http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies/] |
|||
* backing plans to outlaw Holocaust denial [http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/justice/justice-article/newsarticle/eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial/] |
|||
* nominating Anna Politkovskaya for the 2007 Sakharov Prize, [http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+IM-PRESS+20070906FCS10161+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN] |
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* expelling [[Daniel Hannan]] from the Group;[http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/british-mep-thrown-parliament-group-nazi-slur/article-170049] |
|||
* the ongoing discussion about whether ED MEPs should remain within EPP-ED or form a Group of their own,[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-climbs-down-over-plans-for-centreright-european-alliance-407730.html][http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5053682.stm][http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article766719.ece] |
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* criticisms of the Group's approach to tackle low turnout for the 2009 elections [http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/turnout-threat-looms-large-2009-eu-elections/article-171155] and the Group's use of the two-President arrangement; [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1272316,00.html] |
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===Parliamentary activity profile=== |
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[[Image:Motions for resolutions put to the vote in plenary in the European Parliament August 1 2004 to August 1 2008.PNG|thumb|Group parliamentary activity profile, August 1 2004 to August 1 2008 (see [[:Image:Motions for resolutions put to the vote in plenary in the European Parliament August 1 2004 to August 1 2008.PNG|description]] for sources).<br /> |
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{| |
|||
|{{legend|#3399FF|EPP-ED: 659 motions}} |
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|} |
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]] |
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The debates and votes in the European Parliament are tracked by its website and categorized by the groups that participate in them and the rule of procedure that they fall into. The results give a profile for each group by category and the total indicates the group's level of participation in Parliamentary debates. The activity profile for each Group for the period August 1 2004 to August 1 2008 in the Sixth Parliament is given on the diagram on the right. EPP-ED is denoted in blue. |
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The diagram shows EPP-ED as participating in 659 motions, making it the third most active Group during the period. |
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===Publications=== |
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EPP-ED produces many publications, which can be found [http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/en/publica.asp here] on its website. Documents produced in 2008 cover subjects such as dialogue with the Orthodox Church, study days, its strategy for 2008-09, Euro-Mediterranean relations, and the Treaty of Lisbon. It also publishes a yearbook and irregularly publishes a presentation, a two-page summary of the Group. |
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==Analysis== |
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===Hix and Nouri (part 1)=== |
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[[Image:Hix-Lord_model_for_EP_6_%28June_2004_to_December_2006_period%29_by_roll-call_votes.png|thumb|Hix-Lord model for first half of the Sixth Parliament (see [[:Image:Hix-Lord_model_for_EP_6_%28June_2004_to_December_2006_period%29_by_roll-call_votes.png|description]] for sources).<br> |
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{{legend|#3399FF|EPP subgroup: centre-right Europhiles}} |
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{{legend|#0000FF|ED subgroup: right-wing Eurosceptics}} |
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]] |
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A [http://personal.lse.ac.uk/HIX/Working_Papers/Hix-Noury-After%20Enlargement-21August08.pdf 2008 working paper] from the London School of Economics/Free University of Brussels by Hix and Nouri considered the positions of the political groups by analysing their roll-call votes. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The vertical scale is anti-pro Europe spectrum, (0% = extremely anti-Europe, 100% = extremely pro), and the horizontal scale is economic left-right spectrum, (0% = extremely economically left-wing, 100% = extremely economically right-wing). The EPP subgroup is denoted by a blue square, the ED subgroup is denoted by a dark-blue square. |
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The diagram shows the EPP subgroup as being centre-right Europhiles, and the ED subgroup as being right-wing Eurosceptics. |
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===Hix and Nouri (part 2)=== |
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The same paper gave figures for the level of cooperation between each Group: how many times they vote with a Group, and how many times they vote against. The paper's figures for EPP-ED are given below. |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|||
|- |
|||
!Issue |
|||
!Position |
|||
!Notes |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[EUL/NGL]] |
|||
|39.6%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[Greens-EFA|G/EFA]] |
|||
|47.4%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[PES]] |
|||
|68.4%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[ALDE]] |
|||
|78.0%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[UEN]] |
|||
|71.2%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[IND/DEM]] |
|||
|52.0%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|- |
|||
|Cooperation with [[Non-Inscrits|NI]] |
|||
|68.2%<ref name="HN2008010302"/> |
|||
|0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
|||
|} |
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===McElroy and Benoit=== |
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A 2005 discussion paper from the Institute for International Integration Studies by Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit gave these figures for EPP-ED in July 2004: |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
|||
|- |
|||
!Issue |
|||
!Position |
|||
!Notes |
|||
|- |
|||
|Left-right spectrum |
|||
|63%<ref name="IIIS92225301"/> |
|||
|0% = extremely left-wing, 100% = extremely right-wing |
|||
|- |
|||
|Tax vs. spending |
|||
|33%<ref name="IIIS92225302"/> |
|||
|0% = extremely against tax, 100% = extremely for |
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|- |
|||
|[[European integration|Deeper Europe]] |
|||
|63%<ref name="IIIS92225302"/> |
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|0% = extremely against internal EU authority, 100% = extremely for |
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|- |
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|[[Federal Europe]] |
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[[Image:Heinemann 2007 Support for hypothetical EU tax by European Parliament group.PNG|thumb|2007 Group attitude to EU tax (see [[:Image:Heinemann 2007 Support for hypothetical EU tax by European Parliament group.PNG|description]] for sources).<br /> |
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An [ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp08027.pdf April 2008 discussion paper] from the Centre for European Economic Research by Heinemann et al. analysed each Group's stance on a hypothetical generalised EU tax. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The horizontal scale denotes their stance (-100% = totally against, 0% = neutral, 100% = totally for). EPP-ED is denoted in blue. |
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The diagram shows EPP-ED as being slightly in favour of a hypothetical generalised EU tax. |
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''Cohesion'' is the term used to define whether a Group is united or divided amongst itself. A [http://eiop.or.at/eiop/texte/2002-002.htm 2002 paper] from European Integration online Papers (EIoP) by Thorsten Faas analysed the Groups as they stood in 2002. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The horizontal scale denotes cohesion (0% = totally split, 100% = totally united). EPP-ED is denoted in blue. |
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The diagram shows EPP-ED as being the fourth most cohesive group in 2002. |
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The [http://www.social-europe.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/journals/SocialEurope-4.pdf March 2006 edition of "Social Europe: the journal of the European Left] included a chapter called "Women and Social Democratic Politics" by Wendy Stokes. That chapter gave the proportion of female MEPs in each Group in the European Parliament. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The horizontal scale denotes gender balance (0% = totally male, 100% = totally female, but no group has a female majority, so the scale stops at 50%). EPP-ED is denoted in blue. |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<ref name="BBC5169268">{{cite web|last=Mulvey|first=Stephen|date=[[2006-07-11]]|title=Tories urged to make EPP split|publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5169268.stm|accessdate = 2007-11-07}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.epp-ed.eu EPP-ED website]<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02">[http://www.epp-ed.eu/Group/en/chronology02.asp EPP-ED Chronology 02]</ref><ref name="EPP-EDIntegration">[http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/chronologie-historique-en.pdf Chronology of European Integration 1945-2006]</ref><ref name="EPP-EDGroupStructure">[http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/presid.asp EPP-ED Group structure]</ref><ref name="EPP-EDStaff">[http://www.epp-ed.eu/Staff/en/default.asp EPP-ED Staff]</ref> |
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*[http://www.europe-politique.eu Europe Politique]<ref name="t1s34">[http://www.europe-politique.eu/groupe-du-parti-populaire-europeen-et-des-democrates-europeens.htm EPP-ED on Europe Politique]</ref> |
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*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/ European Parliament]<ref name="t1s5">[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/groups/accounts_en.htm Political Groups Annual Accounts 2001-2006]</ref><ref name="t1s6">[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm Group names 1999]</ref><ref name="t1s50">{{EP MEP info/archive|1267|Egon Klepsch}}</ref><ref name="t1s51">{{EP MEP info/archive|1253|Hans-Gert Pöttering}}</ref><ref name="MEPJosephDaul">{{EP MEP info/archive|1253|Joseph Daul}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.ena.lu European Navigator]<ref name="ENA9892">[http://www.ena.lu?doc=9892&lang=02 Composition of the Common Assembly (10-13 September 1952)]</ref> |
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*[http://www.inghist.nl//en Institute of Netherlands History]<ref name="inghistsassen">[http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn6/sassen&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D1952%2B%2522Maan%2BSassen%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26as_qdr%3Dall Sassen, Emanuel Marie Joseph Anthony (1911-1995)]</ref> |
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*[http://www.kas.de/ Konrad Adenauer Stiftung]<ref name="t1s2">[http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4504/ Political Groups of the European Parliament]</ref> |
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*[http://www.tcd.ie/iiis/ Institute for International Integration Studies]<ref name="IIIS92225301">[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID922253_code356913.pdf?abstract_id=922253&mirid=3 "Party Groups and Policy Positions in the European Parliament" by Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit, Trinity College, Dublin, 10 March 2005] original figure taken from "Table 2. Policy Positions of European Party Groups", figure converted from 0 to 20 scale to 0% to 100% scale</ref><ref name="IIIS92225302">[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm/SSRN_ID922253_code356913.pdf?abstract_id=922253&mirid=3 "Party Groups and Policy Positions in the European Parliament" by Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit, Trinity College, Dublin, 10 March 2005] original figure taken from "Table 2. Policy Positions of European Party Groups", figure converted from 0 to 20 scale to 0% to 100% scale and subtracted from 100% to have scale start at "extremely against"</ref> |
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*[http://www.lse.ac.uk London School of Economics]<ref name="HN2008010301">[ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp08027.pdf "After Enlargement: Voting Patterns in the Sixth European Parliament", by Simon Hix and Abdul Noury, LSE/ULB, 3 January 2008] original figure taken from "Table 2. Party Cohesion in EP5 and EP6", figure converted from 0 to 1 scale to 0% to 100% scale</ref><ref name="HN2008010302">[ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp08027.pdf "After Enlargement: Voting Patterns in the Sixth European Parliament", by Simon Hix and Abdul Noury, LSE/ULB, 3 January 2008] original figure taken from "Table 6. Party Competition and Coalition Patterns in EP5 and EP6"</ref><ref name="HN2008010303">[ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp08027.pdf "After Enlargement: Voting Patterns in the Sixth European Parliament", by Simon Hix and Abdul Noury, LSE/ULB, 3 January 2008] original figure estimated from "Figure 3. Spatial Map of EP6"</ref> |
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*[http://epubl.ltu.se/index-en.shtml Luleå University of Technology]<ref name="PERSSON2007">[http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1552/2007/079/LTU-DUPP-07079-SE.pdf Turkey as a member of the European Union: a discourse analysis of the views presented in the European Parliament. Martin Olof Persson, ISSN 1402-1552, 2007]</ref> |
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*[http://emlab.berkeley.edu/ University of California, Berkeley Department of Economics]<ref name="t1s1">[http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf Democracy in the European Parliament]</ref> |
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European People's Party– European Democrats European Parliament group | |
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Name | European People's Party–European Democrats |
English abbr. | EPP-ED[1] (20 July 1999[2] to present) EPP[1] (17 July 1979[3] to 20 July 1999[2]) CD[2] (June 23 1953[3] to July 17 1979[3]) |
French abbr. | PPE-DE[4] (20 July 1999[2] to present) PPE[3] (17 July 1979[3] to 20 July 1999[2]) DC[3] (June 23 1953[3] to July 17 1979[3]) |
Formal name | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats[4][5] (20 July 1999[2] to present) Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)[6][3][7] (17 July 1979[3] to 20 July 1999[2]) Christian Democratic Group (Group of the European People's Party)[3][7] (March 14 1978[3] to July 17 1979[3]) Christian Democratic Group[2][7] (June 23 1953[3] to March 14 1978[3]) |
Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism Centre-Right |
European parties | European People's Party |
Associated organizations | European Democrats |
From | 11 September 1952 (unofficially)[8] 23 June 1953 (officially)[8] |
To | present |
Chaired by | Joseph Daul MEP (16 January 2007[9] to present) |
MEP(s) | 288 (3 May 2008) |
Website | http://www.epp-ed.eu/ |
EPP-ED is the current centre-right Group in the European Parliament and one of the three oldest Groups, dating its origin back to September 1952 and the first meeting of the Parliament's predecessor, the Common Assembly. Founded as an explicitly Christian Democrat Group, it declined at first but reversed its fortunes in the 80's/90's when it started to pick up members from other centre-right but non-Christian Democrat parties.
As a result, it has become the largest Group in the Parliament but does not have a majority. To guarantee the majorities required by the cooperation procedure, it is a member of the "Grand Coalition" with the Socialist Group (or the Liberals in the Fifth Parliament), and it is the "Grand Coalition" that holds a majority and the power in the Parliament. The "Grand Coalition" has held, although there have been occurences of a government-opposition dynamic, such as when the Group split with the Socialists to oppose the Santer Commission during the budget crisis.
Its success has not been unalloyed: the tensions between the europhile members (mostly Christian Democrat and mostly members of the European People's Party) and the eurosceptic (mostly Conservative) members has led to the latter congregating within a subgroup called the European Democrats. This subgroup has a very different voting record to the wider group. The members of the subgroup have threatened to leave EPP-ED after the 2009 elections, although they are not unanimous and doubts have been raised over whether this split will actually happen.
History
The Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (the predecessor of the present day European Parliament) first met on September 10, 1952[10] and the first Christian Democratic group was unofficially formed the next day, with Maan Sassen as President[11][8]. The group held 38 of the 78 seats, two short of an absolute majority.[8][12] On June 23 1953 the founding document of the group was published and the Group was officially formed.[8][12]
The Christian Democrat Group was the biggest group at formation with 38 of the 78 members, but as time wore on it lost support and, by the 1979 elections, was the second-biggest group. But as the Community expanded into the Union, new countries joined and brought with them not just Christian Democrat parties but other parties of the centre-right. The British and Danish Conservatives tried to maintain a Group of their own called the European Democrats (ED), but other centre-right parties such as the Greek New Democracy and Spanish Partido Popular preferred to join the burgeoning Group, now named after the transnational party European People's Party founded in 1976. By the 1990's, lack of support and the problems inherent in maintaining a small Group forced the collapse of ED and its members crossed the floor to join the EPP Group (although not the party). This consolidation of the European centre-right continued through the 90's with the acquisition of members from the Italian Forza Italia and, after the 1999 elections, the Group reclaimed its position as the largest Group in the Parliament and added the suffix "-European Democrats" to its name to placate its Conservative members.
Size was not enough, however: the Group did not have a majority. It continued therefore to engage in the "Grand Coalition" (a coalition with the Socialist Group, or occasionally the Liberals) to generate the majorities required by the cooperation procedure under the Single European Act. This coalition has held, although occasionally the Group does adopt a government-opposition dynamic with the others, notably during the budget crisis when it opposed the Socialists and brought about the resignation of the Santer Commission.
Structure
Subgroups
EPP-ED is a coalition of MEPs from the European centre-right, but the European centre-right is split on the matter of Euroscepticism. The Eurosceptic MEPs congregate within a subgroup within EPP-ED called the European Democrats (ED), the rest are members of the the europarty called the European People's Party (EPP), with the latter functioning as a de-facto subgroup.
In 2006, the new leader of the British Conservatives, David Cameron, stated his intention to take his party out of ED and EPP-ED and form their own, more eurosceptic, grouping. At the time that would require 20 MEPs from six countries but his main ally, the Czech Civic Democratic Party indicated it would not leave until after the 2009 elections.[13]
Organisation
EPP-ED is governed by a group of people, referred to as the Presidency, who allocate tasks. The Presidency consists of the Group Chair and a maximum of ten Vice-Chairs, including the Treasurer. One Vice-Chair is reserved for the leader of the ED subgroup.[14] The day-to-day running of the group is performed by its secretariat, led by its Secretary-General. The Group runs its own think-tank, the European Ideas Network, which brings together opinion-formers from across Europe to discuss issues facing the European Union from a centre-right perspective.
The senior staff of EPP-ED as of 18 September 2008 are as follows:
Member |
Position |
Source |
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Joseph Daul | Chair | [14] |
Marianne Thyssen | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Othmar Karas | Treasurer | [14] |
Struan Stevenson | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Jaime Mayor Oreja | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Vito Bonsignore | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Gunnar Hökmark | Vice-Chair | [14] |
József Szájer | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Hartmut Nassauer | Vice-Chair | [14] |
João de Deus Pinheiro | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | Vice-Chair | [14] |
Martin Kamp | Secretary-General | [15] |
The chairs of EPP-ED and its predecessors from 1952 to September 18 2008 are as follows:
From | To | Chair | Member State | National party |
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1953 | 1958 | Maan Sassen | Netherlands | Katholieke Volkspartij (Catholic People's Party) |
1958 | 1958 | Pierre Wigny | Belgium | Parti Social-Chrétien (Social Christian Party) |
1958 | 1966 | Alain Poher | France | Mouvement Républicain Populaire (Popular Republican Movement) |
1966 | 1969 | Joseph Illerhaus | West Germany | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
1969 | 1975 | Hans Lücker | West Germany | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
1975 | 1977 | Alfred Bertrand | Belgium | Christelijke Volkspartij (Christian People's Party) |
1977 | 1982 | Egon Klepsch | West Germany | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
1982 | 1984 | Paolo Barbi | Italy | Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) |
1984 | 1992 | Egon Klepsch | West Germany/ Germany | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
1992 | 1994 | Leo Tindemans | Belgium | Christelijke Volkspartij (Christian People's Party) |
1994 | 1999 | Wilfried Martens | Belgium | Christelijke Volkspartij (Christian People's Party) |
1999 | 2007 | Hans-Gert Pöttering | Germany | Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) |
2007 | present | Joseph Daul | France | Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement) |
Membership
Current membership by country
Not in EU 0% to 1% 1% to 5% 5% to 10% 10% to 20% 20% to 30% 30% to 40% 40% to 50% 50% plus |
A December 2007 European Parliament document gave the percentage of MEPs for each group and member state at that date. The results for EPP-ED are given on the diagram on the right.
The diagram shows that EPP-ED draws its MEPs from each member state. It has widespread support throughout the EU. Its smallest support is in Denmark, (where the right-wing vote is split between UEN,IND/DEM and EPP-ED), and only 7% of Danish MEPs sit with EPP-ED. Its stronghold is in Eastern Europe, with three of the four Visegrad Group member states having more than 50% of its MEPs sitting with EPP-ED. Member states which have 40% or over of its MEPs sitting with EPP-ED include Malta, Romania, Spain, Greece, Germany, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.
Current membership by party
The national parties that are members of EPP-ED at 18 September 2008 are as follows:
Party name (local) |
Abbr. | Party name (Eng.) |
Member state | Subgroup | Date joined | Sources |
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Österreichische Volkspartei | ÖVP | Austrian Peoples Party | Austria | EPP | January 1, 1995 | [1][2] |
Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie | N-VA | New-Flemish Alliance | Belgium | ED | ? | [3] |
Christlich-Soziale Partei | CSP | Christian Social Party | Belgium | ED | September 11, 1952 | [4][5] |
Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams | CD&V | Christian Democratic & Flemish | Belgium | EPP | April 29, 1976 | [6][7] |
Centre Démocrate Humaniste | CDH | Humanist Democratic Centre | Belgium | EPP | April 29, 1976 | [8][9] |
Sajuz na svobodnite demokrati | SSD | Union of Free Democrats | Bulgaria | ED | January 1, 2007 | [10][11] |
Demokrati za Silna Balgarija | DSB | Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria | Bulgaria | EPP | January 1, 2007 | [12][13] |
Grazhdani za evropeysko razvitie na Balgariya | GERB | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | Bulgaria | EPP | June 6, 2007 | [14][15] |
Sajoez na demokratichnite sili | UDF | Union of the Democratic Forces | Bulgaria | EPP | January 1, 2007 | [16][17] |
Dimokratikós Sinayermós | DISY | Democratic Rally | Cyprus | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [18][19] |
SNK Evropští demokraté) | SNK | SNK European Democrats | Czech Republic | ED | July 2004 | [20][21] |
Občanská demokratická strana | ODS | Civic Democratic Party | Czech Republic | ED | July 2004 | [22][23] |
Krestanská a demokratická unie - Ceskoslovenská strana lidová | KDU-CSL | Christian and Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party | Czech Republic | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [24][25] |
Det Konservative Folkeparti | KF | Conservative People's Party | Denmark | EPP | January 1, 1995 | [26][27] |
Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit | IRL | Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica | Estonia | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [28][29] |
Kansallinen Kokoomus | KOK | National Coalition Party | Finland | EPP | January 1, 1995 | [30][31] |
Union pour un Mouvement Populaire | UMP | Union for a Popular Movement | France | EPP | November 17, 2002 | [32][33] |
Christlich Demokratische Union | CDU | Christian Democratic Union | Germany | EPP | September 11, 1952 | [34][35] |
Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern | CSU | Christian Social Union of Bavaria | Germany | EPP | September 11, 1952 | [36][37] |
Néa Dimokratía | ND | New Democracy | Greece | EPP | 1983 | [38][39] |
Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség | ? | Hungarian Civic Union | Hungary | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [40][41] |
Magyar Demokrata Fórum | MDF | Hungarian Democratic Forum | Hungary | EPP | December 6, 2001 | [42][43] |
Fine Gael | FG | The United Ireland Party | Ireland | EPP | January 1, 1973 | [44][45] |
Südtiroler Volkspartei | SVP | South Tyrolese People's Party | Italy | EPP | ? | [46] |
Partito Pensionati | PP | Pensioners' Party | Italy | ED | July 2004 | [47][48] |
Forza Italia | FI | Italy Forward | Italy | EPP | June 1998 | [49][50] |
Popolari-UDEUR | UDEUR | Democratic Union for Europe | Italy | EPP | December 6, 2001 | [51][52] |
Unione Democratici Cristiani di Centro | UDC | Union of Christian and Centre Democrats | Italy | EPP | September 11, 1952 | [53][54] |
Jaunais Laiks | JL | New Era | Latvia | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [55][56] |
Tautas Partija | TP | People's Party | Latvia | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [57][58] |
Tevynes sajunga - Lietuvos konservatoriai | TS-LK | Homeland Union - Lithuanian Conservative Party | Lithuania | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [59][60] |
Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei | CSV | Christian-Social People's Party | Luxembourg | EPP | September 11, 1952 | [61][62] |
Partit Nazzjonalista | PN | Nationalist Party | Malta | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [63][64] |
Christen-Democratisch Appèl | CDA | Christian Democratic Appeal | Netherlands | EPP | April 29, 1976 | [65][66] |
Platforma Obywatelska | PO | Civic Platform | Poland | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [67][68] |
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe | PSL | Polish Peasant Party | Poland | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [69][70] |
Centro Democrático e Social / Partido Popular | CDS/PP | Democratic and Social Center / People's Party | Portugal | ED | July 2004 | [71][72] |
Partido Social Democrata | PSD | Social Democratic Party | Portugal | EPP | November 11, 1996 | [73][74] |
Partidul Democrat-Liberal | PD-L | Democratic Liberal Party | Romania | EPP | January 1, 2007 | [75][76] |
Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség | UDMR | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | Romania | EPP | January 1, 2007 | [77][78] |
Krestanskodemokraticke hnutie | KDH | Christian Democratic Movement of Slovakia | Slovakia | EPP | March 14, 2002 | [79][80] |
Slovenská demokratická a krestanská únia - Demokratická strana | SDKÚ-DS | Slovak Democratic and Christian Union - Democratic Party | Slovakia | EPP | March 14, 2002 | [81][82] |
Magyar Koalíció Pártja/Strana madarskej koalície | SMK | Party of Hungarian Coalition | Slovakia | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [83][84] |
Nova Slovenija Kršcanska ljudska stranka | NSi | New Slovenia | Slovenia | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [85][86] |
Slovenska demokratska stranka | SDS | Slovenian Democratic Party | Slovenia | EPP | May 5, 2003? | [87][88] |
Partido Popular | PP | People's Party | Spain | EPP | June 18, 1989 | [89][90] |
Kristdemokraterna | KD | Christian Democrats | Sweden | EPP | January 1, 1995 | [91][92] |
Moderata samlingspartiet | M or MSP | Moderate Party | Sweden | EPP | January 1, 1995 | [93][94] |
Conservative Party | ? | Conservative Party | United Kingdom | ED | May 1, 1992? | [95][96] |
Ulster Unionist Party | UUP | Ulster Unionist Party | United Kingdom | ED | May 1, 1992? | [97][98] |
Membership at formation
The 38 members in the Christian Democratic Group on 11 September 1952 were as follows:
Member state | MEPs | Party | MEPs | Notes | Sources |
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Belgium | 5 | Social Christian Party | 5 |
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[99][100] |
France | 5 | Christian People's Party (Saar) | 2 |
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[101][102] |
Republican People's Movement | 3 |
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[103][104] | ||
Germany | 8 | Christian Democratic Union Party and Christian Social Union Party |
7 |
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[105][106] |
Federal Union Party | 1 |
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[107][108] | ||
Italy | 12 | Christian Democratic Party | 12 |
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[109][110] |
Luxembourg | 2 | Christian Social Party | 2 |
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[111][112] |
Netherlands | 6 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | 2 |
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[113][114] |
Catholic People's Party | 3 |
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[115][116] | ||
Christian Historical Union | 1 |
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[117][118] |
Activities
In the news
Activities performed by EPP-ED in the period between June 1 2004 and June 1 2008 that resulted in an entry on Google News include:
- encouraging transeuropean rail travel,[121] telecoms deregulation, [122] energy security, [123] a common energy policy, [124] the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Union, [125] partial reform of the CAP, [126] attempts to tackle illegal immigration, [127][128][129]
- backing plans to outlaw Holocaust denial [144]
- nominating Anna Politkovskaya for the 2007 Sakharov Prize, [145]
- expelling Daniel Hannan from the Group;[146]
- the ongoing discussion about whether ED MEPs should remain within EPP-ED or form a Group of their own,[147][148][149]
- criticisms of the Group's approach to tackle low turnout for the 2009 elections [150] and the Group's use of the two-President arrangement; [151]
Parliamentary activity profile
EPP-ED: 659 motions |
The debates and votes in the European Parliament are tracked by its website and categorized by the groups that participate in them and the rule of procedure that they fall into. The results give a profile for each group by category and the total indicates the group's level of participation in Parliamentary debates. The activity profile for each Group for the period August 1 2004 to August 1 2008 in the Sixth Parliament is given on the diagram on the right. EPP-ED is denoted in blue.
The diagram shows EPP-ED as participating in 659 motions, making it the third most active Group during the period.
Publications
EPP-ED produces many publications, which can be found here on its website. Documents produced in 2008 cover subjects such as dialogue with the Orthodox Church, study days, its strategy for 2008-09, Euro-Mediterranean relations, and the Treaty of Lisbon. It also publishes a yearbook and irregularly publishes a presentation, a two-page summary of the Group.
Analysis
Hix and Nouri (part 1)
A 2008 working paper from the London School of Economics/Free University of Brussels by Hix and Nouri considered the positions of the political groups by analysing their roll-call votes. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The vertical scale is anti-pro Europe spectrum, (0% = extremely anti-Europe, 100% = extremely pro), and the horizontal scale is economic left-right spectrum, (0% = extremely economically left-wing, 100% = extremely economically right-wing). The EPP subgroup is denoted by a blue square, the ED subgroup is denoted by a dark-blue square.
The diagram shows the EPP subgroup as being centre-right Europhiles, and the ED subgroup as being right-wing Eurosceptics.
Hix and Nouri (part 2)
The same paper gave figures for the level of cooperation between each Group: how many times they vote with a Group, and how many times they vote against. The paper's figures for EPP-ED are given below.
Issue | Position | Notes |
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Cooperation with EUL/NGL | 39.6%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
Cooperation with G/EFA | 47.4%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
Cooperation with PES | 68.4%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
Cooperation with ALDE | 78.0%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
Cooperation with UEN | 71.2%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
Cooperation with IND/DEM | 52.0%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
Cooperation with NI | 68.2%[16] | 0% = never votes with, 100% = always votes with |
McElroy and Benoit
A 2005 discussion paper from the Institute for International Integration Studies by Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit gave these figures for EPP-ED in July 2004:
Issue | Position | Notes |
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Left-right spectrum | 63%[17] | 0% = extremely left-wing, 100% = extremely right-wing |
Tax vs. spending | 33%[18] | 0% = extremely against tax, 100% = extremely for |
Deeper Europe | 63%[18] | 0% = extremely against internal EU authority, 100% = extremely for |
Federal Europe | 63%[18] | 0% = extremely against a federal Europe, 100% = extremely for |
Deregulation | 67.5%[17] | 0% = extremely against deregulation, 100% = extremely for |
Superpower Europe | 70%[18] | 0% = extremely against a common defence and security policy, 100% = extremely for |
Fortress Europe | 60%[17] | 0% = extremely against controlling migration into the EU, 100% = extremely for |
Green Europe | 39.5%[18] | 0% = extremely against environment, 100% = extremely for |
Liberal Europe | 30.5%[18] | 0% = extremely against homosexual equality, abortion, and euthanasia, 100% = extremely for |
Heinemann et al.
An April 2008 discussion paper from the Centre for European Economic Research by Heinemann et al. analysed each Group's stance on a hypothetical generalised EU tax. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The horizontal scale denotes their stance (-100% = totally against, 0% = neutral, 100% = totally for). EPP-ED is denoted in blue.
The diagram shows EPP-ED as being slightly in favour of a hypothetical generalised EU tax.
Faas
Cohesion is the term used to define whether a Group is united or divided amongst itself. A 2002 paper from European Integration online Papers (EIoP) by Thorsten Faas analysed the Groups as they stood in 2002. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The horizontal scale denotes cohesion (0% = totally split, 100% = totally united). EPP-ED is denoted in blue.
The diagram shows EPP-ED as being the fourth most cohesive group in 2002.
Stokes
The March 2006 edition of "Social Europe: the journal of the European Left included a chapter called "Women and Social Democratic Politics" by Wendy Stokes. That chapter gave the proportion of female MEPs in each Group in the European Parliament. The results for each group are given in the diagram on the right. The horizontal scale denotes gender balance (0% = totally male, 100% = totally female, but no group has a female majority, so the scale stops at 50%). EPP-ED is denoted in blue.
The diagram shows EPP-ED as being the third most unbalanced group in 2006 in terms of gender balance.
Other
Other placements of IND/DEM by outside observers include:
Issue | Position | Notes |
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Turkish accession | AGAINST[19] |
Sources
References
- ^ a b c Democracy in the European Parliament
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Political Groups of the European Parliament
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p EPP-ED on Europe Politique
- ^ a b c Political Groups Annual Accounts 2001-2006
- ^ a b European Parliament archive entry for Hans-Gert Pöttering (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b Group names 1999
- ^ a b c d European Parliament archive entry for Egon Klepsch (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b c d e f EPP-ED Chronology 02
- ^ a b European Parliament archive entry for Joseph Daul (incl. Membership)
- ^ a b Composition of the Common Assembly (10-13 September 1952)
- ^ a b Sassen, Emanuel Marie Joseph Anthony (1911-1995)
- ^ a b c Chronology of European Integration 1945-2006
- ^ a b Mulvey, Stephen (2006-07-11). "Tories urged to make EPP split". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
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(help) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m EPP-ED Group structure
- ^ a b EPP-ED Staff
- ^ a b c d e f g h "After Enlargement: Voting Patterns in the Sixth European Parliament", by Simon Hix and Abdul Noury, LSE/ULB, 3 January 2008 original figure taken from "Table 6. Party Competition and Coalition Patterns in EP5 and EP6"
- ^ a b c d "Party Groups and Policy Positions in the European Parliament" by Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit, Trinity College, Dublin, 10 March 2005 original figure taken from "Table 2. Policy Positions of European Party Groups", figure converted from 0 to 20 scale to 0% to 100% scale
- ^ a b c d e f g "Party Groups and Policy Positions in the European Parliament" by Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit, Trinity College, Dublin, 10 March 2005 original figure taken from "Table 2. Policy Positions of European Party Groups", figure converted from 0 to 20 scale to 0% to 100% scale and subtracted from 100% to have scale start at "extremely against"
- ^ a b Turkey as a member of the European Union: a discourse analysis of the views presented in the European Parliament. Martin Olof Persson, ISSN 1402-1552, 2007
- ^ "After Enlargement: Voting Patterns in the Sixth European Parliament", by Simon Hix and Abdul Noury, LSE/ULB, 3 January 2008 original figure taken from "Table 2. Party Cohesion in EP5 and EP6", figure converted from 0 to 1 scale to 0% to 100% scale
- ^ "After Enlargement: Voting Patterns in the Sixth European Parliament", by Simon Hix and Abdul Noury, LSE/ULB, 3 January 2008 original figure estimated from "Figure 3. Spatial Map of EP6"
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