European People's Party

European People's Party

The European People's Party is a christian democrat-conservative party grouping with seats in the European Parliament. According to it's website the EPP is " a family of the political centre whose roots are deep in the history of European civilisation. It unites like-minded national parties, in EU Member States and in EU applicant countries and we maintain close contact with decided proeleable candidate countries. "

The party was founded in 1976 and as of the 1999 European Parliament elections is the largest faction with 233 of the 626 seats. The EPP is currently made up of the following parties:

List of national parties

Austria: �sterreichische Volks Partei Austrian Folks Party
Belgium:
- (Flanders): Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams Christian Democratic & Flemish
- (Wallonia): Centre d�mocrate Humaniste Humanist Center Democrats
Denmark:
- Det Konservative Folkeparti The Conservative Peoples Party
- Kristendemokraterene Christian Democrats
Finland:
- Kansallinen Kokoomus
France:
- Union pour un Mouvement Populaire
- Nouvelle UDF New UDF
Germany:
- Christlich Demokratische Union Christian Democratic Union
- Chistlich Soziale Union Christian Social Union (Bavaria)
Greece: Nea Demokratia New Democracy
Ireland: Fine Gael
Italy:
- Forza Italia Forward Italy
- Partido Poplare Italiano Popular Italian Party
- Unione Democraticie per l'Europa Union of Democracy for Europe
- Unione dei Democratici Cristiani Union of Christian Democrats
Luxembourg: Chr�stlich Sozial Vollekspartei Christian Social Folks Party
Netherlands: Christen Democratisch Appel Christian Democratic Apeal
Portugal: Partido Social Democrata Party of Social Democrats
Spain:
- Partido Popular Popular Party
- Unio Democraticia de Catalunya Democratic Union of Catalonia
Sweden:
- Moderaterna Moderates
- Kristdemokraterna Christian Democrats

See also: Political parties of the world, Members of the European Parliament 1999-2004

External links

European People's Party - Official site