ZOOM ON THE EPP’s MEMBER PARTIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
The European People’s Party (EPP) is the political family of the centre-right, whose roots run deep in the history and civilisation of the European continent and which has pioneered the European project from its inception. Tracing back its roots to Europe’s Founding Fathers – Robert SCHUMAN, Alcide DE GASPERI, and Konrad ADENAUER - the EPP is committed to a strong Europe based on a federal model that relies on the principle of subsidiarity.
Founded in 1976, the EPP strives for a democratic, transparent and efficient Europe that is close to its citizens. The EPP wants a prosperous Europe through the promotion of a free market economy with a social consciousness. The EPP is the largest political organisation in Europe with over 70 member-parties from 40 countries, the most heads of state and government (both, EU and non-EU), currently 13 European Commissioners (including the President), and the largest Group in the European Parliament.
Member Parties in the EU
Austria (1)
- ÖVP/Austrian People’s Party
Belgium (2)
- CD& V/Christian Democrat and Flemish
- CdH/Humanist Democratic Centre
Bulgaria (4)
- GERB/Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
- SDS/Union of Democratic Forces
- DP/Democratic Party
- ZNS/Agrarian People’s Union
Croatia (2)
- HDZ/Croatian Democratic Union
- HSS/Croatian Peasant’s Party
Cyprus (1)
- DISY/Democratic Rally
Czech Republic (2)
- TOP09/Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09
- KDU-CSL/Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People’s Party
Denmark (2)
- C/Conservative People’s Party
- KD/Christian Democrats
Estonia (1)
- IRL/ Pro Patria and Res Publica Union
Finland (2)
- KOK/National Coalition Party
- KD/Christian Democrats
France (1)
- UMP/Union for a Popular Movement
Germany (2)
- CDU/Christian Democratic Union of Germany
- CSU/Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Greece (1)
- ND/New Democracy
Hungary (2)
- FIDESZ/Fidesz- Hungarian Civic Union
- KDNP/Christian Democratic People’s Party
Ireland (1)
- FG/Family of the Irish
Italy (4)
- PdL/The People of Freedom
- UDC/Union of the Centre
- UDEUR/People for the South
- SVP/South Tyrolean People’s Party
Latvia (1)
- Unity
Lithuania (1)
- TS-LKD/Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats
Luxembourg (1)
- CSV/Christian Social People’s Party
Malta (1)
- PN/Nationalist Party
Netherlands (1)
- CDA/Christian Democratic Appeal
Poland (2)
- PO/Civic Platform
- PSL/Polish People’s Party
Portugal (2)
- PSD/South Democratic Party
- CDS-PP/Social and Democratic Centre- People’s Party
Romania (3)
- PDL/Democratic Liberal Party
- RMDSZ.UDMR/Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
- PNTCD/Christian Democratic National Peasant’s Party
Slovakia (3)
- KDH/Christian Democratic Movement
- SDKU-DS/Slovakian Christian Democratic Union-Democratic Party
- MKP.SMK/Party of the Hungarian Community
Slovenia (3)
- SDS/Slovenian Democratic Party
- SLS/Slovenian People’s Party
- N.Si/New Slovenia-Christian People’s Party
Spain (2)
- PP/People’s Party
- UDC/Democratic Union of Catalunya
Sweden (2)
- MOD-Moderaterna/Moderate Coalition Party
- KD/Christian Democrats
Associations (6)
- Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP)
- European Democrat Students (EDS)
- Europe Senior Citizen’s Union (ESCU)
- European Union of Christian Democratic Workers (EUCDW)
- Small and Medium Entrepreneurs of Europe (SME Europe)
- Women of the European People’s Party (EPP Women)
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