BULGARIA WHO ÖSTERREICH BELGIQUE / BELGIË БЪЛГАРИЯ

GOVERNS Head of State: Heinz Fischer Head of State: King Albert II Head of State: Georgi Parvanov Head of Gov’t: Werner Faymann Head of Gov’t: Yves Leterme 3 Head of Gov’t: Governing Party: Social Democrats Governing Party: Christian Democratic Governing Party: Citizens for European EUROPE with Austrian People’s Party and Flemish with others 3 Development of Bulgaria Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2013 2 Elections1: Last 2010, Next – 2014 2 Elections1: Last 2009, Next 2013

CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC ΚΎΠΡΟΣ / KIBRIS ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA DANMARK EESTI

Head of State: Dimitris Christofias Head of State: Václav Klaus Head of State: Queen Margrethe II Head of State : Governing Party: Progressive Party of Head of Gov’t: Petr Nečas Head of Gov’t: Lars Løkke Rasmussen Head of Gov’t: Andrus Ansip Working People Governing Party: Civic Democratic Governing Party: Venstre with Governing Party: Estonian Reform Elections4: Last 2008, Next – 2013 2 Party with TOP09 and Public Affairs Conservative People's Party Party Elections1: Last 2010, Next 2014 Elections1: Last 2007, Next – 2011 2 Elections1: Last 2007, Next 2011

FINLAND SUOMI FRANCE DEUTSCHLAND ΕΛΛΆ∆Α

Head of State: Tarja Halonen Head of State: Nicolas Sarkozy Head of State: Christian Wulff Head of State: Karolos Papoulias Head of Gov’t: Head of Gov’t: François Fillon Head of Gov’t: Head of Gov’t: George Papandreou Governing Party: with Governing Party: Union for a Popular Governing Party: Christian Democratic Governing Party: Panhellenic Socialist and others Movement with others Union with Free Democratic Party Movement Elections4: Last 2006, Next 2012 Elections4: Last 2007, Next 2012 Elections1: Last 2009, Next – 2013 2 Elections1: Last 2009, Next – 2014 2

HUNGARY IRELAND MAGYARORSZÁG ÉIRE ITALIA LATVIJA

Head of State: László Sólyom Head of State: Mary McAleese Head of State: Giorgio Napolitano Head of State: Valdis Zatlers Head of Gov’t: Viktor Orbán Head of Gov’t: Brian Cowen Head of Gov’t: Head of Gov’t: Governing Party: Fidesz – Hungarian Governing Party: Fianna Fáil with Governing Party: People of Freedom Governing Party: New Era Party with Civic Union Green Party with Lega Nord People's Party and others Elections1: Last 2010, Next – 2014 Elections1: Last 2007, Next – 2012 2 Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2013 2 Elections1: Last 2006, Next – 2010

LITHUANIA MALTA LIETUVA LUXEMBOURG MALTA NEDERLAND

Head of State: Dalia Grybauskait÷ Head of State: Grand Duke Henri Head of State: George Abela Head of State: Queen Beatrix Head of Gov’t: Andrius Kubilius Head of Gov’t: JeanClaude Juncker Head of Gov’t: Lawrence Gonzi Head of Gov’t: Jan Peter Balkenende 3

Governing Party: with Governing Party: Christian Social People's Governing Party: Nationalist Party Governing Party: Christian Democratic National Resurrection Party and others Party with Socialist Workers' Party Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2013 2 Appeal with Labour Party and others 3 Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2012 Elections1: Last 2009, Next – 2014 Elections1: Last 2010, Next – 2014 2

POLAND POLSKA PORTUGAL ROMÂNIA SLOVENSKO

Head of State: Bronisław Komorowski Head of State: Aníbal Cavaco Silva Head of State: Traian Băsescu Head of State: Ivan Gašparovič Head of Gov’t: Head of Gov’t: José Sócrates Head of Gov’t: Emil Boc Head of Gov’t: Iveta Radičová, Governing Party: with Governing Party: Socialist Party Governing Party: Democratic Liberal Party Governing Party: Slovak Democratic Polish People's Party Elections1: Last 2009, Next – 2013 2 with Democratic Union of Hungarians and Christian Union and others Elections1: Last 2007, Next – 2011 Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2012 Elections1: Last 2010, Next – 2014

SLOVENIA SLOVENIJA ESPAÑA SVERIGE UNITED KINGDOM

Head of State: Danilo Türk Head of State: King Juan Carlos I Head of State: King Carl XVI Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II Head of Gov’t: Borut Pahor Head of Gov’t: José Luis Rodríguez Head of Gov’t: Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister: David Cameron Governing Party: Social Democrats, Zapatero Governing Party: Alliance for Sweden Party: Conservatives with Liberal Zares with others Governing Party: Socialist Party Elections1: Last 2006, Next – 2010 Democrats Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2012 Elections1: Last 2008, Next – 2012 2 Elections1: Last 2010, Next – 2015 2

1 Legislative elections 2 Latest possible date 3 While coalition negotiations continue 4 Presidential elections Issue Twenty 9