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ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 47 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 European People’s Party Rue du Commerce 10 Map of Europe B-1000 Brussels Securing Europe’s Future epp epp epp european people’s party european people’s party european people’s party ICELAND EPP REYKJAVIK CONGRESS MALTA2017 EU COUNTRY NON-EU COUNTRY Not visible on this Map: Guadaloupe (F) / Guayana (F) / Martinique (F) / Mayotte (F) / Réunion (F) / Curaçao (NL) FINLAND NORWAY HELSINKI / Bonaire (NL) / Sint Maarten (NL) OSLO / Azores (P) / Canary Islands (ES) ESTONIA SWEDEN TALLINN STOCKHOLM RUSSIA MOSCOW LATVIA RIGA IRELAND DUBLIN LITHUANIA DENMARK VILNIUS COPENHAGEN NETHERLANDS AMSTERDAM BELARUS MINSK UNITED POLAND KINGDOM GERMANY WARSAW LONDON BERLIN BELGIUM BRUSSELS CZECH REPUBLIC PRAGUE UKRAINE FRANCE KIEV PARIS LUXEMBOURG LUXEMBOURG SLOVAKIA BRATISLAVA AUSTRIA VIENNA SWITZERLAND HUNGARY MOLDOVA BERN BUDAPEST CHISINAU www.epp.eu SLOVENIA LJUBLJANA CROATIA ZAGREB GEORGIA ROMANIA TBILISI BUCHAREST BOSNIA & SERBIA Get Social with us! HERZEGOVINA BELGRADE SARAJEVO ARMENIA KOSOVO* YEREVAN twitter.epp.eu SPAIN PRISTINA MADRID BULGARIA MONTENEGRO SOFIA PORTUGAL PODGORICA LISBON facebook.epp.eu ITALY ALBANIA F.Y.R.O.M. ROME TIRANA SKOPJE TURKEY youtube.epp.eu ANKARA GREECE flickr.epp.eu ATHENS linkedin.epp.eu CYPRUS NICOSIA LEBANON MALTA BEYROUTH VALLETTA epp.eu instagram.com/insta_epp COVERAR2017_65x27.indd 1 3/01/18 18:01 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 MEMBER PARTIES 45 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 MEMBER PARTIES 46 + Associate members ° Observer members Who we are Non-EU Countries = Partners IE Fine Gael / FG / Family of the Irish Forza Italia / FI / Forward Italy Alternativa Popolare / AP / People’s Alternative AL Partia Demokratike e Shqipërisë+ / PDSH / Democratic Party of Albania epp Unione di Centro / UDC / Union of the Centre european people’s party IT Popolari per l’Italia / PpI / Populars for Italy Partito Autonomista Trentino Tirolese° / PATT / Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party • Hayastani Hanrapetakan Kusaktsutyun° / HHK / Südtiroler Volkspartei / SVP / South Tyrolean People’s Party ° AM Republican Party of Armenia Welcome to the European • Zharangutyun° / Heritage LV Vienotība / Unity People’s Party (EPP), the Аб’ядна́ная грамадзя́нская па́ртыя Белару́сі • Abjadnanaja hramadzianskaja partyja Biełarusi° BY / АГП • AHP / United Civic Party of Belarus Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai / TS-LKD / LT Партыя Беларуская Хрысціянская Дэмакратыя • Partyja Bielaruskaja Chryscijanskaja Demakratyja° political family of the centre- Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats / БХД - BCD / Belarusian Christian Democracy Party right. The EPP is committed Get Social with us! Stranka Demokratske Akcije° / SDA / Party of Democratic Action LU Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei / CSV / Christian Social People’s Party Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine° / HDZ BiH / Croatian Democratic Union to a strong Europe based of Bosnia and Herzegovina twitter.epp.eu BA Hrvatska demokratska zajednica 1990° / HDZ 1990 / Croatian Democratic Union 1990 on a federal model that relies facebook.epp.eu MT Partit Nazzjonalista / PN / Nationalist Party Партија демократског прогреса • Partija demokratskog progresa° / ПДП • PDP / Party of Democratic Progress on the principle of subsidiarity. youtube.epp.eu NL Christen-Democratisch Appèl / CDA / Christian Democratic Appeal Внатрешна македонска револуционерна организација – Демократска партија за • Vnatrešna makedonska revolucionerna organizacija – Through the promotion MK македонско национално единство flickr.epp.eu Demokratska partija za makedonsko nacionalno edinstvo+ / ВМРО-ДПМНЕ • VMRO-DPMNE / Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity of the social market economy, Platforma Obywatelska / PO / Civic Platform linkedin.epp.eu PL Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe / PSL / Polish People’s Party the EPP aspires to achieve ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა • Ertiani Natsionaluri Modzraoba° / ენმ • ENM - UNM / United National Movement instagram.com/insta_epp GE ევროპული საქართველო - მოძრაობა თავისუფლებისთვის° • Evropuli Saqartvelo – Modzraoba Tavisuflebistvis/ European Georgia – Movement for Liberty a prosperous Europe. Partido Social Democrata / PSD / Social Democratic Party PT Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular / CDS-PP / Democratic and Social Centre - People’s Party = / LKP / Lebanese Kataeb Party LEB = / LFP / Lebanese Forces Party Partidul Naţional Liberal / PNL / National Liberal Party / PLDM / Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség • Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România / Partidul Liberal Democrat din Moldova° RO / PAS / Action and Solidarity Party RMDSZ • UDMR / Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania MD Partidul Acţțiune și Solidaritate° Partidul Mișcarea Populară / PMP / People’s Movement Party Partidul Politic Platforma Demnitate şi Adevăr° / PPDA / Dignity and Truth Platform Political Party Høyre+ / H / Conservative Party NO Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie / KDH / Christian Democratic Movement Kristelig Folkeparti° / KrF / Christian Democratic People’s Party Most-Híd SK Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia – Demokratická strana / SDKÚ-DS / Slovakian Christian Democratic Union – Democratic Party SM Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese° / PDCS / Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party Magyar Közösség Pártja • Strana maďarskej komunity / SMK • MKP / Party of the Hungarian Community Vajdasági Magyar Szövetség • Савез војвођанских Мађара • Savez vojvođanskih Mađara+ / RS Slovenska demokratska stranka / SDS / Slovenian Democratic Party VMSZ • CBM • SVM / Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians + SI Slovenska ljudska stranka / SLS / Slovenian People’s Party Српска напредна странка / SNS / Serbian Progressive Party Nova Slovenija – krščanska ljudska stranka / N.Si / New Slovenia - Christian People’s Party Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei Parti démocrate-chrétien Partito popolare CH • • democratico+ / CVP • PDC • PPD / Christian Democratic People’s Party Partido Popular / PP / People’s Party ES Unió Democràtica de Catalunya • Unión Democrática de Cataluña / UDC / Всеукраїнське об’єднання “Батьківщина” • Vseukrayins’ke Obyednannya Bat’kivshchyna° / Democratic Union of Catalonia UA Batkivschyna / All Ukrainian Union “Fatherland” Український демократичний альянс за реформи° / УДАР • UDAR / Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform Moderata samlingspartiet / MOD - Moderaterna / Moderate Coalition Party SE Kristdemokraterna / KD / Christian Democrats KOSOVO Lidhja Demokratike e Kosovës° / LDK / Democratic League of Kosovo COVERAR2017_65x27.indd 2 3/01/18 18:02 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 01 Contents This publication is up-to-date as of December 2017. However, political situations are changing constantly, and the epp information in this publication is bound to change. Please visit our website at www.epp.eu for current information. european people’s party 02 20 34 06 WELCOME FOCUS! Communications to the EPP EPP CONGRESS MALTA 2017 18 36 Structure and 04 Resources European Councils - EPP Summits 26 Political Assembly Highlights 37 40 Headquarters / 06 Internship Programme Summit Highlights 27 European Committee of the Regions 38 10 Member Associations Heads of State and Government EPP Annual Review 2017 28 This publication is produced Council of Europe / 40 by the EPP Press Department. OSCE / NATO / Euronest Wilfried Martens Centre Date of issue 13 for European Studies December 2017 Ministerial Meetings Editor in Chief Siegfried MUREŞAN 29 Assistant Editors 42 Ecaterina CASINGE 16 Working Groups / Events Gavin SYNNOTT Who is Who Karine MILHEIRO European Commission Eleni PYLI Design & Production 31 www.blcreative.eu Towards the 2019 44 Printing Company 18 Dereume European elections Member Parties European Parliament and Partners Photos European People’s Party, European Commission, European Parliament, 32 European Committee of the Regions 19 47 Download this publication Decision-Making Bodies Foreign Affairs www.epp.eu Map of Europe Questions about this publication [email protected] Printed with the financial support of the European Parliament. EPP_AR2017_22x27.indd 1 3/01/18 18:48 02 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 Welcome to the EPP epp european people’s party ANTONIO LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ JOSEPH DAUL EPP SECRETARY GENERAL EPP PRESIDENT “2017 HAS BEEN FOR EPP A YEAR OF ELECTORAL VICTORIES, POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND BOLD INITIATIVES. BUT MORE REMAINS TO BE DONE. WITH THE RISE OF POPULISTS IN EUROPE, NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST EXPLAIN TO OUR CITIZENS THE BENEFITS THE EU HAS BROUGHT THEM AND DELIVER ON THEIR MOST URGENT CONCERNS.” EPP_AR2017_22x27.indd 2 3/01/18 18:48 ANNUAL REVIEW 2017 WELCOME TO THE EPP 03 Welcome to the European People’s Sebastian KURZ has brought ÖVP a sound At the same time, while the management Party (EPP), the political family electoral win in Austria, CDA became an of the migration crisis has improved, the EU of the centre-right. The EPP’s important coalition partner in The Netherlands, must continue to secure its external borders and in Germany, CDU and CSU won again in and grant assistance to people fleeing wars roots run deep in the history and the national elections. in countries of origin and transit. civilisation of Europe and have pioneered the European project EPP has also welcomed four new members On the external dimension, the future of the since its inception. this year. Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries stayed high on EPP’s agenda. Tracing our roots to the European Union’s Throughout 2017, EPP has steered