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April 2016 Founded as the Christian - Democratic Group on 23 June 1953 as a faction THE BUREAU in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, The Bureau, the Group's political organ, consists of: the Group changed its name to the 'Group of the European People's Party' (Christian-Democratic Group) in July 1979, just after the first direct > The Members of the Presidency elections to the , and to the 'Group of the European > The Heads of National Delegations People's Party (Christian ) and ' in July > The Vice-Presidents and Quaestors of the European Parliament 1999. After the European elections in 2009, the Group went back to its roots belonging to the Group as the 'Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)'. > The Chairmen of Parliamentary Committees belonging to the Group It has always played a leading role in the construction of Europe. > The Coordinator within each of the Standing Committees > The Chairman and the Secretary-General of the European The Chairman of the EPP Group is MEP. He chairs People's Party, if they are Members of the European Parliament its governing bodies and speaks for the Group in keynote debates > One co-opted Member for every 10 Members of a national delegation during the Plenary Sessions at the European Parliament. He is supported by Coordinators on each of the Parliament's Committees THE FOUR WORKING GROUPS and by Heads of the National Delegations represented in the Group. The operational needs of the Group are serviced by a Group The EPP Group's political strategy is formulated in the framework of Manfred Weber Secretariat, providing policy and organisational support. The Group four Working Groups which coordinate its Members' Parliamentary work in the 22 Committees or Subcommittees. Chairman Vice-Chairwoman runs its own think-tank - the European Ideas Network - which Relations with National Parliaments brings opinion-formers from the worlds of politics, business, Their conclusions are made known to the Group, which then decides academia and civic society across Europe, to discuss the major policy what position to adopt in plenary sessions of the European Parliament. issues facing the . Published by: Below, in detail, are the areas of responsibility of the Working Groups EPP Group in the European Parliament DESCRIPTION and of their respective Chair: Press and Communications Service Lara Comi Marian Jean Marinescu With 215 Members the EPP Group is the largest political Group Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Publications Team Vice-Chairwoman Vice-Chairman in the European Parliament. Its membership is made up of: Working Group "Foreign Affairs" > Committee on Foreign Affairs Communication Strategy, Working Group Budget EPP Youth Strategy and Structural Policies Editor: Pedro López de Pablo 34 Members from > Subcommittee on Human Rights Responsible: Greet Gysen 23 Members from > Subcommittee on Security and Defence Coordinator: Pascaline Raffegeau (Revision: Mark Dunne) 20 Members from > Committee on Development 17 Members from > Committee on International Trade 15 Members from Address: Marian Jean Marinescu 12 Members from Vice-Chairwoman Vice-Chairman European Parliament Working Group "Budget and Structural Policies" 12 Members from Mediterranean Union and Euromed EIN / Future of Europe / Treasurer 60 Rue Wiertz > Committee on Budgets 7 Members from B-1047 > Committee on Budgetary Control 7 Members from > Committee on Regional Development 7 Members from Internet: www.eppgroup.eu > Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 6 Members from > Committee on Fisheries Esteban González Pons Jacek Saryusz-Wolski E-mail: [email protected] 5 Members from Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman © EPP Group in the European Parliament 5 Members from Françoise Grossetête Working Group "Economy and Environment" Working Group Legal and Home Affairs Working Group Foreign Affairs 5 Members from > Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 5 Members from > Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 5 Members from > Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 4 Members from > Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 4 Members from Ireland > Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Françoise Grossetête Jószef Szájer 4 Members from > Committee on Transport and Tourism Vice-Chairwoman Vice-Chairman 4 Members from Sweden Working Group Economy Parliamentary Work 3 Members from Luxembourg Esteban González Pons and Environment Working Group "Legal and Home Affairs" 3 Members from Malta > Committee on Legal Affairs 3 Members from > Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 2 Members from > Committee on Constitutional Affairs 1 Member from Cyprus > Committee on Culture and Education 1 Member from Vice-Chairwoman > Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality Neighbourhood Policy and Euronest, 1 Member from > Committee on Petitions European Values

EPP Group: How we work

The major political force As the largest political Group in the European Parliament, the EPP in the European Parliament Group is in a strong position to set that body's political agenda and to win its most critical votes. This strength is reflected in the fact that, since 1999, the EPP Group has been on the winning side of more votes than any other group in the European Parliament's monthly plenary sessions. Strength of numbers also ensures that EPP Group Members 190 hold a range of key positions within the Parliament - 6 of its Vice-Presidencies, Chairmanships of 8 of the EP's 22 Committees or Subcommittees, and 2 of its 5 Quaestorships. Within the Parliamentary 74 Salon de l’Horloge, Committees, EPP Group Members are best placed to secure the right Palais du Quai d’Orsay, Paris 215 to author the EP's position on key pieces of draft legislation and other 09.05.1950 major reports: the Group gets more of these "rapporteurships" on more Alcide De Gasperi 70 important subjects, than any other Group. and Konrad Adenauer Konrad Adenauer The task of the European Parliament, which is elected every five Jean Monnet Winston Churchill 16 52 and Robert Schuman and Robert Schuman 38 years by direct universal , lies in exercising democratic 46 50 control over the decision-making process in the European Union on behalf of Europe's citizens. Composition: there are 751 Members of the European Parliament, Our political position representing more than 500 million Europeans. The Group of the European People’s Party (Christian-Democrats) The European Parliament, which since the Treaty of brings together the political parties of the centre and Maastricht (1993) has shared the power of codecision with EPP: Group of the European People's Party centre-right in almost all Member States of the European the Council of Ministers in many areas of legislation, has seen (Christian Democrats) Union. the range and scope of the legislative process expand with each successive Treaty (Amsterdam in 1999 and Nice in 2003). S&D: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists Since its creation in June 1953, it has played a key role in all stages Currently, it is an equal partner in the legislative process for and Democrats in the European Parliament of from the outset to the present day. more than two thirds of the policy issues with which the A very large number of the parties which are represented European Union deals. ECR: and Reformists Group in the EPP Group also belong to the European People’s Party, the first cross-border political party to be constituted With the , of which our Group was the ALDE: Group of the Alliance of Liberals at European level. main architect, the European Parliament has the power of and Democrats for Europe codecision in all areas of European political life. EPP GROUP All of them are dedicated to the objective of achieving a more GUE/NGL: Confederal Group of the European United competitive and more democratic Europe in a Social Market The Group of the European People’s Party (EPP Group) is IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Left/Nordic Green Left Economy, a Europe that is closer to its citizens. the most significant political force in the European Union, which is the direct descendant of the founding fathers of GREENS/EFA: Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance As the largest and most influential Group in the European Europe, Robert Schuman, Konrad Adenauer and Alcide Parliament, the EPP Group exerts a major influence over the De Gasperi. EFDD: Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy Group Parliament’s political programme. The EPP Group has made the most of the growing political ENF: Europe of Nations and Freedom Group role which the European Parliament has come to play in the European Union. NI: Non-attached

EN MEPs from the following national political parties belong to the EPP Group (Protocol order):

BELGIUM BULGARIA > Christen-Democratisch > Граждани за европейско развитие & Vlaams (CD&V) на България (ГЕРБ) > Centre Démocrate Humaniste (cdH) > Реформаторски блок (РБ) > Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP)

THE EPP GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: OUR IDENTITY > We are the largest political family in Europe, driven by a centre-right political vision CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK > We are the Group of the European People's Party in the European Parliament > TOP 09 a Starostové (TOP 09/STAN) > Det Konservative Folkeparti (C) > Křesťanská a demokratická unie - OUR MISSION Československá strana lidová (KDU-ČSL) > We pursue a reform agenda to enable the EU to improve security, competitiveness, growth and jobs OUR GOALS AND COMMITTMENTS > We have stabilised Europe following the crisis: on this basis we now focus on increasing competitiveness, sustainable growth and help in creating jobs, especially for young Europeans > We advocate an all-encompassing strategy with cooperation and concrete at its centre in dealing with the migration crisis > We have turned Europe into an area of freedom, security and justice. Now we have to uphold our GERMANY ESTONIA humanitarian values and defend Europe against crime and terror > Christlich Demokratische > Erakond > We want to fight to keep the European social model sustainable in an ever changing world Union Deutschlands (CDU) ja Res Publica Liit (IRL) > We insist on the development of an improved and robust Digital Economy in Europe > Christlich-Soziale Union > We want a true Energy Union that ensures the viable delivery of energy to European citizens and companies in Bayern e.V. (CSU) > We want to strengthen the EU's external dimension to ensure Europe remains an important global player BRINGING RESULTS > Through our support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) €315 billion is due to be invested in the real economy which will help SMEs to boost innovation and create growth and jobs. Almost €80 billion has already been triggered > By working towards stability and growth, SME access to capital and a dynamic , we ensure that a functioning Social Market Economy is the basis for any creation of new jobs > We are working towards the completion of the Digital Single Market to deliver maximum benefits and IRELAND ΕΛΛΑΔΑ - GREECE added value to our citizens and businesses >  Party (FG) > Νέα Δημοκρατία (ND) > The Third Energy Package satisfies our goal of providing EU consumers with secure, affordable and sustainable energy > Under our leadership the Erasmus+ programme for education, training, youth and sport will enable 4 million Europeans the opportunity to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad > We are actively working to protect our external borders and the . We support the creation of a European Border and Coast Guard to manage the migration crisis, protect Schengen and ensure our security > We consider the EU- Joint Action Plan key to resolving the migration crisis as it covers the short, medium and long-term responses available, disrupts the activities of the criminal networks involved in human trafficking and improves the effectiveness of our return system SPAIN FRANCE > We are strong advocates of an EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) system, a key instrument in tracking > Partido Popular (PP) > Les Républicains (LR) terrorist movements in Europe > Transatlantic relations are a cornerstone of our external policy and must be strengthened. We strongly support the completion of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) to advance a comprehensive trade and investment agreement with the United States, which will create new jobs and opportunities for individuals and businesses, particularly SMEs www.eppgroup.eu

CROATIA ITALY > Hrvatska demokratska >  (FI)

zajednica (HDZ) > Nuovo Centrodestra - Unione * > Hrvatska seljačka stranka (HSS) di Centro (NCD-UDC) > Südtiroler Volkspartei (Partito popolare sudtirolese) (SVP)

ΚΥΠΡΟΣ - CYPRUS LATVIA > Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός (DI.SY.) > Partija "VIENOTĪBA" (V)

LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of . > Tėvynės Sąjunga - Lietuvos > Parti chrétien social krikščionys demokratai (TS-LKD) luxembourgeois (CSV)

HUNGARY MALTA THE NETHERLANDS AUSTRIA POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA SLOVENIA SLOVAKIA FINLAND SWEDEN > -Magyar Polgári > Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) > Christen-Democratisch > Österreichische > Platforma Obywatelska (PO) > Partido Social > Partidul Naţional Liberal (PNL) > Slovenska demokratska > Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie (KDH) > Kansallinen Kokoomus (KOK) > Moderaterna (M) Szövetség-Keresztény Demokrata Appèl (CDA) Volkspartei (ÖVP) > Polskie Stronnictwo Democrata (PSD) > Partidul Mișcarea Populară (PMP) stranka (SDS) > Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská > Kristdemokraterna (KD) Néppárt (Fidesz-KDNP) Ludowe (PSL) > CDS – Partido Popular > Uniunea Democrată Maghiară > Nova Slovenija – krščanski únia - Demokratická strana (SDKÚ-DS) (CDS-PP) din România (UDMR) / demokrati (NSi) > Strana mad'arskej komunity- Magyar Romániai Magyar Demokrata > Slovenska ljudska Közösség Pártja (SMK-MKP) Szövetség (RMDSZ) stranka (SLS) > MOST - HÍD