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> 01 Welcome to the EPP

> 02 EPP in the European Council

EPP Summit

> 04 EPP Heads of Government

> 05 EPP in the European Commission

> 06 EPP in the European Parliament

> 07 EPP in the Committee of the Regions,the Council of Europe and the OSCE

> 08 EPP Presidency and Political Bureau

> 10 EPP Working Groups

> 11 EPP Archive

> 12 EPP Congress

> 18 EPP Global Political Activity

> 20 EPP Communication Strategy

> 21 EPP Statute and Party Funding

> 22 EPP Associations

> 24 EPP Foundations and Think-Tanks

> 26 Who is Who in the EPP

> 28 EPP Member Parties and Observers

> 30 Map of Europe

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Welcome to the EPP

Welcome to the European Peoples Party,the largest European-level party of Europe.With 69 member-parties from 37 count ries,18 heads of government, 9 European Com-missioners, including the President, and thelargest Group in the European Parliament

with 277 members, the EPP is the leadingpolitical force on the continent.

The EPP is the family of the political centre-right, whose roots run deep in the historyand civilization of the European continentand has pioneered the European projectfrom its inception. The EPP is committed toa federal Europe, based on the principle ofsubsidiarity a democratic, transparent andefficient Europe. Our vision is one of mutu-al respect, of inclusion of all free citizens,encompassing all European countries andregions, no matter how diverse a Europefor all. The EPP wants a Europe that upholds

a prosperous and peaceful future for all itscitizens.

2006 was a year of many changes andnew, positive developments. At its XVIIthCongress in Rome on the 30th and 31st ofMarch 2006, the EPP adopted its manifes-to The citizens and Europe: clear prioritiesfor a better Europe, approved several re-solutions and elected its new Presidency. InSeptember, the EPP moved to its new andimproved headquarters, which better suitsthe partys needs and objectives. In 2006,the EPP also expanded its international rela-tions and bilateral contacts with many par-ties and organizations around the world.

EPP has many important tasks ahead. Bybeing in the drivers seat of the three mainEU institutions in the first half of 2007 - theCouncil with the German Presidency led byAngela Merkel, the Commission led byPresident Jos Manuel Barroso , and theParliament led by Hans-Gert Poettering -will have the responsibility for finding solu-tions to the current Constitutional impasse,for implementing the Lisbon strategy, forsecuring Europes energy needs and for ma-king Europe a competitive knowledge-ba-sed economy.

Welcome to the EPP

Secretary General Antonio Lpez-Istriz and President Wilfried Martens

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Statutory Summit, Meise, 23 March 2006

The organization of EPPs XVIIth congress hosted by Pri-me Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome was welcomed.

The European Council agenda topics sustainable growthand unemployment were addressed. The leaders indica-ted that flexibility in the on-going bilateral meetings onthe Services Directive and the Financial Perspectives wasneeded.

Elmar Brok reported on the European Parliaments reso-lution on Enlargement. In view of the EU crisis with the de-lay in the ratification of the Constitution and the financialperspectives being linked with the enlargement capacityfor countries in the Western Balkans, the EU is unable tostart negotiations. An additional interim step was propo-sed to further their progress and strenghten ties of the-se countries with the Union without abandoning pledgesmade at the Council of Thessaloniki.

Resolutions on terrorism and the situation in Belarus wereadopted.

Statutory Summit, Meise, 15 June 2006

The leaders endorsed the detailed proposal by MichelBarnier: For a European Civil Protection Force: EuropeAid.

As Europe needs more tr ansparency, democrac y and thecapability to act - in order to address the great expec-tations of the citizens - the Summit released a statementexpressing EPPs commitment to the European Constituti-onal treaty.

Al so a re so lution on the condemnation of the vi olat ion ofhuman rights in Cuba was unanimously adopted.

EPP in the European Council - EPP Summit

At the Summit of the EPP, heads of government, party leaders in coal it ion governments andopposition, the EPP Presidency and the EPP Presidents of the Commi ssion and Parliament, meetregularly prior to the European Council Summit. These important sessions offer EPP leaders- in an informal and confidential setting - the opportunity to air differences and seek consen-

sus within the EPP family in an effort to develop common positions at the European Council.Customarily, the EPP Summit meetings are held at the Bouchout Castle in Meise, a suburb ofBrussels.

During 2006, four Summit meetings were held. The discussions focused on EUs economic de-velopment, safeguarding our energy supply and security, innovation and research, immigrati onand thorough debates on the Constitutional Treaty during the reflection period.

EPP in the European Council | EPP Summit

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Extraordinary Summit, Helsinki, 19 October 2006

The need for a EU Energy Policy was stressed. It was de-cided that stable relations are in the interest of both theEuropean Union and Russia and that a credible and reliablepartnership is needed not only for safeguarding our energy

needs but also for Europes long-term strategic interests. Astrong, unified message on democracy with proposals forcooperation would be presented to Vladimir Putin, Pre-sident of Russia, who was a guest at the informal Councilmeeting in Lahti, Finland.

A pan -European i ni ti at ive for innovati on and r esearch w ithcoherent solidarity that will take concrete action shouldbe established. It should also be an instrument for dealingwith climate problems.

The leaders reflected further on possible scenarios to re-launch, in due time, the substance of the ConstitutionalTreaty.

Resolutions on Negotiations of the Spanish governmentwith the terrorist Group ETA and Croatias membershipin NATO and the EU were unanimously approved.

Statutory Summit, Meise, 14 December 2006

Alaxandar Milinkevic, Belarusian opposition leader, wasapplauded by the EPP leaders for winning the 2006 Sa-charov Prize. Also, the leaders from Bulgaria and Romaniawere congratulated for their countries i mminent accessionto the European Union as Member States. The EPP l eadersalso welcomed at the meeting newly-elected Czech PrimeMinisterMirek Topolnek and wished him success for hisgovernment.

In order to support the EPP Working Group on Europe-an Policy in preparation of the EPP Action Programme forthe 2009 European elections, it was decided that the EPPwould organize in the course of the coming m onths, con-ferences on specific topics of concern.

Furthermore, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogansmessage (read by an AK representative) on his governmentscommitment to accession negotiations was well received.The leaders also debated the overall issue of the future ofenlargement and they also approved unanimously a reso-lution on a common European policy on illegal immigra-tion.

Finally, the leaders observed a one-minute silence to com-memorate the passing away ofLoyola de Palacio, formerVi ce Pres ident of the European Commiss ion.

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EPPHeads

ofGovernment

JAN PETER BALKENENDE, Netherlands, CDADemocracy, freedom, solidarity, respect, equity and tolerance are at the heart of my view of ourfuture Europe: a European society with peacefully coexisting minorities sharing a common set ofcore values.

LAWRENCE GONZI, Malta, PNWe want Europe to move forward, we want Europe to respond to globalization, we want to see amodernised Europe, we want to see a Europe that is able to win the challenges that we are facingtoday. And Malta, the smallest member of the European Union, is prepared to contribute to try andachieve these aims.

JANEZ JANA, Slovenia, SDSOne of our fundamental challenges is also maintaining a sustainable demographic picture in thecontinent. Without any delays we should engage in a European-wide reflecti on on how to create anenvironment that will stimulate the European society to become younger.

JEAN-CLAUDE JUNCKER, Luxembourg, CSVWithout a Constitution, without the completion of the internal market, without this social dimen-

sion to the European Union, whether we like it or not, Europe wil l, without any of us being aware ofit, gradually become a sophisticated free trade zone.

AIGARS KALVITIS, Latvia, TPTodays challenge for European countries is to be among the most competitive economies in theworld. Political leaders m ust create appropriate instruments to ensure that EU countries can main-tain their competitiveness not only in Europe, b ut also globally.

KOSTAS KARAMANLIS, Greece, NDToday Europe stands at the threshold of major choices. The distribution of competences, the sim-plification of the European Treaties and the role of the national Parliaments are certainly issues weurgently continue to address. Yet, we should not let this urgency blur the clarity of the vision wehave for the Europe of the future.

ANGELA MERKEL, Germany, CDUAbove all it is important to point out that we can only maintain our prosperity i n Europe if we be-

long to the most innovative regions in the world.

FREDRIK REINFELDT, Sweden, MODIn the EPP, we come from different cultures, with our separate national histories and traditions, butwe share values in our views on freedom, p eople and politics. We stand united in our diversity.

WOLFGANG SCHSSEL, Austria, VPWe need to establish clarity ab out questions which really concern people. We need to be honest,and look at unpleasant answers as well. Europe must be useful and protect its citizens from the realthreats that exist.

SALI BERISHA, Albania, DP

The signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and A l-bania in June 2006 opened a new horizon for the future of the A lbanian people and the end of a 15year s- long tran si tion pe ri od the EPP played a pivota l ro le in th is proces s.

VOJISLAV KOTUNICA, Serbia, DSSThe EPP can count that my country and the part y that I am heading will remain committed to theidea of a Europe of cooperation, stability and prosperity - in one word, a citizens Europe.

IVO SANADER, Croatia, HDZ

If the European Peoples Party succeeds in serving fundamental human and community values,then EPP will secure Europes future.

VICTOR YUSHCHENKO, Ukraine, NSNUThe transnational nature of European identity is manifested in the procedure of mutual recognitionof each others equality and self-sufficiency. Being European means making consensus decisions.

DOMINIQUE de VILLEPIN, France, UMPThe resolute choice in favour of environmental protection is at the heart of the values promoted

by the European Union. We alone in the world are promoting these values.

TRAIAN BASESCU, Romania, PDThe process of EU enlargement towards Central and Eastern Europe represented from its very be -ginning a historic opportunity to erase ar tificial dividing lines, strengthening and extending peaceand prosperity on our continent, preparing us better for the future.

RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkey, AKPTurkeys membership to the EU will constitute yet another step in mutually influencing Muslim andChristian societies positively, in their efforts of identifying with each other, as well as strengtheningthe ground for much-needed dialogue and cooperation between the two.

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President |Jos Manuel BARROSO | Portugal, PSD

When this Commission took office, there was unfinished business to deal with and to re-form. With the help of this Parliament and the Council, these things have been dealt with,put behind us, or turned around. So as we celebrate Europes 50th anniversary this year,we can do so with much greater confidence. Once again, Europe has proved its continuingvigor and relevance by reinventing itself for the 21st century.

External Relations & ENP | Benita FERRERO-WALDNER | Austria, VP

The EU and its citizens face major challenges like managing globalization to our advan-tage, responding to threats like terrorism, organized crime and the spread of weapons ofmass destruction, and securing an international order based on the rule of law and well-functioning multilateral institutions. All of this requires a strong EU on the internationalstage that is capable of promoting peace, security and stability and of protecting its valuesand interests, with a strong European Commission at the heart.

Information Society & Media | Vivianne REDING | Luxembourg, CSV

The Information Society and Media portfolio represents an economic sector which is cru-cial for prosperity and quality of life in the European Union. All Europeans, irrespective ofhealth, wealth or where they live, should be able to benefit from the Information Society.

Energy | Andris PIEBALGS | Latvia, TP

The security of energy supply should not be taken for granted. I am here to make Europerespond to this challenge by bringing Unions energy consumption and external depen-dence in balance. We have to use energy more efficiently and rely more often on renewableenergy sources.

Justice, Freedom & Security | Franco FRATTINI | Italy, FI

One of the fundamental objectives of the European Union, is to of fer its citizens an areaof freedom, security and justice without internal borders. I personally am very committedto working hard on these extremely impor tant and challenging subjects. One of my aimsis to bring these issues closer to the EU citizens.

Education & Culture |Jan FIGEL | Slovakia, KDH

I am committed to develop a European area of lifelong learning that will be a benchmarkfor the world by 2010 and help to make the European Union the most competitive anddynamic knowledge economy in the world, ca pable of sustained economic growth accom-panied by more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.

Environment | Stavros DIMAS | Greece, ND

Fostering eco-innovation is essential if we are to successfully tackle these issues as well asthe other environmental challenges we face, such as pollution of our air and water, wastegeneration and unsustainable use of resources. Real progress will only be feasible if newenvironmental technologies are developed and promoted throughout the EU.

Fisheries & Maritime Affairs | Joe BORG | Malta, PN

Activities related to the oceans and seas are interconnected, and that they should bethought about, and planned for, in an integrated way. The seas have provided Europe withgreat wealth over the centuries, but we can no longer take this bounty for granted. Ourapproach to our oceans and seas must be holistic and responsible if we want to continueto benefit from them sustainably for the century to come.

Transport |Jacques BARROT | France, UMP

I am keen to promote the development of the tr ansport sector, which currently accountsfor 10% of the European Unions GDP. In order to do so, we must stimulate technologicalinnovation and strengthen investments in infrastructure through ambitious projects.

EPP in the European Commission

T he European Peoples Party has always played a pivotal role in the European Commission,a pillar institutionof the Union that implements European Union policies. With Jos Manuel Barroso a long-standing figureof the EPP family at the helm, the current Commission is giving a vital impulse to EU policies. The Com-mission has a total of 9 Members that originate from the EPP family:

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The EPP-ED Group is the largest political group in the EuropeanParliament with a relative majority compared to the other politi-cal groups. This strength is reflected in the fact that, since 1999,the EPP-ED Group has been the most influential and on the win-ning side in more votes than any other group in plenary sessionsof Parliament.

of 2005. The Group agreed that the negotiating pro-

cess must be entirely open and that the outcome mustnot be looked upon as a foregone conclusion. Negoti-ations with Turkey must be open-ended; they can leadto membership, but not inevitably.

These negotiations are not proceeding smoothly, withTurkey, having signed a Customs-Union Agreementwith 24 EU Member States, effectively refusing to re-cognise Cyprus. The Group welcomes the good pro-gress with the Croatian accession negotiations. TheEPP-ED Group upholds the principle that all Europeancountries should be offered the prospect of member-ship in the long term, provided they meet t he Copen-hagen criteria without reservation.

During the first half of the current legislature therehave been important political and legislative achie-vements. Bulgaria and Romania, following intensivenegotiations, will be welcomed into the Union on 1stJanuary 2007. The fi nancial guidelines for the Europe-an Union Budget to 2013 have been agreed betweenthe Parliament and Council. The important ServicesDirective has been finally adopted with most of theinput coming from the EPP-ED Group. Similarly, theREACH Regulation on the thousands of chemicals ineveryday use will come into force early in 2007. TheGroup expects considerable progress on finding a wayto deal with the const itutiona l Treaty in 2007. The Tre-aty has been ratified by more than half the MemberStates but following negative referenda in France and

the Netherlands it is now important to find a way for-ward.

Undoubtedly, the political highlight of this year wasthe nomination of EPP-ED Group Chairman Hans-GertPoettering as the candidate for the office of Presi-dent of the European Parliament. On November 14,2006, the members of the EPP-ED Group unanimouslynominated Hans-Gert Poettering, as its candidate - asthere were no other candidates, Poettering was nomi-nated by acclamation. The nomination of Poetteringwas initially proposed by the CDU/CSU Delegation,it was supported by the Group Presidency and all ofthe 25 Delegation Leaders, and was confirmed by theentire 264 Member Group (277 as of 1 January 2007).Hans-Gert Poettering was elected President of the Eu-ropean Parliament on January 16, 2007 - one weekprior to the election,Joseph Daul was elected as thenew Chairman of the EPP-ED Group.

For more information on EPP-ED Group, please visit:www.epp-ed.eu

EPP in the European Parliament

EPP-ED Group

The new parliamentary term (2004 - 09) was i n-

augurated with the approval of the new Com-mission and its President, Jos Manuel Bar-roso, who was nominated by EPP. The result

of the election (449 in favour, with 149 against and82 abstentions) was quite an accomplishment for thePresident of the Commission, the EPP, and the EPP-EDGroup, which favoured a strong Commission led byBarroso. The EPP-ED Group looks to the Commission,above all, to promote the competitiveness of the Euro-pean Union, as an essential condition for creating newjobs, combating crime and securing the external bor-ders of the Union as well as reducing bureaucracy.

In December 2004, the European Council took the im-portant political decision of starting accession nego-

tiations with Turkey. The EPP-ED Group measured thisquestion continuously and in-depth during the course

EPP in the OSCE PA

The Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in theParliamentary Assembly for the Organiza-tion for Security and Cooperation in Eu-rope (OSCE PA) and Vice President of theAssembly is Panos Kammenos. In July2006, Gran Lennmarker was electedas President of the OSCE PA, following hisnomination by the Group. This was a greatvictory for the EPP since the position hasbeen held for many years by other politicalgroups.

For more information, please contact:info@kammenos.gr

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EPP in the Committee of the Regions

The Committee of theRegions (CoR) is thepolitical assembly thatprovides local and regi-onal authorities with avoice at the heart of theEuropean Union. TheEPP Group led by Presi-dent Isidoro Gottardois a major political pil-lar in the CoR, makingit the driving force forstrengthening and in-creasing the role and

influence of local andregional authorities inthe EU decision-makingprocess.

At the beginn ing of the 4th mandate of the CoR, in Feb-ruary 2006, Isidoro Gottardo was re-elected President ofthe EPP Group and Luc Van den Brande Vice-Presidentof the CoR. Besides its ordinar y meetings, the EPP Groupheld two meetings outside Brussels during 2006: one lin-ked to the EPP congress in Rome, dealing with Regions &Europe: a better future for citizens - how regions shapeEuropean legislation, and a meeting in Madrid dedicatedto the issue of Migration and Immigration - Regions andCities on the Front Line.

The EPP in the CoR furthermore developed a new toolof cooperation with the European Commission, by or-ganising restricted high level meetings with Commissio-ners on topical EU issues such as energy policy, the newtransport policy and the future EUmaritime policy in 2006. On theother hand, the EPP Group in theCoR has continued to strengthenits cooperation with the Europe-an Parliament, and most notablywith the Committee for RegionalAf fa ir s for the promot ion of loca land regional interests in Europe.

For more information on the EPP Group in the Committeeof the Regions, please visit:www.cor.europa.eu/eppweb

EPP in the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe is the continentsoldest political organisation, founded in 1949. It groupstogether 46 countries, including 21 countries from Cen-tral and Eastern Europe. A formal decision on the mem-bership of Montenegro is expected in 2007 bringing to47 the membership of the Council. It is distinct from the25-nation European Union, but no country has ever joi-ned the Union without first belonging to the Council ofEurope. The Group of the European Peoples Party in theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe pro-motes co-operation in Europe in a democratic and socialframework, based on individual freedom, linked to theconcept of Christian responsibility and according to theprinciples and the values of the EPP.

During 2006, members of the EPP Group in the Coun-cil of Europe participated as observers in elections whichtook place for the Palestinian Legislative Authority; legis-lative elections in Ukraine; partial re-runs of legislativeelections in Azerbaijan; the conduct of the referendumon state status of the Republic of Montenegro; Presiden-tial and Legislative elections in Mexico; legislative elec-tions in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; inthe Republic of Montenegro; in Bosnia-Herzegovina; theConstitutional Referendum in Serbia and a Pre-ElectoralMission in December 2006 in advance of legislative elec-tions in Serbia in January 2007.

Following legislative elections in a number of countries

the Group welcomed a number of new delegations andaccepted new members from Democrats for a Strong Bul-garia (Bulgaria) and from the Republican Party of Alba-nia.

Luc Van den Brande was elected by acclamation as Pre-sident of the EPP Group in January 2005. He underlinedthat the Council of Europe is the Cathedral of Valuesand must adhere to its core objectives w hile also reachingout to the colleagues in the European Parliament and theOSCE.

Ren van der Linden, President of the EPP Group 1999 2005, was elected as President of the Parliamentary As-sembly of the Council of Europe on 24 January 2005.

For more information on the EPP/CD Group in the Parlia-mentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, please visit:http://assembly.coe.int/ppe/index_e.htm

EPP in the Committee of the Regions

EPP in the Council of Europe and the OSCE

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EPP Structure

The EPP has three levels of decision-making: Presidency,Political Bureau and Congress. EPP heads of governmentcan give policy recommendations at the level of the EPPSummit, whereas EPP Working Groups perform prepara-

tory political work.The Presidency decides on the general political guide-lines and presides over the Political Bureau. The Presi-dency is composed of the President, 10 Vice-Presidents,the Secretary General and the Treasurer. The Chairmanof the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament is alsoex officio Vice President of the EPP.

The Congress is the highest decision-making body ofthe Party. It is composed of t he delegates of EPP MemberParties and Associate Member Parties and of EPP recog-nized Associations. The number of participants reflectsthe number of delegates for the Political Bureau. The EPPCongress meets once every three years. It elects the EPPPresidency and decides on the main policy documents,

electoral programmes and provides a platform for theEPP Heads of Government and Party leaders.

The Political Bureau defines the political positions ofthe party between Congresses, deciding on membershipapplications and final political guidelines. The Politi-cal Bureau also decides on the budget and safeguards

the political presence of the EPP between the Congressmeetings. The Political Bureau is composed of the desi-gnated delegates of the EPP Member Parties, A ssociatedMember Parties and of the EPP recognized Associations.The number of delegates for each party is linked to theelection result in the last European elections so that par-ties are weighted according to their strength. This all owstaking decisions by majority. The Political Bureau meetsthree to four times a year.

The Political Bureau defines the mandate of the Wor-king Groups which prepare the Partys policy docu-ments and recommendations. All Member Parties andAssoc iated Member Parti es and member s of the EPP-EDGroup in the European Parliament have the possibility ofparticipating in the Working Groups.

EPP Presidency

During 2006 the EPP held 9 Presidency meetings in preparation of the EPP Political Bureau meetings and EPP Sum-mits and to make recommendations and take decisions on the good governance of the Party and its Secretariat.

EPP Presidency and Political Bureau

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9 & 10 JANUARY 2006 - Brussels

The Political Bureau dealt with the EU budget of2007-2013 and the preparation of the EPP Con-gress in Rome which will focus on giving new im-petus to the European Union. In this regard, theRome Manifesto was approved.

A po li ti ca l embargo on the current HDZ-BiH Pre-sident and the members of its Presidency was ac-cepted.

Based on the review the President, he confir-med that Our Ukraine Peoples Union (NSNU) andPeoples Movement (RUKH), Ukraine are legit imatesuccessors of the NU Bloc that was originally ac-cepted in 2005 as an observer.

A re so lu tion on the Resu lt of the Commit tee Voteon the Services Directive was approved.

The Blue Book presented by the Secretary Generalwill be used as a n operational common guidelinefor addressing the media and will be publishedafter the Congress.

29 MARCH 2006 Rome

The Political Bureau fully concentrated on the EPPCongress (30 & 31 March 2006) where more then1600 participants were registered.

The Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) wa s ac-cepted as an associate member par ty. Our UkrainePeoples Union (NSNU) and Peoples Movement(RUKH), Ukraine were accepted as observer mem-bers of the EPP.

The amended EPP By-Laws were adopted in se-cond reading.

8 JUNE 2006 Brussels

Christian Kremerand Luc Vandeputte were re-elected as Deputies Secretary General.

The Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) and United Ci-vic Party (UCP) of Belarus were accepted as ob-server members. The positions taken in the RomeManifesto outlining the EPP proposals to overcomethe present crisis in the EU must be used as guide-lines and referred to by all the member parties.EPP Working Groups European Policy, Economicand Social Policy, Party Membership, and Cam-

paign Management were re-established by thePolitical Bureau. The amended Internal Regulati-ons and the resolution on Europe & the WorldEconomy Strengthening the EUs Global Role wereadopted.

EPPP

OLITICALBUREAUHIGHLIGHTS

18 & 19 SEPTEMBER 2006 Brussels

The Swedish Moderaterna and KD won the parlia-mentary elections in Sweden.

The initiative of UMP President Nicolas Sarkozyon solution to overcome the constitutional crisisand to introduce urgent institutional reforms, do-minated the debate in the Political Bureau.

Kostas Sasmatzoglou was elected as the Secre-

tary of External Relations.Because of long overdue membership paymentsDHSS of Serbia was excluded from the EPP.

Alojz Peterles proposal on Information Societywas accepted.

EU-Russia relations were discussed. Resolutions onMexico, terrorism and Hungary were adopted.

The Political Bureau took note of the change ofthe address of the EPP Headquarters to Rue duCommerce 10, B-1000 Brussels as of 8 September2006.

9 & 10 NOVEMBER 2006 Brussels

To elabor ate on EUs energy integratio n policy, aseminar on Energy Policy will be organized on 7Februa ry 2007. The EPP will continue to strengthenits focus on the transatlantic partnership throughits relations with the International Republican Ins-titute (IRI), especially in view of the TransatlanticSummit of June 2007.

The upgrade application of the Democratic Par-ty of Romania (PD) for Associate Membership wa sadopted. The sister parties in Romania commit-

ted themselves to enhanced cooperation in viewof the European elections in Romania in May2007. The Member Parties supported the KD ofSwedens fact-finding mission to Cuba which wasorganized because of increased repression sinceFidel Castros brother took over as head of govern-ment.

The EPP Budget and the Membership fees for2007, the EPP Declaration on Police brutality inHungary and the list of Individual MembershipAppl icat ions of MEPs (according to 5 of the Sta-tutes) were accepted.

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European Policy

Chaired by the EPP President Wilfried Martens toge-ther with EPP Vice President Peter Hintze, the WorkingGroup had the task of preparing the EPPs most vital po-licy papers and Congress documents on European issues.In past years, the Working Group prepared the Congressdocuments of Berlin (2001), Estoril (2002) and Brussels(2004). Thus, the European Policy Working Group has

prepared the most important decisions of the EPP in thelast years.

On 2006, the Group focused on Energy Policy with theguidance ofEija-Riitta Korhola, EPP Rapporteur on En-ergy. The group also continued to work wit h the possiblesolutions to resolve the deadlock caused by the negativereferenda on the Constitutional Treaty.

Economic and Social Policy

Wi th the renewed mandate of the Rome Congre ss , theworking group - Co-Chaired by Peter Jungen and RiaOomen-Ruijten - focused on the fundamental develop-

ments regarding Economic and Social policy at the Eu-ropean level. Particular emphasis was placed on Labourmarket flexibility and Globalisations impact on EuropeanSocial Models. In 2006 the working group continued itsefforts to enhance its contacts with the main Europeaneconomic institutions.

EPP Membership

Chaired by Camiel Eurlings, EPP Vice President, thisWork ing Group is mandated to promote, faci li ta te andincorporate new EPP members, associate members, andobservers throughout the continent. When a party is ac-cepted in the EPP, its elected representatives automatical-

ly join the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, andall other EPP Groups and organizations.

In 2006, the Working Group recommended (and ultimate-ly accepted by the Political Bureau) the following partie s:Our Ukraine Peoples Union (NSNU) , Peoples Movement(RUKH), Democrat s for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB), Belarusi-an Popular Front (BPF), United Civic Party (UCP), and theDemocratic Party of Romania (PD, upgrade application).

EPP Working Groups

Working Groups are the backbone of EPPs political work, where high-profile representativesfrom the EPP member-parties develop common positions and strategies on major policy are-as and submit specific recommendations to the Political Bureau for final approval. A WorkingGroup can be given a specific mandate for preparative work for EPP Summits and the EPP Con-gress. Working Groups are also responsible for organizing Conferences, Roundtable discussions

and other important events.

EPP Working Groups

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Campaign Management

The coordination of the persons responsible for cam-paigning from the headquarters of member-parties,is the main task of this Committee. The exchangeof experiences in recent election campaigns as wellas the long-term preparation of European issues andthe campaign for the European Parliament election,has brought added value to the Member Parties and

to the EPP.

During the last meeting of the Committee, whichtook place in Rhodes, Greece in May 21-23, 2006,over 25 participants exchanged their experiences inrecent campaigns. Several ideas for campaigns wereproposed which found a lot of interest among theparticipants. Numerous presentations were madewhich can be found online in the EPP Intranet.

EPP Conferences

EPP Conferences reflect the political agenda and po-litical priorities of the EPP. Experts, European politi-

cians and representatives of the EPP member partiesdebate issues and present their positions to the pu-blic.

In June 2006 a Conference on EPP Priorities for aEurope Close to the Citizens took place in the Euro-pean Parliament in Brussels. EPP President WilfriedMartens opened the Conference together with EPP-ED Group Chairman Hans-Gert Poettering. Thekeynote Presentation was given by EU CommissionPresidentJose Manuel Barroso, who described themain challenges that the EU is facing today. Mem-bers of the newly elected EPP Presidency presentedthe EPP vision on economic reforms, implementationof the Lisbon agenda, challenges of the European Se-

curity Strategy, and the future of the European Cons-titution. More than 150 guests from the EuropeanParliament as well as the political, business and NGOcircles of the EU participated in the Conference.

EPP ArchivesRe-organisation and new access rules

In 2006 the EPP carried out a serious re-organisationof its archives in order to ensure a more professionaland durable conservation of its recent history, both

for int ernal and ex ternal user s. Fi rs t, a large part ofEPP files was transferred to the Archiv fr Christ-lich-Demokratische Politik of the Konrad AdenauerFoundation in Sankt Augustin/Bonn, which alreadycontains the central archives of the EPP(-ED) Groupin the European Parliament, some EPP files as well asthose from the NEI, the EUCD and the CDI. Second,a new inventory was set up for the re maining archive

fi les that are kept in the new EPP headquar ters inBrussels.

Apar t from a large e- collec tion of party documents,the EPP archives now include the official EPP publica-tions (documents for external use), the minutes of theEPP decision-making bodies since 1990 (Congress,Political Bureau [and Council], Presidency, Summitand Working Groups) and a large collection of pho-tographs and audiotapes. This collection reflects thevariety in activities the EPP has organised in morethan a decade. Wishing to stimulate historical andpolitical research, the EPP has decided to open itsarchives for consultation to the ge neral public and tolimit its confidentiality access period to 15 years.

EPP Archives

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EPP Congress Rome 30-31 March 2006

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More than 700 delegates, 50 volunteers, 15 Heads ofGovernment, European Commissioners, representa-tives from more than 69 political parties and 37 coun-tries, more than 300 journalists, dozens of internati-onal guests contributed to the success of XVII EPPCongress.

The EPP Congress, took place on the 30th & 31st ofMarch 2006, coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of

the founding of the EPP.

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XVIEPP Congress Rome

The EPP has come a long way since its incepti-

on as a transnational party of European Christian

Democrats. 30 years later, the EPP boasts 69 Chris-

tian democrat, reform and conservative member parties

from 37 European countr ie s and is the most in fl uent ia l

political part y in all major European institutions: 10 heads

of government in the European Council, 9 Commissioners

including the President, and the largest Group in the Eu-

ropean Parliament with 277 members.

The Rome Congress was the ultimate political event of

2006 in Europe and set the s tage for new momentum in

the European project.

Our Aim, Your Europe was the slogan for the 17th EPP

Congress in Rome, reflecting EPPs ambition to create a

Europe close to its citizens.

The Congress adopted its Rome Manifesto. Untitled For

a Europe of the Citizens: Priorities for a Better Future, the

document includes the EPP positions to strengthen the

European Union.

The EPP elected its President, Secretary General, Vice-

Presidents and Treasurer during the XVII Congress.

Wilfried Martens (Belgium) and Antonio Lpez-

Istriz (Spain) were re-elected as President and Secreta-

ry General of the EPP for a term of three years.

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EPP 30th ANNIVERSARY

The EPP was created 30 years ago as a Federation of Chr is-

tian Democrat Parties of the European Community.

The EPP wanted to give continuity to the tradition of

the Christian Democrat Statesmen such as Robert

Schuman, Alcide de Gasperi and Konrad Adenauer

Thanks to its remarkabl e Europe-wide profile, the EPP has

grown very rapidly to become the leading political ac-

tor of the continent. No other politi cal family has played

such a decisive role in the different stages of the Europe-

an integration.

The EPP had a crucial role during t he 90s in the prepara-

tions of the Treaty of Maastricht, and it is destined to play

a decisive role in the current political crisis, to which the

EPP gave solid answers during its XVII Congress in Rome.

30 years after its foundation, the EPP is still the para-

mount political actor in Europe!

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BLUE BOOK

The Blue book is an innovative initiative launched by

the EPP during its Rome Congress. The purpose of this

book is to serve as a communication tool to reach out

to citizens and give straight-forward answers to their

main questions and concerns.

The Book contains clear, relevant information on the idea

of Europe, immigration, terrorism, environment, budge-

tary questions, the role of Europe in the world, among

other crucial issues.

The EPP is in favor of responsible EU policies. The EPP

believes in a free, open, prosperous and democratic

Europe and assumes the responsibility that EU citizens

trusted our political family in last European elections by

bringing about EPP policies to continue the construction

of Europe in the frame of the EPP tr adition

MARTENS ADDRESSES XVII EPP CONGRESS

EPP President Wilfried Martens, following his re-election,

made the following address to the Congress delegates:

It is time for the EPP to transform the current political crisis

into a new impetus. This is the goal of the XVII Congress of

the EPP: to give back a soul to European project , to provi-

de it with the dynamism that only a strong European ideal

gives. Conscious of the challenge and the urgency, the Eu-

ropean Peoples Party has approved a Manifesto formulating

the essential orientations with the new prospects for Euro-

pe. The European Union urgently needs more l eadership, to

defend the common interest and our joint projects.

I am convinced, that a new generation, resulting from our

popular movement, will take again the torch and I remain

convinced that the entire EPP family will assume the respon-

sibility to conclude this task and to bring Europe closer toour fellow citizens.

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ME MANIFE T

he EPP adopted its Rome Manifesto during the Con-

gress. Entitled For a Europe of the Citizens: Priorities for

a Better Future, the document includes the new EPP po-

sitions to strengthen the European Union.

Thanks to European integration, there has been peace,

security and prosperity on our continent for more than

half a centur y. Today, the European Union guarantees the

conso i a tion o t e young emocrac ie s o Centra an

astern Europe and the Balkans, and contributes to the

economica reviva o Western Europe. T e iversity o

languages, cultures and religions provides big opportu-

nities for everyones life. It is a permanent mission for

uropean soc ety.

e want to make a contribution to this positive pro-

cess and to seize the opportunities it offers. Most citi-

zens, w et er or not t ey a ere to a re igion or c urc ,

are willing to cooperate, stand together and to commit

themselves in a show of so lidarity. The European Peoples

Par ty ma es, t roug i ts Rome Man i e sto , an open p ea

or their support and contribution in order to fulfil our

common goals.

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US Senator John McCain addresses an EPP and IRI Event

in Brussels, 29.04.06

EPP Global Political Activity

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

and EPP President Wilfried Martens meet

in Ottawa, 05.05.06

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EPP Global Political Activity

In recent years, the EPP began developingits international profile in the global po-

litical arena. In view of EUs expandingrelations with many countries around theworld, the EPP is actively assisting in thepromotion of these relations on a politicallevel. Thus, EPPs international relationshave a dual aim: to advance its politicalprinciples and values beyond Europe and,at the same time, to promote EU interestsaround the world.

Specifically, the EPP has embarked on aseries of political contacts for the purpo-se of advancing bilateral relations withimportant political parties and organiza-tions around the world. We are currently

in close contact with important like-min-ded parties such as the Conservative Partyof Canada led by Prime MinisterStephenHarper, the Liberal Party of Australia ledby Prime MinisterJohn Howard , the Libe-ral Democratic Party of Japan led by PrimeMinisterShinzo Abe, a.o.

The EPP is also continuing to foster its rela-tionship with the International Republi-can Institute (IRI) of the United States.In 2006, the EPP co-organized three im-portant events with the IRI in Brussels:with George Weigel (06/12/06), a dis-

tinguished American intellectual, with JimKolbe (11/10/06), Arizona Congressman,

and withJohn McCain (29/04/06), Arizo-na Senator and IRI Chairman.

Finally, for the purpose of improving glo-bal political synergy and cooperation, theEPP follows closely the activities of the twomultilateral organizations of our politicalfamily: the Christian/Centrist DemocratInternational (CDI) and the InternationalDemocrat Union (IDU).

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Website: www.epp.euUpdated every day, the EPP website contains not only last mi-nute information (press releases and other news), but also thecalendar of activities, documents, and background informationon the EPP and its member parties.

The EPP also launched last year a special website on theCongress held in Rome (30 and 31 March) includingnews, documents and pictures. The site is still available:www.eppcongress2006.org

-vities of the EPP of the previous weeks, and also includes inter-views and articles. The newsletter is available in English, Frenchand German.

EPP 30th Anniversary videoOn the occasion of its 30th Anniversary, the EPP produced avideo to remember the main facts of its own History and theinfluence of the party in the European project over the last threedecades. The video was successfully presented during the Con-gress in Rome.

EPP in ActionLaunched in 2005 for the fir st time, is a handsome brochure thatreviews the activities of the EPP of the previous year in a clear

and concise manner.

Advertising on other websitesIn addition to the ar ticles of the EPP published on other websitesof the EPP family (e.g. EPP-ED Group), our par ty signed in 2006 acooperation agreement with Euractiv, one of the most impor tantportals on European affairs, to guarantee further advertising ofour activities.

Press conferences and meetings with journalistsThe EPP also offers press conferences to the journalists at theend of each important event, such as the Summits (last year heldin Brussels and in Helsinki) or t he Congress which took place inRome.

In addition, President Wilfried Martens and Secretary Gene-ra l Antonio Lpez-Istriz meet regularly with journalists andgive interviews.

EPP Communication Strategy

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New Headquarters

At the hear t of the European quar ter in Brusse ls , ju st a shor twalk from the EU institutions, the EPP and the Forum for Euro-pean Studies inaugurated the new EPP Headquarters. The newand larger office building will allow EPP to further invest onthe enhancement and modernization of its services. In the futu-re, the new EPP headquarters will also host the EPP recognizedassociations and other organizations close to EPP. Our am-bition is to transform our new offices as the common homeof all those linked to the big European Peoples Party family.

The new headquarters were officially inaugurated onSeptember 18, 2006.

EPP Statute and Party Funding

The Rome Congress placed the keystone of the reforms ofour statutes transforming the EPP into a modern and func-tional organization with the legal personality of an Inter-national Non-Profit Association, formally recognized by theEuropean Union. The recognition as an International Non-Profit Association and the reform of our Statutes were neces-sary prerequisites in view of the regulations of the EuropeanParliament on party funding. The implementation of the Re-gulation of European Party funding, introduced in 2004 as afirst step towards a legal framework for European level politi -cal parties, has not always been easy and consistent with themodern management of a dynamic organization.

EPP therefore took the lead in drafting the Report on the im-plementation of funding arrangements for political partiesat European-level, which was approved by t he European Par-liament in spring 2006 (Leinen Report ). Numerous sugges-tions and proposals for changes were made to improve theapplication, and more specifically, the long-term financialplanning, the building-up of reserves and the procedures fortransparency and simplification. The European Commissionand Council are now deciding on the impl ementation of the-se proposed changes.

In 2006, 10 European parties received party funding:

- European Peoples Party (EPP)

- Party of European Socialists (PES)

- European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR)- European Democrat Party (EDP)

- The European Federation of Green Parties (EFGP)

- Party of the European Left (GUE)

- Alliance for the Europe of Nations (AEN)

- European Free Alliance (EFA)

- Alliance for Independent Democrats in Europe (AIDE)

- EU Democrats Alliance for Democracy in the EU (EUD)

The European Union budget for 2006 set aside9.2 million EURO for party funding. 15% of the budget isdistributed among the parties in equal shares. 85% is distri-buted on the basis of the number of Members of Parliamentaccounted for by every Party.

The European Parliament funds constitute 2/3 of EPP income.The rest of the income is generated through the membershipfees. Membership fees of full Member Par ties are calculatedon the basis of the political strength of the party and thenumber of MEPs. The membership fee of the associate andobserver member parties is calculated by the Political Bureauon the basis of the votes obtained by these parti es during thelast national elections.

The European funds were allocated as follows(in million EURO):

EPP 2.9 PES 2.6 ELDR 0.8 EFGP 0.6

AEN 0.4 EDP 0.5 GUE 0.5 EFA 0.2

EUD 0.2 AIDE 0.3

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Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Union(SME UNION)

The SME UNION of the EPP is the network of pro-busi-ness Christian-Democrat, Conservative and Liberal poli-

ticians and political organizations. Its main objective isto shape EU policy in a more SME friendly way in closecooperation with the SME Circle of the EPP-ED Groupin the European Parliament, DG Enterprise and the SMEUNION members within the EPP member parties.

The importance of the work of the SME UNION can beseen in the fact that SMEs are considered as the key dri-ver for sustainable jobs, growth and prosperity. Its toppriority is to reform the legal framework for SMEs allover Europe and to promote and support the interests

of small and medium-sized enterprises which - due totheir willingness to take risks and responsibility - are the

engine of the European economy.The topic of the Year for 2007 will be Less & Better Regu -lation for SMEs. In June 2005, President of Eurochambresand President of the Austrian Federal Economic Cham-ber, Christoph Leitl, was elected President of the SMEUNION.

For more information on SME UNION, please visit:www.sme-union.org

European Union of Christian Democratic Workers(EUCDW)

The EUCDW is the workers organisation of the EPP with23 member organisations from 17 different countries. Asthe officially recognised EPP association of workers, theEUCDW led by its President Elmar Brok, MEP, has thefollowing aims: to press for the political unification of ademocratic Europe; to promote the development of theEPP on the basis of Christian-social teaching; to repre-sent and defend worker interests in European Policy ; towork for the achievement of Christian-social principlesand policies in the European workers movements; tostep up co-operation with the workers and their orga-nizations.

Therefore, in the last years and 2006 in particular, theEUCDW has spent a lot of effort in influencing employ-ment policy and defending an undivided Europe of so-cial protection without any opt-outs. EUCDW welco-mes the success of reshaping the Services Directivein such a way that it fits into a reasonable and balancedapproach for the Internal Market which wil l help preser-ve the social cohesion of our societies.

For more information on EUCDW, please visit:www.eucdw.org

EPP Associations

EPP Women

EPP Women is recognised by the EPP as the official asso-ciation of women from all likeminded political parties ofEurope. EPP Women have over 40 member organizationsfrom countries of the European Union and beyond. Allmember organisations are womens organisations frompolitical parti es which are members of the EPP.

EPP Women, e y i t s P resi ent Doris Pack, MEP, wasdedicated in 2006 to the advancement of womens po-litical participation throughout Europe and to the pro-motion of important women-related issues. In part icular

EPPW in 2006 promoted the notion of equal opportunitiesbetween men and women, womens contribution to therealization of the Lisbon Strategy, and the f ight againstwomen and poverty.

For more information on the EPP Women, please visit:

www.epp-women.org or send an e-mail toeppwomen@epp.eu

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Youth of the European Peoples Party (YEPP)

YEPP is EPPs of fi ci al youth organisati on, se lf -governedby its own statutes, political program and elected rep-resentatives. YEPPs members are national party-p oliticalyouth organ is at ions . The pu rpose of a ll 55 member orga-nisations as well as for YEPP is to provide young peoplea channel in order to influence the shaping of their soci-eties with democratic means and centre-right, Christiandemocratic and conservative ideas.

Through its member organisations YEPP brings togethermore than 1,2 million youngsters in 35 European states.This makes YEPP the largest party-political youth organi-sation in Europe.

YEPP is le d by it s Pres ident, David Hansen. He chairs aBoard of 12 members with a two years mandate.

2006 was the mid-term of the Board and yet another ac-tive period. Seven dif ferent weekend seminars, includingone Summer School and 5 Council meetings of memberorganisations have been held. YEPPs office with it s ownExecutive Officer, Ann-Pascale Mommerency, is loca-ted within the new EPP building in Brussels.

In 2007 YEPP will celebrate its 10th anniversary at a Con-gress in Stockholm, Sweden. Being welcomed there byits first president and now Prime MinisterFredrik Rein-feldt, this will surely manifest YEPPs intention: to be thefuture of the EPP the future of Europe.

For more information on YEPP, please visit:www.yepp-eu.org

European Senior Citizens Union (ESU)

The ESU, founded in Madrid in 1995, is the largest poli-tical senior citizens organization in Europe. The ESU isrepresented in 21 member states with 34 organisationsand about 500.000 members. The ESU is dedicated tothe advancement of rights of European senior citizensand their engagement in society. The aims of the ESU are

the promotion of the role of the elderly in ageing Euro-pean societies, against the discrimination of the elderl y,the European pension systems, seniors and volunteering,intergenerational relationship & participation.

In 2006, ESU based its work on three firm principles:1. the Christian conception of man, 2. the call of man

kind to freedom and solidarity, 3. ethnical, economicand social demands which are not in conflict, but in ag-reement with each other. The ESU, led by its President,Bernhard Worms, calls for the active participation ofsenior citizens in the workplace, in decisions and in thepromotion of responsibility in European societies. Senior

citizens are the determining group of society in the 21stcentury.

For more information on ESU, please visit:www.eu-seniorunion.info

European Democrat Students (EDS)

EDS is the official students organization of the EPP. Sin-ce it was founded in 1961, EDS brings together studentsand young political leaders from all over Europe to pro-mote a political pro- European exchange. Although beinga students organization, and therefore taking a specialinterest in topics like the Bologna Process, the organiza-tion is especially aware of the importance of promotingvalues like Freedom, Democracy and the Human Rights.

Led by its Chairwoman Ana Filipa Janine, the struc-ture has 36 member organizations, representing nearly500.000 students across the continent. Currently, EDSis represented in 34 countries, including non EU member

states like Belarus and Georgia. EDS is not a centralized

organization, it is an organization of organizations, anetworking structure whose general aim is to bundle thepower of the various members in order to give youngpeople and students a strong voice. Every year the or-ganization hosts Summer and a Winter universities andseveral seminars, publishes a bi-annual magazine Bull-seye and campaigns, through various forms, for the in-terests of young people. Most recent events, organizedby EDS, took place in Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Finland,Ukraine and Romania.

For more information on EDS, please visit:www.edsnet.org

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develop new thinking, to prepare in-puts into the an-nual summer university. They attract prominent policyexperts as chairmen and rapporteurs.

The EIN held its fif th summer university and third Eu-ropean Ideas Fair from Thursday 21 to Saturday 23September 2006 at the Centre de Congrs, Lyon. Theevent attracted over 300 participants from 27 coun-tries. Plenary sessions focussed on the challenge ofglobalisation and the continuing need for Europe todevelop an agenda for revival based on economic re-o rm. Keynote spea e rs inc u e Jos Manuel Barro-

so, President of the European Commission, Carl Bildt,the former prime minister and now foreign ministerof Sweden, Dominique Perben, French Minister ofTransport, and Jean-Martin Folz , chief executive ofPeugeot-Citron.

During 2006, already close working links with the EPPparty were deepened. Wilfried Martens, Presidentof the EPP, chaired a seminar organised jointly in Italyby the EIN, EPP and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, on lon-ger-term European policy challenges. Participants in-cluded policy directors of national political parties andchairmen and rapporteurs of EIN working groups. Thisdiscussion serves as a precursor to a broader projecton Europe 2025 which the network will be carryingforward in all its activities during the course of 2007.

Further details of EIN activiti es in 2006 can be found onthe EIN website: www.ein.eu

Centre for Political Parliamentary Educationand Training

The EPP-ED Centre for Political Parliamentary Education andTraining (CET) was established in 2002. The goal of the CETis to contribute to the successful work of the EPP-ED Group byorganising educational activities: workshops, seminars, con-ferences and special meetings.

Ac ti vi ti es in 2006- MEP assistant training for the 25 EU member countries- Values and Policy of t he EPP and EPP-ED Group 2 infowork-

shops for the new EPP member part y PD (Romania)- MEP assistant training and an internship for future assistants

from Bulgaria and Romania- Local self-government: A step towards effectiveness and the

understanding on the decision-making procedure of the EUand basic principles and values of EPP-ED seminars in theUkraine for local councillors to improve the level of politicalparliamentary education among the young councillors

- Developing local self-government in former soviet states:Moldova and Belarus seminars in Moldova and for Belorussi-an participants in Kiev

For more on the Centre for Political Parliamentary Education andTraining, please contact: cet@t-online.hu

EPP Foundations

and Think Tanks

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The Robert Schuman Institute

The Union of the Robert Schuman Institute for Developing De-mocracy in Central and Eastern Europe (RSI) has been opera-ting under the auspices of the EPP with an extended scope ofactivities since 1995. The RSI organizes international courses forpotential young leaders, party members and officials of the EPPsister and co-operating parties of the developing democracies inthe region receiving both theoretical and practical training.

Since the 2004 EU enlargement, the Institute has been focus-ing mostly on East and Southeast European countries. Wim vanVelzen announced his retirement as President of the RSI. TheGeneral Meeting appointed him Honorary President. EPP VicePresident Camiel Eurlings, MEP, was elected as the new Presi-dent of RSI.

For more on Robert Schuman Institute, please visit:

www.rschuman.hu

International conference: The Effects of Robert Schumans Ideas in Todays Europe.

The Robert Schuman Foundation

The Robert Schuman Foundation for Cooperation amongChristian Democrats in Europe, founded in 1989, is an entityof the Group of the European Peoples Party (Christian De-mocrats), registered in the Gra nd Duchy of Luxembourg.

Since its establishment, the Foundation has provided a one-month internships in the European Parliament for more than500 young people, primarily from central and eastern Europe,but also from Latin America, Russia and the southern Cauca-sus. The majority of those who complete the programme re-main faithful to the policies and values they originally adop-ted. Every two years the Foundation organizes meetings offormer interns in the form of political seminars. These werefirst held in Prague, in Poland and Hungary and, in recentyear s, we re he ld in Brusse ls , Stra sbourg and Rome.

For more information on Robert Schuman Foundation, pleasecontact:Corinna Zehler, corinna.zehler@europarl.europa.eu

Political Foundations

Wor king toge ther wi th the EPP Member Parti es , Poli ti ca lFoundations around Europe deliver vital input to Europeanpolitical debate and development. This work consists of alarge variety of activities in European political life, includingconferences, research, contributions resulting from publicdebate, publications, training programmes, etc. These Foun-dations, such as Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Hans-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS), Fundacin para el Anlisis y losEstudios Sociales (FAES), Political Academy of VP,Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation, Institute for DemocracyKonstantinos Karamanlis and others, cooperate with EPPin various projects and provide important advice for the EPPand its work.

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Who is Who

EPP PresidencyPRESIDENT

Wi lf ri ed MARTENS(Belgium, CD&V)

VICE PRESIDENT

Mario DAVID,(Portugal, PSD)

VICE PRESIDENT

Camiel EURLINGS(The Netherlands, CDA)

VICE PRESIDENT

Enda KENNY(Ireland, FG)

VICE PRESIDENT

Jyrki K ATAINEN(Finland, KK)

VICE PRESIDENT

Peter HINTZE(Germany, CDU)

VICE PRESIDENT

Al oj z PETERLE(Slovenia, NSI)

VICE PRESIDENT

Vi ktor ORBAN(Hungary, FIDESZ)

TREASURER

Ingo FRIEDRICH(Germany, CSU)

VICE PRESIDENT

Antonio TAJAN I(Italy, FI)

VICE PRESIDENT

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI(Poland, PO)

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Sauli NIINIST(Finland, KOK)

HONORARY PRESIDENT

Leo TINDEMANS(Belgium, CD&V)

VICE PRESIDENT

Michel BARNIER,(France, UMP)

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CABINET OF THE PRESIDENT

Ingrid GOOSSENSHead of Presidents cabinet af fairsigoossens@epp.eu

SECRETARY GENERAL

Antonio LPEZ-IST R IZSecretary General, MEP, (Spain, PP)alopez@epp.eu

SECRETARY OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Kostas SASMATZOGLOUSecretary of External Relations, (Greece, ND)relex@epp.eu

SENIOR OFFICIALS

(l ) Jos Luis FONTALBASenior Political Adviser, (Spain, PP)

jlfontalba@epp.eu(m) Tomi HUHTANEN

Senior Political Adviser, (Finland, KOK)thuhtanen@epp.eu

(r) Javier JIMENEZPress Officer, (Spain, PP)

jjimenez@epp.eu

DEPUTIES SECRETARY GENERAL

(l ) Christian KREMER

Deputy Secretary General, ( Germany, CDU)ckremer@epp.eu

(r) Luc VANDEPUTTEDeputy Secretary General, (Belgium, CD&V)

lvandeputte@epp.eu

OFFICIALS

(l ) Galina FOMENCHENKOPolitical Adviser (Ukraine)gfomenchenko@epp.eu(r) Pieter RONSIJNPolitical Adviser (Belgium, CD&V)pronsijn@epp.eu

ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL

Mlanie DURSINAs sist ant to Secretar y Gene ra lmdursin@epp.eu

ASSISTANTS TO THE DEPUTIES SECRETARY GENERAL

(l ) Susanne CORDSAss is tant to Chri st ian Kremer

scords@epp.eu(r) Daniele BUFFELS

As sist ant to Luc Vandeput tedbuffels@epp.eu

SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL

(l ) Rita TRIESTPolitical Bureau Executive Secretaryrtriest@epp.eu

(r) Yelba TORRESCDI, Working Groupsyt or re s@epp.eu

SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL

(l ) Sophie PAEMEReception, General administration and logistics

spaeme@epp.eu(r ) Guy VOLCKAERT

Manager of Informatics & Internetgvolckaert@epp.eu

ASSISTANT OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Pavlina HEYMANS-PACKOVAs sist ant to Secretar y of Ex ternal Re la tionspheymans@epp.eu

Who is Who

EPP Secretariat

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CROATIAHDZ Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica ww w.hdz.hr / DC* Demokratski Centar www.demokratski-centar.hr / HSS* Hrvatska Seljacka Stranka www.hss.hr

FRANCEUMP Union pour un Mouvement Populaire www.u-m-p.org

ALBANIAPDR *New Democrat Party / DP* Democratic Part y of Albania www.dpalbania.org

BELARUSBPF* Belarusan Popular Front www.pbnt.org / UCP* United Civil Party w ww.ucpb.org

GREECEND Nea Demokratia www.nd.gr

GERMANYCDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands ww w.cdu.de / CSU Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern www.csu.de

NORWAYHOYRE www.hoyre.no / KRF* Kristelig Folkeparti www.krf.no

PORTUGALPSD Partido Social Democrata www.psd.pt

ROMANIAPD Partidul Democrat www.pd.ro / PNTCD Partidul National Taranesc Crestin Democrat www.pntcd.ro / RMDSZ Romniai Magyar Demokrata Szvetsg www.rmdsz.ro

SAN MARINOPDCS* Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese www.pdcs.sm

POLANDPO Platforma Obywatelska www.platforma.org / PSL Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe www.psl.pl

FINLANDKOK Kansallinen Kokoomus www.kokoomus.fi / KD* Suomen Kristill isdemokraatit www.kristill isdemokraatit.fi

ESTONIAIRL Isamaa ja Res Publica Liit www.irl.ee

LUXEMBOURGCSV Chrschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei ww w.csv.lu

HUNGARYFIDESZ Fidesz Magyar Polgri Szvetsg www.fidesz.hu / MDF Magyar Demokrata Frum ww w.mdf.hu

TURKEYAKP* Jus ti ce a nd Dev elo pme nt Pa rt y w ww. akp ar ti. org .tr

SWITZERLANDCVP Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei www.cvp.ch / EVP Evangelische Volkspartei www.evppev.ch

UKRAINENSNU* Peoples Union Our Ukraine www.razom.org.ua / RUKH* Peoples Movement of Ukraine www.nru.org.ua

SLOVENIANSI Nova Slovenija - Krscanska Ljudska Stranka www.nsi.si / SDS Slovenska Demokratska Stranka www.sds.si / SLS Slovenska Ljudska Stranka www.sls.si

SPAINPP Partido Popular www.pp.es / UDC Uni Democrtica de Catalunya www.unio.org

SWEDENKD Kristdemokraterna www.kristdemokraterna.se / Moderaterna www.moderat.se

MALTAPN Partit Nazzjonalista www.pn.org.mt

MOLDOVAPPCD Partidul Popular Crestin Democrat www.ppcd.md

NETHERLANDSCDA Christen Democratisch Appl ww w.cda.nl

BELGIUMCD&V Christen-Demokratisch & Vlaams ww w.cdenv.be / CDH Centre Dmocrate Humaniste www.lecdh.be

BOSNIA & HERZOGOVINA

HDZBiH* Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica BiH w ww.hdzbih.org / PDP* Partija Demokratskog Progresa RS www.pdp-rs.org/SDA* Stranka Demokratski Akcijewww.sda.baBULGARIABANU-PU Banu Peoples Union / DSB Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria www.dsb.org / UDF Union of Democratic Forces www.sds.bg / DP Democratic Party

IRELANDFG Fine Gael www.finegael.ie

ITALYFI Forza Italia www.forza-italia.it / UDC Unione dei Democratici Cristiani www.udc-camera.it /UDEUR Popolari UDEUR www.popolariudeur.it / SVP* Sdtiroler Volkspartei www.svpartei.org

CZECH REPUBLICKDU-CSL Krestanka a demokraticka unie w ww.kdu.cz

AUSTRIAVP sterreichische Volkspartei www.oevp.at

CYPRUSDISY Democratic Rally of Cyprus www.disy.org.cy

SERBIADSS Democratic Party of Serbia www.dss.org.yu / G17PLUS www.g17plus.org.yu

LITHUANIALKD Lietuvos Krikscionys Demokratai www.lkdp.lt / TS-LK Tevynes Sajunga www.tsajunga.lt

LATVIAJL/NE New Era www.jaunaislaiks.lv / TP Tautas Partija www.tautaspartija.lv

DENMARKDKF Det Konservative Folkeparti ww w.konservative.dk / KD Kristendemokraterne www.kd.dk

* Observers

SLOVAKIAKDH Krestanskodemokraticke Hnutie Slovenska www.kdh.sk / MKP Strana Madarskej Koalcie www.mkp.sk /SDK-DS Slovensk Demokratick a Krestanska nia Demokratick Strana www.sdkuonline.sk

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