EPP-ED Group: Group Structure

Group Structure

May 2004

5th parliamentary term 1999-2004

Founded as the Christian Democrat Group on 23 June 1953 as a faction in the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community, 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 elections to the European Parliament, and to "Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats" in July 1999. It has always played a leading role in the construction of Europe.

Description

The 294 members of the EPP-ED Group come from the 25 Member States of the European Union. The Group is currently the largest in Parliament. Its membership is made up of:

	53	Germany
	37	United Kingdom
	34	Italy
	28	Spain
	21	France
	13	Czech Republic
	13	Poland
	12	Hungary
	9	Greece
	9	Netherlands
	9	Portugal
	7	Austria
	7	Slovakia
	7	Sweden
	5	Belgium
	5	Finland
	5	Ireland
	5	Latvia
	3	Lithuania
	3	Slovenia
	2	Cyprus
	2	Estonia
	2	Luxembourg
	2	Malta
	1	Denmark

The Bureau

The Bureau, the Group's political organ, consists of:

	The Presidency
	Members of the Group who are also members of Parliament's Bureau
	Heads of national delegations
	The Chairmen of the five working groups
	Chairmen of parliamentary committees
	Chairmen of interparliamentary delegations
	One co-opted member for every 10 members of a national delegation

Coordinators in the parliamentary
committees