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{{Short description|Centre-right political group of the European Parliament}}
{{About|the parliamentary group |the political party |European People's Party}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox European Parliament group
|name = {{nobr|European People's Party Group}}
|title = European People's Party Group
|image = [[File:EPP EP group logo 2015.svg|250px|Logo of the European People's Party in the European Parliament]]
|from = {{ubl|11 September 1952<br />(unofficially)<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/>
|23 June 1953<br />(officially)<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/>}}
|to = Present
|englishabbr = EPP Group, EPP<ref name="MEPsTable"/><br />(22 June 2009 – present)<br />{{Collapsible list |title=Older:
|EPP-ED<ref name="t1s1">{{cite web |url=http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf |title=Democracy in the European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301072923/http://emlab.berkeley.edu/users/groland/pubs/HNR-Democracy_in_the_EP-11July05.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2011}}</ref><br />(20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2">{{cite web |url=http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4504/ |title=Political Groups of the European Parliament |publisher=Kas.de |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517163147/http://www.kas.de/wf/de/71.4504/ |archive-date=17 May 2011}}</ref> – 22 June 2009)
|EPP<ref name="t1s1"/><br />(17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34">{{cite web |url=http://www.europe-politique.eu/groupe-du-parti-populaire-europeen-et-des-democrates-europeens.htm|title=EPP-ED on Europe Politique |publisher=Europe-politique.eu |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823054838/http://www.europe-politique.eu/groupe-du-parti-populaire-europeen-et-des-democrates-europeens.htm |archive-date=23 August 2010}}</ref> – 20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/>)
|CD<ref name="t1s2"/><br />{{nobr|(23 June 1953<ref name="t1s34"/> – 17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/>)}}
}}
|frenchabbr = PPE<br />(22 June 2009 – present)<br />{{Collapsible list|title= Older:
|PPE-DE<ref name="t1s5">{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/groups/accounts_en.htm |title=Political Groups Annual Accounts 2001–2006 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520075608/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/groups/accounts_en.htm |archive-date=20 May 2011}}</ref><br />(20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/> – 22 June 2009)
|PPE<ref name="t1s34"/><br />(17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/> – 20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/>)
|DC<ref name="t1s34"/><br />{{nobr|(23 June 1953<ref name="t1s34"/> – 17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/>)}}
}}
|formalname = Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)<br />(22 June 2009 – present)<br />{{Collapsible list|title= Older:
|Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)<br />and European Democrats<ref name="t1s5"/><ref name="t1s51">{{EP MEP info/archive|1253|Hans-Gert Pöttering}}</ref><ref name="MEPJosephDaul">{{EP MEP info/archive|1253|Joseph Daul}}</ref><br />(20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/> – 22 June 2009)
|Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)<ref name="t1s34"/><ref>{{cite web| url = https://election-results.eu/european-results/1979-1984/constitutive-session/| title = 1979 Constitutive session {{!}} 2019 European election results {{!}} European Parliament}}</ref><ref name="t1s6">{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm |title=Group names 1999 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110822133931/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/election/results/legende.htm |archive-date=22 August 2011}}</ref><ref name="t1s50">{{EP MEP info/archive|1267|Egon Klepsch}}</ref><br />(17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/> – 20 July 1999<ref name="t1s2"/>)
|Christian Democratic Group {{nobr|(Group of the European People's Party)}}<ref name="t1s34"/><ref name="t1s50"/><br />(14 March 1978<ref name="t1s34"/> – 17 July 1979<ref name="t1s34"/>)
|Christian Democratic Group<ref name="t1s2"/><ref name="t1s50"/><br />(23 June 1953<ref name="t1s34"/> – 14 March 1978<ref name="t1s34"/>)
}}
|europarties = [[European People's Party]] (majority)<br/>[[European Christian Political Party]] ([[Family Party of Germany|FAMILIE]])
|associated =
|ideology = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
 |[[Christian democracy]]<ref name="Slomp2011"/>
 |[[Conservatism]]<ref name="Slomp2011">{{cite book |last=Slomp |first=Hans |title=Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LmfAPmwE6YYC&pg=PA245 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |date=26 September 2011 |page=245 |access-date=20 September 2018 |isbn=978-0-313-39182-8}}</ref>
 |[[Pro-Europeanism]]
}}
|position = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
 |[[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]{{refn|<ref>{{cite news |title=Hungary's Orban faces exclusion from EU centre-right group |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47454408 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=5 March 2019 |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=de Carbonnel |first=Alissa |title=Centre-right to top European Parliament vote, edging out nationalists: poll |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-election-idUSKCN1RA0VB |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=29 March 2019 |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>}}
}}
|chairs = [[Manfred Weber]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Weber elected new EPP leader |date=5 June 2014 |url=http://euobserver.com/tickers/124493 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606180749/http://euobserver.com/tickers/124493 |archive-date=6 June 2014}}</ref>
|meps = {{composition bar|{{MEPcount|EPP}}|720|{{party color|European People's Party Group}}|width=80%}}
|website ={{Official URL}}
}}

The '''European People's Party Group''' ('''EPP Group''' or simply '''EPP''') is a [[political group of the European Parliament]] consisting of [[Member of the European Parliament|deputies]] (MEPs) from the member parties of the [[European People's Party]] (EPP). Sometimes it also includes independent MEPs and/or deputies from unaffiliated national parties.<ref name="Staab2011">{{cite book |last=Staab |first=Andreas |title=The European Union Explained, Second Edition: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gePMlsVzZI0C&pg=PA67|access-date=5 August 2013|year=2011|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-00164-1|page=67}}</ref><ref name="Thomson2011">{{cite book|author=Robert Thomson|title=Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative Decision-Making Before and After Enlargement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uRetSyiQubMC&pg=PA103|access-date=9 August 2013|year=2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-1-139-50517-8|page=103}}</ref><ref name="Ayd?n-Düzgit2012">{{cite book|author=Senem Aydin-Düzgit|title=Constructions of European Identity: Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DTviXmK9zgkC&pg=PA16|year=2012|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-28351-1|page=16}}</ref> The EPP Group comprises politicians of [[Christian democracy|Christian democratic]], [[Conservativism|conservative]] and [[Liberal conservatism|liberal-conservative]] orientation.<ref name="PetersonShackleton2012">{{cite book|author=Tapio Raunio|chapter=Political Interests: the European Parliament's Party Groups|editor1=John Peterson|editor2=Michael Shackleton|title=The Institutions of the European Union|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oaD01PaTFE0C&pg=PA340|access-date=7 August 2013|year=2012|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-957498-8|page=340}}</ref><ref name="Puig2008">{{cite book|author=Lluís Maria de Puig|title=International Parliaments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z2QkONZLFZAC&pg=PA61|access-date=9 August 2013|year=2008|publisher=Council of Europe|isbn=978-92-871-6450-6|page=61}}</ref><ref name="Thorlakson2013">{{cite book|author=Lori Thorlakson|chapter=Federalism and the European party system|editor=Alexander H. Trechsel|title=Towards a Federal Europe|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTndAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT72|year=2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-99818-1|page=72}}</ref>

The 2024 EPP manifesto reflects these views. The opening paragraph for instance reflects conservatism used to distinguish Europeans as a people "defined by shared history, heritage, Judea-Christian roots, and diversity."<ref>{{cite web |title=EPP Manifesto 2024 - Our Europe, a safe and good home for the people |url=https://www.epp.eu/papers/epp-manifesto-2024 |website=The European People’s Party |access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref> The manifesto refers to the history of [[christian democracy]] and the invention of the [[social market economy]], as evidence of their commitment to Christian ethics & social teaching. Also linked is an article dedicated to the EPP view on social market economies, where they state "We believe our Christian democratic values are the strongest starting point for designing the future because they combine the best from conservative, liberal, and Christian-social ways of thinking."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Building a social market economy that cares |url=https://www.eppgroup.eu/what-we-stand-for/our-impact/building-a-social-market-economy-that-cares |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=www.eppgroup.eu |language=en}}</ref>

The [[European People's Party]] was officially founded as a [[European political party]] in 1976. However, the European People's Party Group in the [[European Parliament]] has existed in one form or another since June 1953, from the Common Assembly of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]], making it one of the oldest European-level political groups. It has been the largest political group in the European Parliament since 1999.

==History==
The Common Assembly of the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (the predecessor of the present day European Parliament) first met on 10 September 1952<ref name="ENA9892">{{cite web|url=http://www.cvce.eu/obj/composition_of_the_common_assembly_10_13_september_1952-en-5dd0109a-0c6f-47a3-833a-1c482b599a89.html|title=Composition of the Common Assembly (10–13 September 1952)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108181442/http://www.cvce.eu/obj/composition_of_the_common_assembly_10_13_september_1952-en-5dd0109a-0c6f-47a3-833a-1c482b599a89.html|archive-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> and the first '''Christian Democratic Group''' was unofficially formed the next day, with [[Maan Sassen]] as president.<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02">{{cite web |url=http://www.epp-ed.eu/Group/en/chronology02.asp |title=EPPED Chronology 02 |publisher=Epp-ed.eu |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815070808/http://www.eppgroup.eu/group/en/chronology02.asp |archive-date=15 August 2009 }}</ref><ref name="inghistsassen">{{cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.inghist.nl/Onderzoek/Projecten/BWN/lemmata/bwn6/sassen&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3D1952%2B%2522Maan%2BSassen%2522%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26as_qdr%3Dall |title=Sassen, Emanuel Marie Joseph Anthony (1911–1995) |access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> The group held 38 of the 78 seats, two short of an absolute majority.<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/><ref name="EPP-EDIntegration">{{cite web |url=http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/chronologie-historique-en.pdf |title=Microsoft Word – 2006EN-3-DEF-CH.doc |access-date=17 June 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193037/http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/chronologie-historique-en.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 16 June 1953, the Common Assembly passed a resolution<ref name="ena4523">[http://www.cvce.eu/obj/common_assembly_resolution_16_june_1953-en-fe53a389-5c07-410f-a190-78e9dcab80d6.html Common Assembly Resolution (16 June 1953) in ''Journal officiel de la CECA'', 21 July 1953, S. 155] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004170236/http://www.cvce.eu/obj/common_assembly_resolution_16_june_1953-en-fe53a389-5c07-410f-a190-78e9dcab80d6.html |date=4 October 2012 }}</ref> enabling the official formation of political groups; further, on 23 June 1953 the constituent declaration<ref name="ena9842">{{cite web|title=Statement of formation of the Christian-Democratic Group (Strasbourg, 23 June 1953) |url=http://www.cvce.eu/obj/statement_of_formation_of_the_christian_democratic_group_strasbourg_23_june_1953-en-09478896-b282-4020-b454-dbb7253951c3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318125226/http://www.cvce.eu/obj/statement_of_formation_of_the_christian_democratic_group_strasbourg_23_june_1953-en-09478896-b282-4020-b454-dbb7253951c3.html |archive-date=18 March 2014}}</ref> of the group was published and the group was officially formed.<ref name="EPP-EDChronology02"/><ref name="EPP-EDIntegration"/>

[[File:PollsEPP.png|thumb|200px|left|{{center|EPP share of votes in elections to the Eur. Parliament 1999–2019}}]]
The Christian Democrat group was the biggest group at formation, but as time wore on, it lost support and was the second-biggest group by the time of the 1979 elections. As the European Community expanded into the European Union, the dominant centre-right parties in the new member states were not necessarily Christian democratic, and the EPP ([[European People's Party]], the pan-continental political party founded in 1976, to which all group members are now affiliated) feared being sidelined.<ref name="EPPmartens_en">{{cite web |title="Shaping Europe – 25 years of the European People's Party" by Wilfried Martens, President of the European People's Party |url=http://epp-ed.europarl.eu.int/Activities/Forum/doc/martens_en.asp |url-status=dead |publisher=Epp-ed.europarl.eu.int |access-date=17 June 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212233218/http://www.eppgroup.eu/Activities/Forum/doc/martens_en.asp |archive-date=12 December 2012}}</ref> To counter this, the EPP expanded its remit to cover the centre-right regardless of tradition and pursued a policy of integrating liberal-conservative parties.<ref name="EPPmartens_en"/>

This policy led to Greek [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] and Spanish [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] MEPs joining the EPP Group.<ref name="EPPmartens_en"/> The British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] and Danish [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] tried to maintain a group of their own, named the ''[[European Democrats]]'' (ED), but lack of support and the problems inherent in maintaining a small group forced ED's collapse in the 1990s, and its members crossed the floor to join the EPP Group.<ref name="EPPmartens_en"/> The parties of these MEPs also became full members of the EPP (with the exception of the British Conservative Party, which did not join) and this consolidation process of the European centre-right continued during the 1990s with the acquisition of members from the Italian party {{Lang|it|[[Forza Italia (1994)|Forza Italia]]|italic=no}}. However, the consolidation was not unalloyed and a split emerged with the Eurosceptic MEPs who congregated in a subgroup within the Group, also called the ''European Democrats'' (ED).

Nevertheless, the consolidation held through the 1990s, assisted by the group being renamed the ''European People's Party – European Democrats'' (EPP-ED) Group; after the [[1999 European Parliament election|1999 European elections]], the EPP-ED reclaimed its position as the largest group in the Parliament from the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|Party of European Socialists]] (PES) Group.

Size was not enough, however: the group did not have a majority. It continued therefore to engage in the ''Grand Coalition'' (a coalition with the PES Group, or occasionally the Liberals) to generate the majorities required by the [[cooperation procedure]] under the [[Single European Act]].

Meanwhile, the parties in the European Democrats subgroup were growing restless, with the establishment in July 2006 of the [[Movement for European Reform]],<ref name="BBC5169268">{{cite news |last=Mulvey |first=Stephen |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5169268.stm |title=Tories urged to make EPP split |publisher=BBC News |date=11 July 2006 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718142135/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5169268.stm |archive-date=18 July 2006}}</ref> and finally left following the 2009 elections, when the Czech [[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|Civic Democratic Party]] and British Conservative Party formed their own right-wing ''[[European Conservatives and Reformists Group]]'' (ECR) group on 22 June 2009, abolishing the European Democrats subgroup from that date. The EPP-ED Group reverted to its original name – the EPP Group – immediately.

=== 7th European Parliament (2009) ===
In the [[7th European Parliament]], the EPP Group remained the largest parliamentary group with 275 MEPs. It is currently the only political group in the European parliament to fully represent its corresponding [[European political party]], i.e. the [[European People's Party]]. The United Kingdom was the only member state to not be represented in the group; this state of affairs ceased temporarily on 28 February 2018, when two MEPs suspended from the British Conservative Party left the ECR Group and joined the EPP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ManfredWeber/status/968802968874123264|title=Manfred Weber on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428121147/https://twitter.com/ManfredWeber/status/968802968874123264|archive-date=28 April 2018}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}} The two MEPs later joined a breakaway political party in the UK, [[The Independent Group]].<ref name='bbc160419'>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47949665|title=Change UK party approved for European elections|date=16 April 2019|access-date=16 April 2019|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

=== 8th European Parliament (2014) ===
[[File:EPP-ED logo.svg|thumb|160px|Logo of European People's Party Group from 1999 to 2015.]]
After twelve member parties in the EPP called for Hungary's [[Fidesz]]'s expulsion or suspension, Fidesz's membership was suspended with a common agreement on 20 March 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.magyarhirlap.hu/kulfold/20210302-orban-emelte-a-tetet-a-neppart-vitajaban |title=Orbán emelte a tétet a Néppárt vitájában |last=Őry |first=Mariann |date=2 March 2021 |website=magyarhirlap.hu |publisher=Magyar Hírlap Kiadói Kft |access-date=20 March 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302043646/http://magyarhirlap.hu/kulfold/20210302-orban-emelte-a-tetet-a-neppart-vitajaban |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Politics this week |url=https://www.economist.com/the-world-this-week/2019/03/23/politics-this-week |access-date=24 March 2019 |newspaper=The Economist |date=23 March 2019 |page=7 |quote="The European People's Party, a grouping of centre-right parties at the European Parliament, voted to suspend Fidesz, Hungary's ruling party, as a protest against what many in the parliament believe are repeated attempts by the government to undermine the rule of law"}}</ref> The suspension was applied only to the EPP but not to its group in the Parliament.<ref>[https://www.politico.eu/article/fidesz-meps-remain-in-the-epp-group-for-now/ Fidesz MEPs remain in the EPP for now] Retrieved 27 January 2020.</ref> On 3 March 2021, Fidesz decided to leave the EPP group, after the group's new rules, however still kept their membership in the party.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/03/hungarys-fidesz-party-to-leave-european-parliament-centre-right-group |title=Hungary's Fidesz party to leave European parliament centre-right group {{!}} Hungary |work=The Guardian |date=3 March 2021 |last1=Henley |first1=Jon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.politico.eu/article/epp-suspension-rules-fidesz-european-parliament-viktor-orban-hungary/| title=Orbán's Fidesz quits EPP group in European Parliament – POLITICO| date=3 March 2021}}</ref> On 18 March 2021, Fidesz decided to leave the [[European People's Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hungary: Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party quits European People's Party {{!}} DW {{!}} 18.03.2021|url=https://www.dw.com/en/hungary-viktor-orbans-ruling-fidesz-party-quits-european-peoples-party/a-56919987|access-date=2021-03-18|website=Deutsche Welle|language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== 9th European Parliament (2019) ===
In the [[9th European Parliament]], the EPP won 182 seats<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/election-results-2019/en|title=Home 2019 European election results European Parliament|access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref> out of a total of 751. They formed a coalition with [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]] and [[Renew Europe]] to elect [[Ursula von der Leyen]] as [[president of the European Commission]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-elected-european-commission-president/ |title=Ursula von der Leyen elected European Commission president|date=16 July 2019|access-date=20 December 2020|publisher=Politico}}</ref>

=== 10th European Parliament (2024) ===
On June 18, 6 new parties joined the group, including the Hungarian [[Tisza Party|Respect and Freedom Party]] (TISZA) and their 7 MEPs, the Dutch [[Farmer–Citizen Movement]] (BBB) and Czech [[Mayors and Independents]] (STAN), each with 2 MEPs, as well as the Danish [[Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|Liberal Alliance]], Dutch [[New Social Contract]] (NSC), and the German [[Family Party of Germany|Family Party]], each with 1 MEP. Combined, the group expanded by 14 MEPs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/14-meps-join-european-people-party-european-parliament-peter-magyar-manfred-weber |title= 14 MEPs vie to join European People's Party in European Parliament|date=18 June 2024|access-date=11 July 2024|publisher=Politico}}</ref>

Later that day, the Hungarian [[Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)|Christian Democratic People's Party]] (KDNP) announced their departure from the EPP Group, due to the admission of the [[Tisza Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kdnp.hu/hirek/kdnp-tavozik-az-europai-neppartbol-es-ep-frakciojabol|title=A KDNP távozik az Európai Néppártból és EP-frakciójából|date=18 June 2024|access-date=11 July 2024|publisher=KDNP}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.budapesttimes.hu/hungary/epp-group-votes-to-admit-hungarys-opposition-tisza-party-into-its-ranks-kdnp-to-leave-epp/|title=EPP group votes to admit Hungary's opposition Tisza Party into its ranks, KDNP to leave EPP|date=18 June 2024|access-date=11 July 2024|publisher=Budapest Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/european-peoples-party-hungary-weapons-war-in-ukraine-aid-peter-magyar/|title= EPP's new Hungarian members oppose sending weapons to Ukraine|date=18 June 2024|access-date=11 July 2024|publisher=Politico}}</ref>

On 19 June, the group re-elected [[Manfred Weber]] as chairman of the group, and the 10 vice-chairpersons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/manfred-weber-and-the-new-epp-group-leadership-team-elected|title=Manfred Weber and the new EPP Group leadership team elected|date=2024-06-19|website=EPP Group}}</ref>

==Membership at formation==
The 38 members in the group on 11 September 1952 were as follows:

{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! <br />Member state
! <br />[[Member of the European Parliament|MEPs]]
! <br />Party
! <br />[[Member of the European Parliament|MEPs]]
! <br />Notes
! <br />Sources
|-
|Belgium
|5
|[[Christian Social Party (Belgium, defunct)|Christian Social Party]]
|5
|
*Théodore Lefevre
*Paul Struye
*Pierre Wigny
*Pierre De Smet
*Alfred Bertrand
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList">{{cite web |url=http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp |title=EPPED Member List |publisher=Epp-ed.eu |access-date=17 June 2010 |archive-date=1 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501181920/http://www.epp-ed.eu/group/en/MembersList.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|France
|rowspan=2|5
|Christian People's Party (Saar)
|2
|
* [[Franz Singer]]
* [[Erwin Mueller (Saarland)|Erwin Mueller]]
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|[[Popular Republican Movement|Republican People's Movement]]
|3
|
* [[François de Menthon]]
* [[Pierre-Henri Teitgen]]
* [[Alain Poher]]
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|rowspan=2|Germany
|rowspan=2|8
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]<br />and [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]]
|7
|
* [[Günter Henle]]
* [[Eugen Gerstenmaier]]
* [[Heinrich von Brentano]]
* [[Hermann Pünder]]
* [[Franz Josef Strauss]]
* [[Georg Pelster]]
* [[Hermann Kopf]]
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|Federal Union Party
|1
|
* [[Helmut Bertram]]
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|Italy
|12
|[[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]
|12
|
*Pietro Campilli
*Antonio Azara
*Lodovico Benvenuti
*Mario Cingolani
*Francesco Dominedo
*Lodovico Montini
*Angelo Giacomo Mott
*Italo Mario Sacco
*Vinicio Ziino
*Giuseppe Togni
*Antonio Boggiano-Pico
*Armando Sabatini
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|[[Luxembourg]]
|2
|[[Christian Social People's Party]]
|2
|
*Fernand Loesch
*Nicolas Margue
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|rowspan=3|Netherlands
|rowspan=3|6
|[[Anti-Revolutionary Party]]
|2
|
*J. A. H. J. S. Bruins Slot
*W. Rip
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|[[Catholic People's Party]]
|3
|
*M. A. M. Klompé
*E. M. J. A. Sassen
*P. A. Blaisse
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|-
|[[Christian Historical Union]]
|1
|
*G. Vixseboxe
|<ref name="ENA9892"/><ref name="EPP-EDMemberList"/>
|}

==Structure==

===Organisation===
The EPP Group is governed by a collective (referred to as the ''Presidency'') that allocates tasks. The Presidency consists of the Group Chair and a maximum of ten Vice-Chairs, including the Treasurer. The day-to-day running of the EPP Group is performed by its secretariat in the European Parliament, led by its Secretary-General. The Group runs its own think-tank, the [[European Ideas Network]], which brings together opinion-formers from across Europe to discuss issues facing the European Union from a centre-right perspective.

The EPP Group Presidency includes:

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
|-
!Name
!Position
!Sources
|-
|[[Manfred Weber]]
|Chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership">{{cite web |url=https://www.eppgroup.eu/newsroom/manfred-weber-and-the-new-epp-group-leadership-team-elected |title=Manfred Weber and the new EPP Group leadership team elected |publisher=eppgroup.eu |date=19 June 2024 |access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|[[François-Xavier Bellamy]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Andrzej Halicki]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Jeroen Lenaers]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Dolors Montserrat]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Siegfried Mureșan]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Lídia Pereira]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Massimiliano Salini]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Tomas Tobé]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Romana Tomc]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|-
|[[Željana Zovko]]
|Vice-chair
|<ref name="EPPGroupLeadership" />
|}

The chairs of the group and its predecessors from 1952 to 2024 are as follows:

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=2|Chair
!Took office
!Left office
!Country<br>(Constituency)
!Party
|-
|'''[[Maan Sassen]]'''
|[[File:Maan Sassen 1968 (1).jpg|70px]]
|1953
|1958
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[File:Katholieke Volkspartij logo (1946).svg|50px]]<br>[[Catholic People's Party]]
|-
|'''[[Pierre Wigny]]'''
|[[File:Minister Belgische Kabinet J. van Offelen (PVV), Minister Justitie en Franse Cultuur P. Wigny (CVP).jpg|70px]]
|1958
|1958
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|[[File:Logo of the Humanist Democratic Centre.svg|50px]]<br>[[Humanist Democratic Centre|Christian Social Party]]
|-
|'''[[Alain Poher]]'''
|[[File:Alain Poher.jpg|70px]]
|1958
|1966
|{{flag|France}}
|<br>[[Popular Republican Movement]]
|-
|'''Joseph Illerhaus'''
|
|1966
|1969
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|[[File:CDU Logo 2023.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
|-
|'''Hans Lücker'''
|
|1969
|1975
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|[[File:CDU Logo 2023.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
|-
|'''[[Alfred Bertrand]]'''
|
|1975
|1977
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|[[File:Logo of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (2022).svg|50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian People's Party]]
|-
|'''[[Egon Klepsch]]'''
|[[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F061785-0005, Hamburg, CDU-Bundesparteitag, Egon Klepsch (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|1977
|1982
|{{flag|West Germany}}
|[[File:Cdu-logo.svg|50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
|-
|'''Paolo Barbi'''
|
|1982
|1984
|{{flag|Italy}}
|[[File:DC Party Logo (1968-1992).svg|50px]]<br>[[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]
|-
|'''[[Egon Klepsch]]'''
|[[File:Klepsch EC President Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg|70px]]
|1984
|1992
|{{flag|West Germany}}<br>/{{flag|Germany}}
|[[File:CDU Logo 2023.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
|-
|'''[[Leo Tindemans]]'''
|[[File:Leo Tindemans (2006) cropped.jpg|70px]]
|1992
|1994
|{{flag|Belgium}}<br>([[Dutch-speaking electoral college|Dutch]])
|[[File:Logo of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (2022).svg|50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian People's Party]]
|-
|'''[[Wilfried Martens]]'''
|[[File:Flickr - europeanpeoplesparty - CDU Congress Karlsruhe (9) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|1994
|1999
|{{flag|Belgium}}<br>([[Dutch-speaking electoral college|Dutch]])
|[[File:Logo of the Christian Democratic and Flemish (2022).svg|50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic and Flemish|Christian People's Party]]
|-
|'''[[Hans-Gert Pöttering]]'''
|[[File:Pöttering EC President Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg|70px]]
|1999
|2007
|{{flag|Germany}}
|[[File:CDU Logo 2023.svg|50x50px]]<br>[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
|-
|'''[[Joseph Daul]]'''
|[[File:2016-12-06 Joseph Daul CDU Parteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-10.jpg|70px]]
|2007
|2014
|{{flag|France}}<br>([[East France (European Parliament constituency)|East]])
|<br>[[Union for a Popular Movement]]
|-
|'''[[Manfred Weber]]'''
|[[File:(Manfred Weber) Brexit debate - Manfred Weber (EPP, Germany) (48753411591) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|2014
|present
|{{flag|Germany}}
|[[File:CSU_Logo_since_2016.svg|50px]]<br>[[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]]
|}

== MEPs ==
===10th European Parliament===
{{main|List of members of the European Parliament (2024–2029)}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
! State
! National party
! colspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[European political alliance|European alliance]]}}
! MEPs<ref name="MEPsTable">{{Cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/table |title=MEPs by Member State and political group |access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}
| [[Austrian People's Party]]<br/>''Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|5|20|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Belgium}}
| [[Christian Democratic and Flemish]]<br/>''Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams (CD&V)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|22|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)|Christian Social Party]]<br/>''Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|22|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| [[GERB|Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria]]<br/>''Граждани за европейско развитие на България (GERB)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|17|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)|Union of Democratic Forces]]<br/>''Съюз на демократичните сили (SDS)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|17|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria]]<br/>''Демократи за силна България (DSB)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|17|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}
| [[Croatian Democratic Union]]<br/>''Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (HDZ)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|6|12|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}
| [[Democratic Rally]]<br/>''Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός (DISY)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|6|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| [[TOP 09]]<br/>''TOP 09''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Mayors and Independents]]<br/>''Starostové a nezávislí (STAN)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|2|21|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| [[Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party]]<br/>''Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová (KDU–ČSL)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Denmark}}
| [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]<br/>''Konservative Folkeparti (C)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|15|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|Liberal Alliance]]<br/>''Liberal Alliance (I)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|15|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}
| [[Isamaa|Fatherland]]<br/>''Isamaa''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|7|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}
| [[National Coalition Party]]<br/>''Kansallinen Kokoomus (KK)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|15|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|France}}
| [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]]<br/>''Les Républicains (LR)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|5|81|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=4 | {{flag|Germany}}
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]<br/>''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|23|96|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]]<br/>''Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (CSU)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|6|96|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Ecological Democratic Party]]<br/>''Ökologisch-Demokratische Partei (ÖDP)''
| {{party color cell|European Free Alliance}}
| [[European Free Alliance|EFA]] individual member{{efn|[[Manuela Ripa]] is an individual member of EFA.}}
| {{composition bar|1|96|{{party color|European Free Alliance}}}}
|-
| [[Family Party of Germany]]<br/>''Familienpartei Deutschlands (FAMILIE)''
| {{party color cell|European Christian Political Party}}
| [[European Christian Political Party|ECPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|96|{{party color|European Christian Political Movement}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]]<br/>''Νέα Δημοκρατία (ND)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|7|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| [[Tisza Party|Respect and Freedom Party]]<br/>''Tisztelet és Szabadság Párt (Tisza)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|7|21|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Fine Gael]]<br/>''Fine Gael (FG)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|14|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Italy}}
| [[Forza Italia (2013)|Forward Italy]]<br/>{{Lang|it|Forza Italia}} (''FI'')
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|8|76|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[South Tyrolean People's Party]]<br/>''Südtiroler Volkspartei (SVP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|76|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}
| [[New Unity]]<br/>''Jaunā Vienotība (JV)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|9|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}
| [[Homeland Union – Lithuanian Christian Democrats]]<br/>''Tėvynės sąjunga – Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai (TS-LKD)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|3|11|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| [[Christian Social People's Party]]<br/>''Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei (CSV)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|6|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}
| [[Nationalist Party (Malta)|Nationalist Party]]<br/>''Partit Nazzjonalista (PN)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|3|6|{{party color|European People's Party}}}} 
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Netherlands}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal]]<br/>''Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|3|31|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[New Social Contract]]<br/>''Nieuw Sociaal Contract (NSC)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|31|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Poland}}
| [[Civic Coalition (party)|Civic Coalition]]<br/>''Koalicja Obywatelska (KO)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|21|53|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Ludzie - Platforma Obywatelska |url=https://platforma.org/ludzie/europarlament |website=platforma.org.pl |access-date=18 Jul 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Polish People's Party]]<br/>''Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|53|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Portugal}}
| [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]]<br/>''Partido Social Democrata (PPD/PSD)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|6|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Democratic and Social Centre - People's Party]]<br/>''Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular (CDS–PP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Romania}}
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]<br/>''Partidul Național Liberal (PNL)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|8|33|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]]<br/>''Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség'' ''(RMDSZ)''<br/>''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România (UDMR)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|33|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}}
| [[Christian Democratic Movement]]<br/>''Kresťanskodemokratické Hnutie (KDH)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|15|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Slovenia}}
| [[Slovenian Democratic Party]]<br/>''Slovenska Demokratska Stranka (SDS)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|9|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[New Slovenia|New Slovenia – Christian Democrats]] <br/>''Nova Slovenija – Krščanski demokrati (NSi)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|9|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Spain}}
| [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]<br/>''Partido Popular (PP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|22|61|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Sweden}}
| [[Moderate Party]]<br/>''Moderata Samlingspartiet (M)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]]<br/>''Kristdemokraterna (KD)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{flag|European Union}}
! colspan=3 style="text-align:right" | Total
! {{composition bar|185|720|{{party color|European People's Party Group}}}}
|}

===9th European Parliament===
{{main|List of members of the European Parliament (2019–2024)}}

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
! State
! National party
! colspan=2 | {{nowrap|[[European political alliance|European alliance]]}}
! MEPs<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/table |title=MEPs by Member State and political group |access-date=9 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}
| [[Austrian People's Party]]<br/>''Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|7|19|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Belgium}}
| [[Christian Democratic and Flemish]]<br/>''Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams (CD&V)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Les Engagés|The Committed Ones]]<br/>''Les Engagés (LE)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Christlich Soziale Partei (Belgium)|Christian Social Party]]<br/>''Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| [[GERB|Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria]]<br/>''Граждани за европейско развитие на България (GERB)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|5|17|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)|Union of Democratic Forces]]<br/>''Съюз на демократичните сили (SDS)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|17|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria]]<br/>''Демократи за силна България (DSB)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|17|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}
| [[Croatian Democratic Union]]<br/>''Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (HDZ)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|12|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}
| [[Democratic Rally]]<br/>''Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός (DISY)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|6|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| [[KDU-ČSL]]<br/>''KDU–ČSL''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[TOP 09]]<br/>''TOP 09''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Mayors and Independents]]<br/>''Starostové a nezávislí (STAN)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]<br/>''Konservative Folkeparti (KF)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|14|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}
| [[Isamaa|Fatherland]]<br/>''Isamaa''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|7|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}
| [[National Coalition Party]]<br/>''Kansallinen Kokoomus (KK)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|3|14|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|France}}
| [[The Republicans (France)|The Republicans]]<br/>''Les Républicains (LR)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|7|79|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[The Centrists]]<br/>''Les Centristes (LC)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|79|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Germany}}
| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]<br/>''Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (CDU)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|23|96|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria]]<br/>''Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (CSU)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|6|96|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Family Party of Germany]]<br/>''Familienpartei Deutschlands (FAMILIE)''
| {{party color cell|European Christian Political Movement}}
| [[European Christian Political Movement|ECPM]]
| {{composition bar|1|96|{{party color|European Christian Political Movement}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]]<br/>''Νέα Δημοκρατία (ND)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|6|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| [[Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)|Christian Democratic People's Party]]<br/>''Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt (KDNP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Fine Gael]]<br/>''Fine Gael (FG)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|5|13|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Italy}}
| [[Forza Italia (2013)|Forward Italy]]<br/>{{Lang|it|Forza Italia}} (''FI'')
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|11|76|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[South Tyrolean People's Party]]<br/>''Südtiroler Volkspartei (SVP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|76|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}
| [[Unity (Latvia)|Unity]]<br/>''Vienotība''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|8|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}
| [[Homeland Union]]<br/>''Tėvynės Sąjunga (TS-LKD)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|11|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| [[Christian Social People's Party]]<br/>''Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei (CSV)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|6|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}
| [[Nationalist Party (Malta)|Nationalist Party]]<br/>''Partit Nazzjonalista (PN)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|6|{{party color|European People's Party}}}} 
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Netherlands}}
| [[Christian Democratic Appeal]]<br/>''Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|5|29|{{party color|European People's Party}}}} 
|-
| [[Christian Union (Netherlands)|Christian Union]]<br/>''ChristenUnie (CU)''
| {{party color cell|European Christian Political Movement}}
| [[European Christian Political Movement|ECPM]]
| {{composition bar|1|29|{{party color|European Christian Political Movement}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Poland}}
| [[Civic Platform]]<br/>''Platforma Obywatelska (PO)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|11|52|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Polish People's Party]]<br/>''Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|3|52|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| Independents<br/>''[[Magdalena Adamowicz]], [[Janina Ochojska]]''
| {{party color cell|Independent}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| {{composition bar|2|52|{{party color|Independent}}}}
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{flag|Portugal}}
| [[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]]<br/>''Partido Social Democrata (PSD)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|6|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[CDS – People's Party|Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party]]<br/>''Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular (CDS–PP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Romania}}
| [[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]<br/>''Partidul Național Liberal (PNL)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|10|33|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]]<br/>''Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség'' ''(RMDSZ)''<br/>''Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România (UDMR)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|33|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[People's Movement Party]]<br/>''Partidul Mișcarea Populară (PMP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|33|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Slovakia}}
| [[Christian Democratic Movement]]<br/>''Kresťanskodemokratické Hnutie (KDH)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|14|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Democrats (Slovakia)|Democrats]]<br/>''Demokrati (D)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|14|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Slovakia (political party)|Slovakia]]<br/>''Slovensko''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|14|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Slovenia}}
| [[Slovenian Democratic Party]]<br/>''Slovenska Demokratska Stranka (SDS)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|2|8|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[New Slovenia]] – Christian Democrats<br/>''Nova Slovenija – Krščanski demokrati (NSi)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|8|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Slovenian People's Party]]<br/>''Slovenska ljudska stranka (SLS)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|8|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| {{flag|Spain}}
| [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]<br/>''Partido Popular (PP)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|13|59|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| rowspan=3 | {{flag|Sweden}}
| [[Moderate Party]]<br/>''Moderata Samlingspartiet (M)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|4|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]]<br/>''Kristdemokraterna (KD)''
| {{party color cell|European People's Party}}
| [[European People's Party|EPP]]
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|European People's Party}}}}
|-
| [[Folklistan|The People's List]]<br/>''Folklistan''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| ''None''
| {{composition bar|1|21|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | {{flag|European Union}}
! colspan=3 style="text-align:right" | Total
! {{composition bar|176|705|{{party color|European People's Party Group}}}}
|}

====Former members====
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! Country
! Party
! colspan="2" | [[European political alliance|European alliance]]
! data-sort-type=number|[[List of members of the European Parliament, 2014–19|MEPs]]
|-
| {{HUN}}
| [[Fidesz|Fidesz – Hungarian Civic Alliance]]<br/>''Fidesz – Magyar Polgári Szövetség (Fidesz)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| None
| {{Composition bar|10|21|{{party color|None}}}}
|-
| | {{NLD}}
| [[50PLUS]] ''(50+)''
| {{party color cell|None}}
| None
| {{Composition bar|0|29|{{party color|None}}}}
|}

=== 7th and 8th European Parliament ===
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
|-
! Country
! Names
! Names (English)
![[List of members of the European Parliament, 2009–14|MEPs 2009–14]]
![[List of members of the European Parliament, 2014–19|MEPs 2014–19]]
|-
|{{AUT}}
|''{{lang|de|Österreichische Volkspartei}}''
|[[Austrian People's Party]]
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 5
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{BEL}}
|{{langx|nl|Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams}}
|[[Christian Democratic and Flemish]]
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 2
|-
|{{langx|fr|link=no|Centre Démocrate Humaniste}}
|[[Humanist Democratic Centre]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
|{{langx|de|link=no|Christlich Soziale Partei}}
|[[Christian Social Party (Belgium)|Christian Social Party]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{BGR}}
|{{lang|bg|Граждани за европейско развитие на България}}<br />(''{{lang|bg-Latn|Grazhdani za Evropeysko Razvitie na Balgariya}}'')
|[[Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria]]
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" |{{increase}} 6
|-
|{{lang|bg|Съюз на демократичните сили}}<br />(''{{lang|bg-Latn|Sayuz na Demokratichnite Sili}}'')
|[[Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)|Union of Democratic Forces]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 0
|-
|{{lang|bg|Демократи за силна България}}<br />(''{{lang|bg-Latn|Demokrati za Silna Balgariya}}'')
|[[Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{CRO}}
|''{{lang|hr|Hrvatska demokratska zajednica}}''
|[[Croatian Democratic Union]]
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" |{{steady}} 4
|-
|''{{lang|hr|Hrvatska seljačka stranka}}''
|[[Croatian Peasant Party]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
|{{CYP}}
|{{langx|el|Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός}}<br />(''{{lang|el-Latn|Dimokratikós Sinayermós}}'')||[[Democratic Rally]]
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 1
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{CZE}}
|''{{lang|cs|Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová}}''
|[[Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party]]
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" |{{increase}} 3
|-
| TOP 09
|[[TOP 09]]
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 3
|-
|''{{lang|cs|Starostové a nezávislí}}''
|[[Mayors and Independents]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Hověžák |first=Zdeněk |title=Programovou konference poslaneckého klubu ELS |url=http://www.starostove-nezavisli.cz/regiony/zlinsky-kraj/aktuality-zlinsky-kraj-1/programovou-konference-poslaneckeho-klubu-els-zlinsky-kraj/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701163704/http://www.starostove-nezavisli.cz/regiony/zlinsky-kraj/aktuality-zlinsky-kraj-1/programovou-konference-poslaneckeho-klubu-els-zlinsky-kraj/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2015 |website=Starostové a nezávislí |access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
|{{DNK}}
|''{{lang|da|Det Konservative Folkeparti}}''
|[[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
|{{EST}}
|''{{lang|et|Erakond Isamaa}}''
|[[Pro Patria (Estonian political party)|Pro Patria]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{FIN}}
|''{{lang|fi|Kansallinen Kokoomus}}''
|[[National Coalition Party]]
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" |{{steady}} 3
|-
|''{{lang|fi|Suomen kristillisdemokraatit}}''
|[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 0
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{FRA}}
|''{{lang|fr|Les Républicains}}''
|[[Les Républicains|The Republicans]]
| align="right" | 27
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 18
|-
|''{{lang|fr|Union des Démocrates et Indépendants}}''
|[[Union of Democrats and Independents]]
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 0
|-
| —
| Independent
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 2
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{DEU}}
|''{{lang|de|Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands}}''
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| align="right" | 34
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 29
|-
|''{{lang|de|Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V.}}''
|[[Christian Social Union of Bavaria]]
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 5
|-
|{{GRE}}
|{{lang|el|Νέα Δημοκρατία}}<br />(''{{lang|el-Latn|Néa Dimokratiá}}'')
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]]
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 5
|-
|{{HUN}}
|''{{lang|hu|Kereszténydemokrata Néppárt}}''
|[[Christian Democratic People's Party (Hungary)|Christian Democratic People's Party]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
|{{IRL}}
|{{lang|ga|Fine Gael}}
|[[Fine Gael]]
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" |{{steady}} 4
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{ITA}}
|{{lang|it|Forza Italia}}
|[[Forza Italia (2013)|Forza Italia]]
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 12
|-
|''{{lang|it|Alternativa Popolare}}''
|[[Popular Alternative]]
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
|''{{lang|it|Unione di Centro}}''
|[[Union of the Centre (2002)|Union of the Centre]]
| align="right" | 6
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 1
|-
|{{langx|de|Südtiroler Volkspartei}}
|[[South Tyrolean People's Party]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
|{{LVA}}
|''{{lang|lv|Vienotība}}''
|[[Unity (Latvian political party)|Unity]]
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" |{{steady}} 4
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{LTU}}
|''{{lang|lt|Tėvynės Sąjunga – Lietuvos Krikščionys Demokratai}}''
|[[Homeland Union]] – Lithuanian Christian Democrats
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 2
|-
| —
| Independent
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
|{{LUX}}
|{{langx|lb|Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei}}<br />{{langx|fr|link=no|Parti Populaire Chrétien Social}}<br />{{langx|de|link=no|Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei}}
|[[Christian Social People's Party]]
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" |{{steady}} 3
|-
|{{MLT}}
|''{{lang|mt|Partit Nazzjonalista}}''
|[[Nationalist Party (Malta)|Nationalist Party]]
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" |{{increase}} 3
|-
|{{NLD}}
|''{{lang|nl|Christen-Democratisch Appèl}}''
|[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" |{{steady}} 5
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{POL}}
|''{{lang|pl|Platforma Obywatelska}}''
|[[Civic Platform]]
| align="right" | 25
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 18
|-
|''{{lang|pl|Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe}}''
|[[Polish People's Party]]
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" |{{steady}} 4
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{POR}}
|''{{lang|pt|Partido Social Democrata}}''
|[[Social Democratic Party (Portugal)|Social Democratic Party]]
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 6
|-
|''{{lang|pt|Centro Democrático e Social – Partido Popular}}''
|[[CDS – People's Party|Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party]]
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 1
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{ROU}}
|''{{lang|ro|Partidul Național Liberal}}''
|[[National Liberal Party (Romania)|National Liberal Party]]
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 8
|-
|{{langx|hu|Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség}}<br />{{langx|ro|Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România}}
|[[Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania]]
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 2
|-
|''{{lang|ro|Partidul Mișcarea Populară}}''
|[[People's Movement Party]]
| align="right" | —
| align="right" | —
|-
| —
| Independent
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 2
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{SVK}}
|''{{lang|sk|Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie}}''
|[[Christian Democratic Movement]]
| style="text-align:right;" | 2
| align="right" |{{increase}} 3
|-
|''{{lang|sk|Strana Maďarskej Koalície – Magyar Koalício Pártja}}''
|[[Party of the Hungarian Community]]
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 1
|-
|{{lang|sk|Most–Híd}}
|[[Most–Híd]]
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
| —
| Independent
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{SVN}}
|''{{lang|sl|Slovenska demokratska stranka}}''
|[[Slovenian Democratic Party]]
| align="right" | 3
| align="right" |{{steady}} 3
|-
|''{{lang|sl|Nova Slovenija – Krščanska Ljudska Stranka}}''
|[[New Slovenia|New Slovenia – Christian People's Party]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
|''{{lang|sl|Slovenska ljudska stranka}}''
|[[Slovenian People's Party]]
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{ESP}}
|{{langx|es|link=no|Partido Popular}}
|[[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]]
| align="right" | 24
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 16
|-
| —
| Independent
| align="right" | —
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{SWE}}
|''{{lang|sv|Moderata samlingspartiet}}''
|[[Moderate Party (Sweden)|Moderate Party]]
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" |{{decrease}} 3
|-
|''{{lang|sv|Kristdemokraterna}}''
|[[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]]
| align="right" | 1
| align="right" |{{steady}} 1
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{GBR}}
|''Change UK''
|[[Change UK]] (defection from Conservative Party/ECR)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-tory-meps-defect-epp-ecr-european-peoples-party-merkel-juncker-julie-girling-richard-ashworth-a8232781.html|title=Two MEPs elected as Tories defect to join Jean-Claude Juncker's parliamentary group|date=28 February 2018|website=The Independent|access-date=28 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408072245/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-tory-meps-defect-epp-ecr-european-peoples-party-merkel-juncker-julie-girling-richard-ashworth-a8232781.html|archive-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|-
| —
|[[Renew Party]] (defection from Conservative Party/ECR)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=PolhomeEditor|number=1126853312215748609|author=Kevin Schofield|date=10 May 2019|title=Change UK say she's never been a member or one of their MEPs, as she confirmed to Adam.}}</ref>
| align="right" | 0
| align="right" |{{increase}} 1
|- style="font-weight: bold;"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:right;" | Total
|
| align="right" | 274
| align="right" | 219
|}

==Activities==

===In the news===
Activities performed by the group in the period between June 2004 and June 2008 include monitoring elections in Palestine<ref name="EPPRESSNR20041208">{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+NR-20041208-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN |title=European Parliament website document 20041208 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520143328/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT+PRESS+NR-20041208-1+0+DOC+XML+V0%2F%2FEN |archive-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> and Ukraine;<ref name="eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190959/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> encouraging transeuropean rail travel,<ref name="epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/eu-politics/agriculture-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up" |publisher=Theparliament.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190942/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/eu-politics/agriculture-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> telecoms deregulation,<ref name="epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190921/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> [[energy security]],<ref name="EGOV10363">{{cite web|url=http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/10363 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070611030418/http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/10363 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2007 |title=Economy}}</ref> a common energy policy,<ref name="ScoopS00580">{{cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S00580.htm |title=Scoop article S00580 |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=15 November 2007 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501152657/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S00580.htm |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Union,<ref name="EC290906_en">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/press_corner/newsletter/290906_en.htm |title=European Commission article 290906 EN |publisher=European Commission |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501200106/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/press_corner/newsletter/290906_en.htm |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> partial reform of the CAP<ref name="EA112860">{{cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/parliament-backs-commission-cap-mid-term-review/article-112860 |title=EurActiv article 112860 |publisher=Euractiv.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609191235/http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/parliament-backs-commission-cap-mid-term-review/article-112860 |archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> and attempts to tackle illegal immigration;<ref name="MMON2582">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |title=MaltaMedia Online Network article 2582 |publisher=Maltamedia.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033446/http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="MMON2912">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |title=MaltaMedia Online Network article 2912 |publisher=Maltamedia.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033446/http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="MMON2257">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |title=MaltaMedia Online Network article 2257 |publisher=Maltamedia.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033446/http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> denouncing Russian involvement in South Ossetia;<ref name="epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190948/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191004/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191017/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia/ |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190952/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep/ |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/energy-transport/energy-article/newsarticle/meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=30 March 2005 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190937/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/energy-transport/energy-article/newsarticle/meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> supporting the Constitution Treaty<ref name="meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=31 August 2005 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190918/http://www.theparliament.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="EA140105">{{cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/juncker-european-construction-today/article-140105 |title=EurActiv article 140105 |publisher=Euractiv.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609191338/http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/juncker-european-construction-today/article-140105 |archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2081969">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/06/08/afx2081969.html |title=Forbes article 2081969 |magazine=Forbes |date=6 August 2005 |access-date=17 June 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and the [[Lisbon Treaty]];<ref name="meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190931/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191007/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> debating globalisation,<ref name="ScoopS00580"/><ref name="eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190928/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> relations with China,<ref name="PD6401313">{{cite web |url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6401313.html |title=People's Daily article 6401313 |work=People's Daily |date=29 April 2008 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073430/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6401313.html |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> and Taiwan;<ref name="more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191014/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> backing plans to outlaw Holocaust denial;<ref name="eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/justice/justice-article/newsarticle/eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial" |publisher=Theparliament.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191024/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/justice/justice-article/newsarticle/eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial/ |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref> nominating Anna Politkovskaya for the 2007 Sakharov Prize;<ref name="EPPRESS20070906FCS10161">{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+IM-PRESS+20070906FCS10161+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN |title=European Parliament website document 20070906FCS10161 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520143335/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT+IM-PRESS+20070906FCS10161+0+DOC+XML+V0%2F%2FEN |archive-date=20 May 2011 }}</ref> expelling [[Daniel Hannan]] from the Group;<ref name="EA170049">{{Cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/british-mep-thrown-parliament-group-nazi-slur/article-170049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820205552/http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/british-mep-thrown-parliament-group-nazi-slur/article-170049|url-status=dead|title=EurActiv article 170049|archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref> the discussion about whether ED MEPs should remain within EPP-ED or form a group of their own;<ref name="IOS407730">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-climbs-down-over-plans-for-centreright-european-alliance-407730.html |title=Independent on Sunday article 407730 |work=The Independent |date=13 July 2006 |access-date=17 June 2010 |location=London |last1=Castle |first1=Stephen |last2=Grice |first2=Andrew |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502235635/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-climbs-down-over-plans-for-centreright-european-alliance-407730.html |archive-date=2 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="BBC5053682">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5053682.stm |title=article 5053682 |publisher=BBC News |date=6 June 2006 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222042437/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5053682.stm |archive-date=22 December 2006}}</ref><ref name="Times766719">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article766719.ece Times article 766719]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> criticisms of the group's approach to tackling low turnout for the 2009 elections;<ref name="EA171155">{{Cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/turnout-threat-looms-large-2009-eu-elections/article-171155|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109121413/http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/turnout-threat-looms-large-2009-eu-elections/article-171155|url-status=dead|title=EurActiv article 171155|archive-date=9 January 2009}}</ref> the group's use of the two-President arrangement;<ref name="DW1272316">{{cite web |author=Bernd Riegert (dsl) |url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1272316,00.html |title=Deutsche Welle article 1272316 |publisher=Dw-world.de |date=20 July 2004 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501162523/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1272316,00.html |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> and the group's proposal to ban the Islamic Burka dress across the EU.

===Parliamentary activity profile===
[[Image:Motions for resolutions put to the vote in plenary in the European Parliament August 1 2004 to August 1 2008.PNG|thumb|Group parliamentary activity profile, 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2008 (see [[:File:Motions for resolutions put to the vote in plenary in the European Parliament August 1 2004 to August 1 2008.PNG|description]] for sources).<br />{{legend|#3399FF|EPP-ED: 659 motions}}]]

The debates and votes in the European Parliament are tracked by its website<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/motion/search.do?language=EN Plenary sitting – Home] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517152655/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/motion/search.do?language=EN |date=17 May 2008}}. European Parliament. Retrieved 24 August 2013.</ref> and categorised by the groups that participate in them and the rule of procedure that they fall into. The results give a profile for each group by category and the total indicates the group's level of participation in Parliamentary debates. The activity profile for each group for the period 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2008 in the Sixth Parliament is given on the diagram on the right. The group is denoted in blue.

===Publications===
The group produces many publications, which can be found on its website.<ref>{{cite web |title=EPP Group: Publications |url=http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/en/publica.asp |publisher=Epp-ed.eu |access-date=17 June 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527020103/http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/en/publica.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Conservatism|Europe|Politics}}
* [[European People's Party]]
* [[Members of the European Parliament 2019–2024]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://eppgroup.eu|name=EPP Group in the European Parliament}}
* [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?name=&euPoliticalGroupBodyRefNum=7018&countryCode=&bodyType=ALL Members of the group]
*[http://www.epp.eu European People's Party (EPP)]

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