European People's Party

The European People's Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976.

In the European Parliament the EPP cooperates with the European Democrats faction in the EPP-ED Group.

According to its website the EPP is "a family of the political center whose roots are deep in the history of European civilization. It unites like-minded national parties, in EU Member States and in EU applicant countries and we maintain close contact with decided probable candidate countries."

The EPP has a youth political party called the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP).

The European Democratic Students (EDS) is a group of student political parties associated with the EPP.

Member Parties

Austria

• Österreichische Volkspartei (ÓVP) (Austrian Peoples Party)

Belgium 

• Centre démocrate humaniste (CDH) (Humanist democratic centre),
• Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) (Christian Democratic & Flemish),
• Christlich Soziale Partei (CSP) (Christian Social Party),
• Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) (New Flemish Alliance)

Cyprus

• Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός (ΔΗ.ΣΥ.) (Democratic Rally)

 Czech Republic

• Křesťanská a demokratická unie – Československá strana lidová (KDU-CSL) (Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party),
• Evropští demokraté (ED)(European Democrats),
• Sdružení nezávislých (SNK) (Union of Independent Candidates)

Denmark

• Det Konservative Folkeparti (KF) (Conservative People's Party)

Estonia

• Isamaaliit (Pro Patria Union)

Finland

• Kansallinen Kokoomus (KOK) (National Coalition Party)

France

• Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) (New Union for public movement)

Germany

• Christlich Demokratische Union (CDU) (Christian Democratic Union),
• Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern (CSU) (Christian Social Union of Bavaria)

Greece

• Νέα Δημοκρατία (ND) (New Democracy)

Hungary

• Magyar Polgári Szövetség (FIDESZ) (Hungarian Civic Union),
• Magyar Demokrata Fórum (MDF) (Hungarian Democratic Forum)

Ireland

• Fine Gael (FG) (Family of the Irish)

Italy

• Forza Italia (FI) (Go on Italy),
• Alleanza Popolare-UDEUR (AP-UDEUR) (Democratic Union for Europe),
• Südtiroler Volkspartei (SVP) (South Tyrol People's Party),
• Partito dei Pensionati (PP) (Pensioners' Party),
• Cristiani Democratici Uniti (UDC) (Christian Democratic Unit and Christian Democratic Centre)

Latvia

• Tautas Partija (TP) (People's Party),
• Jaunais Laiks (JL) (New Era)

Lithuania

• Lietuvos Krikšcionys Demokratai (LKD) (Lithuanian Christian Democrats),
• Tėvynės sąjunga -Lietuvos konservatoriai (Lietuvos konservatoriai) (TS-LK) (Homeland Union (Lithuanian Conservative Party))

 Luxembourg

• Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei (CSV)(Christian-Social People's Party)

Malta

• Partit Nazzjonalista (PN) (Nationalist Party)

Netherlands

• Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA) (Christian Democratic Appeal)

Poland

• Platforma Obywatelska (PO) (Civic Platform),
• Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL) (Polish People's Party) (Co-operating with the EPP-ED Group)

Portugal

• Partido Social Democrata (PSD)(Social Democratic Pary)

Slovakia

• Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia (SDKU)(Slovak Democratic and Christian Union),
• Strana maďarskej koalície (SMK) (Party of Hungarian Coalition),
• Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie (KDH) (Christian Democratic Movement of Slovakia)

Slovenia

• Slovenska demokratska stranka (SDS) (Slovenian Democratic Party),
• Nova Slovenija (NSi) (New Slovenia)

Spain

• Partido Popular (PP) (Popular Party)

Sweden

• Moderaterna (M) (The Moderate Party),
• Kristdemokraterna (KD) (Christian Democrats)

Associate Members

Bulgaria

• Демократическа партия (DP) (Democratic Party),
• Съюз на демократичните сили (UDF) (Union of the Democratic Forces)
• BNZS – Naroden Sajuz, (BANU)(People's Union)

Croatia

• Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica (HDZ) (Croatian Democratic Union)

Romania

• Partidul National Taranesc Crestin Democrat (PNTCD) (National Peasant Christian Democratic Party),
• Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (DAHR)

Switzerland

• Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei (CVP) (Christian Democratic People's Party)
• Evangelische Volkspartei (EVP) (Evangelical People's Party)

Observers

San Marino

• Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese

Ukraine

• Наша Україна (Our Ukraine)

 Serbia and Montenegro

• Demokratska stranka Srbije (DSS) (Democratic Party of Serbia)
• DemoHriscanska Stranka Srbije (DHSS) (Democratic Christian Party of Serbia)
• G17 Plus

External links

• European People's Party official site
• YEPP website
• EDS website