Parties in the European Council during 2014

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The member-states of the European Union by the European party affiliations of their leaders, as of 1 January 2014.

This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2014. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belongs. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the system of Qualified Majority Voting.

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Summary

Party1 January 201429 January 20141 March 20146 August 20143 October 201411 October 20141 November 20147 November 201421 November 2014
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European People's Party 1216512165121651216511155111551145.53%1246.97%1246.97%
Party of European Socialists 885997101269116101269114934.33%934.33%934.33%
Independent 45234021132132132132.44%21.00%10.59%
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists 129129129129129129112.61%112.61%112.61%
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party 32132132132132143345.89%45.89%56.30%

List of leaders (1 January 2014)

Member-stateVotesLeaderNational partyEuropean party
Germany29 Angela Merkel CDU EPP
France29 François Hollande PS PES
United Kingdom29 David Cameron Con AECR
Italy29 Enrico Letta PD Independent
Spain27 Mariano Rajoy PP EPP
Poland27 Donald Tusk PO EPP
Romania14 Traian Băsescu Independent EPP
Netherlands13 Mark Rutte VVD ALDE Party
Greece12 Antonis Samaras ND EPP
Belgium12 Elio Di Rupo PS PES
Portugal12 Pedro Passos Coelho PPD/PSD EPP
Czech Republic12 Jiří Rusnok Independent
Hungary12 Viktor Orbán Fidesz EPP
Sweden10 Fredrik Reinfeldt M EPP
Austria10 Werner Faymann SPÖ PES
Bulgaria10 Plamen Oresharski Independent PES [a 1]
Denmark7 Helle Thorning-Schmidt A PES
Slovakia7 Robert Fico SMER-SD PES
Finland7 Jyrki Katainen Kok. EPP
Ireland7 Enda Kenny FG EPP
Croatia7 Zoran Milanović SDP PES
Lithuania7 Dalia Grybauskaitė Independent
Slovenia4 Alenka Bratušek PS Independent
Latvia4 Valdis Dombrovskis V EPP
Estonia4 Andrus Ansip RE ALDE Party
Cyprus4 Nicos Anastasiades DISY EPP
Luxembourg4 Xavier Bettel DP ALDE Party
Malta3 Joseph Muscat PL PES

^ Supported by PD-L

Changes

Affiliation

DateMember-stateLeaderNational partyEuropean party
29 JanuaryCzech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka ČSSD PES
1 MarchItaly Matteo Renzi PD PES
6 AugustBulgaria Georgi Bliznashki Independent
3 OctoberSweden Stefan Löfven S PES
11 OctoberBelgium Charles Michel MR ALDE Party
7 NovemberBulgaria Boyko Borisov GERB EPP
21 NovemberSlovenia Miro Cerar SMC ALDE Party

^ Democratic Party, which held office under Matteo Renzi, became an PES member. ^ Party of Miro Cerar, which held office under Miro Cerar, became an ALDE Party member.

Office-holder only

DateMember-stateLeaderNational partyEuropean party
22 JanuaryLatvia Laimdota Straujuma V EPP
22 FebruaryItaly Matteo Renzi PD Independent
26 MarchEstonia Taavi Rõivas RE ALDE Party
24 JuneFinland Alexander Stubb Kok. EPP
18 SeptemberSlovenia Miro Cerar SMC Independent
22 SeptemberPoland Ewa Kopacz PO EPP
22 SeptemberRomania Klaus Iohannis Independent EPP

^ Supported by PNL

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References

  1. PES General Secretary Achim Post stated that; “the PES sends the warmest congratulations to the BSP on the formation of the new Government in Bulgaria. Plamen Oresharski becomes the tenth PES head of State or Government in the European Council" although not member of BSP. See the PES press release: "New Bulgarian Government will be one with an irreproachable sense of integrity, responsibility and urgency, says Sergei Stanishev".