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The European Union [CS: Evropská unie - DA: Europćiske Union - DE: Europäische Union - ET: Euroopa Liit - EL: Europakie Enose - ES: Unión Europea - FI: Euroopan Unioni - FR: Union Européenne - IT: Unione Europea - LV: Eiropas Savienība - LT: Europos Sąjunga - HU: Európai Unió - MT: l'Unjoni Ewropea - NL: Europese Unie - PL: Union Europejska - PT: Uniăo Europeia - SK: Európska únia - SL: Evropska unija - SV: Europeiska Unionen] is a supra-national entity in Europe with 25 member states: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. The main religion is christianity. The official languages are Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonia, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.

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President of the European Commission: Romano Prodi (1999)

The European Parliament has 626 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in one or more constituencies in each member country.
(Results for each member country)

European Parliament: 10-13 june 2004 732

European People's Party-European Democrats EPP-ED 268
Party of European Socialists PES 200
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe ALDE 88
- European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party ELDR
- European Democratic Party EDP
European Greens/European Free Alliance EG/EFA 42
European United Left - Nordic Green Left EUL/NGL 41
Independence and Democracy IND/DEM 37
Union for a Europe of Nations UEN 27
Non-affiliated right-wing (VB/FN/AS/FT/FPÖ/LPR) n.i. 16
Non-affiliated others n.i. 13
Source: Elections2004.eu.int.

EP EPP-ED 268 PES 200 ALDE 88 EG/EFA 42 EUL/NGL 41 UEN 27 IND/DEM 37 n.i. 29 788
België/Belgique CD&V
cdH
CSP
4
1
1
PS
SPA
2
3
VLD
MR
MCC
3
2
1
ECOLO
Groen!
1
1
            VL Blok 3 24
Česko ODS
KDU-ČSL
SNK
ED
9
2
2
1
ČSSD 3         KSČM 5     NEZ 1 NEZ 1 24
Danmark KF 1 SD 5 V
RV
3
1
SF 1 FB 1 DF 1 Juni.B 1     14
Deutschland CDU
CSU
40
9
SPD 23 FDP 7 B90/Grüne 13 PDS 7             99
Eesti IL
1 SDE 3 K
ER
1
1
                  6
Ellas ND 11 PASOK 8         KKE
SYN
3
1
    LAOS 1     24
Espańa PP 24 PSOE 24 CDC
PNV
1
1
Verdes
IC/V
ERC
1
1
1
IU 1             54
France UMP 17 PS 31 UDF 11 VERTS 6 PCF
PCR
2
1
    MPF 3 FN 7 78
Ireland FG 5 Lab 1 Ind 1     SF 1 FF 4     ind 1 13
Italia FI

UDC
UDEUR-AP
PP
SVP
16
5
1
1
1
DS
SDI
ind. Ulivo
12
2
2
M-DL
MRE
SCP
Bonino
7
1
2
2
Verdi 2 RC
PdCI
5
2
AN 9 LN 4 PAS
FT
NPSI
US
1
1
1
1
78
Kypros/Kibris DISI
GTE
2
1
 DIKO 1     AKEL 2             6
Latvijas JL
TP
2
1
    LC 1 PCTVL 1     TB/LNNK 4         9
Lietuvos TS 2 LSDP 2 LCS
DP
2
5
        LDP
VNDPS
1
1
        13
Luxembourg CSV 3 LSAP 1 DP 1 Greng 1                 6
Magyarország Fidesz
MDF
12
1
MSZP 9 SZDSZ 2                     24
Malta PN 2 MLP 3                         5
Nederland CDA 7 PvdA 7 VVD
D66
4
1
GL
ET
2
2
SP 2     CU
SGP
1
1
    27
Österreich ÖVP 6 SPÖ 7     Grüne 2             HPM
FPÖ
2
1
18
Polska PO
PSL
15
4
SLD
SdPL
5
3
UW 4         PiS 7     LPR
SO
10
6
54
Portugal PSD
CDS
7
2
PS 12         PCP
BE
2
1
            24
Slovenija NSi
SDS
2
2
ZLSD 1 LDS 2                     7
Slovensko SKDU
KDH
SMK
3
3
2
SMER
SDL
2
1
                    LS-HZDS 3 14
Suomi/Finland KOK 4 SDP 3 KESK
SFP
4
1
VIHR 1 VAS 1             14
Sverige M
Kd
4
1
S 5 FpL
Cp
2
1
Mp 1 Vp 2     JL 3     19
United Kingdom C
UUP
27
1
Lab 19 LD 12 Green
SNP
PC
2
2
1
SF 1     UKIP 11 DUP
UKIP
1
1
78

Main political parties:
  • European People's Party/European Democrats: christian-democratic and conservative party
  • European Federation of Green Parties: ecologist party
  • European Free Alliance: regionalist party
  • European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party: liberal and centrist party
  • European Unitary Left/Nordic Green Left: socialist and communist party
  • Europe of Democracies and Diversities: euro-sceptic alliance
  • Party of European Socialists: social-democratic and socialist party
  • Union for a Europe of Nations: euro-sceptic alliance
  • Other parties on the net:
  • European Christian Political Movement
  • Austria (41.8 %) % 18

    Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs SPÖ 33.5 7 PES7
    Österreichische Volkspartei ÖVP 32.7 6 EPP-ED6
    Liste Martin LM 14.0 2 n.i.2
    Die Grünen Grüne 12.8 2 EG-EFA2
    Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs FPÖ 6.3 1 n.i.1

    Belgium (90.8 %) % 24

    CD&V/N-VA CD&V/N-VA 17.4 4
    - Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams CD&V 4 EPP-ED 4
    Vlaams Blok VB 14.3 3 n.i.3
    VLD-Vivant VLD-Vivant 13.6 3
    - Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten VLD 3 ALDE/ELDR3
    Parti Socialiste PS 13.5 4 PES4
    SP.A-Spirit SP.A-Spirit 11.0 3
    - Socialistische Partij Anders SP.A 3 PES3
    Mouvement Réformateur MR 10.4 3
    - Mouvement Réformateur MR 2 ALDE/ELDR2
    - Mouvement des Citoyens pour le Changement MCC 1 ALDE/EDP1
    Centre Démocrate Humaniste CDH 5.7 1 EPP-ED1
    Groen! Groen 4.9 1 EG-EFA1
    Ecolo Ecolo 3.7 1 EG-EFA1
    Christlich-Soziale Partei CSP 0.2 1 EPP-ED1
    Source: De Standaard

    Cyprus: june 2004 (71.4 %) % 6

    Dimokratikos Sinagermos DISI 28.2 2 EPP-ED2
    Anorthotikon Komma Ergazemenou Laou AKEL 27.9 2 UEL2
    Dimokratikon Komma DIKO 17.1 1 ELDR1
    Gia tin Evropi GTE 10.8 1 EPP-ED.1

    Czech Republic (27.9 %) %

    Občanské Demokratická Strana ODS 30.0 9 EPP-ED9
    Komunistická Strana Čech a Morava KSČM 20.3 6 EUL6
    Krest'anská a demokratické unie- Československá strana lidova KDU 9.6 2 EPP-ED2
    Sdružení nezávislých a Evropstí Demokraté SN-ED 11.0 3
    - Sdružení nezávislých SNK 2 EPP-ED2
    - Evropsti Demokrate ED 1 EPP-ED1
    Česká strana sociálné demokratická ČSSD 8.8 2 PES2
    Nezavisli N 8.2 2 IND/DEM
    n.i.
    1
    1

    Denmark (47.9 %) %

    Socialdemokratiet i Danmark SD 32.7 5 PES5
    Venstre V 19.4 3 ALDE/ELDR3
    Konservative Folkeparti KF 11.3 1 IND/DEM1
    JuniBevaegelsen JB 9.1 1 EDD1
    Socialistisk Folkeparti SF 8.0 1 EG/EFA1
    Dansk Folkeparti DF 6.8 1 UEN1
    Radikale Venstre RV 6.4 1 ALDE/ELDR1
    Folkebevægelsen mod EU FB 5.2 1 EUL1

    Estonia (26.9 %) %

    Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond SDE 36.8 3 PES3
    Eesti Keskerakond Kesk 17.5 1 ALDE/ELDR1
    Eesti Reformierakond Reform 12.2 1 ALDE/ELDR1
    Erakond Isamaaliit Isamaa 10.5 1 EPP-ED1

    Finland (41.1 %) % 14

    Kansallinen Kokoomus KOK 23.7 4 EPP-ED4
    Suomen Keskusta KESK 23.3 4 ALDE/ELDR4
    Suomen Sosialidemokraatinen Puolue SDP 21.1 3 PES 3
    Vihreä Liitto VIHR 10.4 1 EG-EFA1
    Vasemmistoliitto VAS 9.1 1 EUL1
    Svenska Folkpartiet i Finland SFP 5.7 1 ALDE/ELDR1

    France (43.1 %) % 78

    Parti Socialiste PS 28.9 31 PES31
    Union pour un Mouvement Populaire UMP 16.6 17 EPP-ED17
    Union pour la Démocratie Française UDF 12.0 11 ALDE/EDP11
    Front National FN 9.8 7 n.i.7
    Verts Verts 7.4 6 EG-EFA6
    Mouvement pour la France MPF 6.7 3 IND/DEM3
    Parti Communiste Française PCF 5.3 2 EUL2
    Union de la Gauche UG 1.4 1
    - Parti Communiste Réunionnaise PCR1 EUL1

    Germany (43.0 %) %

    Christlich-Demokratische Union CDU 36.5 40 EPP-ED40
    Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands SPD 21.5 23 PES23
    Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Grüne 11.9 13 EG-EFA13
    Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern CSU 9.0 9 EPP-ED9
    Freie Demokratische Partei FDP 6.1 7 ALDE/ELDR7
    Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus PDS 6.1 7 EUL7

    Greece (62.8 %) % 24

    Nea Dimokratia ND 43.1 11 EPP-ED11
    Panellino Socialistiko Kinima PASOK 34.0 8 PES8
    Kommounistiko Komma Ellado KKE 9.5 3 EUL3
    Sinaspismos tis Aristeras ton Kinimation kai tis Oikologias SIN 4.2 1 EUL1
    Laikos Orthodoxos Synagermos LAOS 4.1 1 IND/DEM1

    Hungary (38.5 %) % 24

    Fidesz - Magyar Polgári Párt Fidesz 47.4 12 EPP-ED12
    Magyar Szocialista Párt MSzP 34.3 9 PES9
    Szabad Demokraták Szövetsége SzDSz 7.7 2 ALDE/ELDR 2
    Magyar Demokrata Fórum MDF 5.3 1 EPP-ED1

    Ireland (5.7 %) %

    Fianna Fáil FF 29.5 4 UEN4
    Fine Gael FG 27.8 5 EPP-ED5
    Labour Party Lab 10.6 1 PES1
    Sinn Fein SF 11.1 1 EUL1
    Non-partisans 16.7 2 ALDE
    n.i.
    1
    1

    Italy (73.1 %) %

    Uniti nell'Ulivo Ulivo 31.1 25
    - Democratici di Sinistra DS 12 PES12
    - La Margherita - Democrazia č Libertŕ Margherita 7 ALDE/EDP7
    - Socialisti Democratici Italiani SDI 2 PES2
    - Movimento dei Repubblicani Europei MRE 1 ALDE/ELDR1
    - Südtiroler Volkspartei SVP 1 EPP-ED1
    - Independenti ind 2 PES2
    Forza Italia FI 21.0 16 EPP-ED16
    Alleanza Nazionale AN 11.5 9 UEN9
    Rifondazione Comunista RC 6.1 5 EUL5
    Unione dei democratici cristiani e dei democratici di centro UDC 5.9 5 EPP-ED5
    Lega Nord LN 5.0 4 IND/DEM4
    Federazione dei Verdi Verdi 2.5 2 EG-EFA2
    Partito dei Comunisti Italiani PDCI 2.4 2 EUL2
    Lista Bonino Bonino 2.3 2 ALDE/ELDR2
    Societa' Civile di Pietro SCP 2.1 2 ALDE/ELDR2
    Socialisti uniti per l'Europa SU 2.0 2 n.i.2
    Alleanza Populare Udeur Udeur 1.3 1 EPP-ED1
    Per un'Alternativa sociale-Lista Mussolini AS 1.2 1 n.i.1
    Partito Pensionati PP 1.1 1 EPP-ED1
    Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore MSFT 0.7 1 n.i.1

    Latvia (41.2 %) %

    Apvienība "Tēvzemei un Brīvībai"/LNNK TB/LNNK 29.8 4 UEN4
    Jaunais laiks JL 19.7 2 EPP-ED2
    Par cilvēka tiesībām vienotā Latvijā PCTVL 10.7 1 EG-EFA1
    Tautas partija TP 6.6 1 EPP-ED1
    Savienība "Latvijas ceļš" LC 6.5 1 ALDE/ELDR1

    Lithuania (48.2 %) %

    Darbo Partija DP 30.4 5 ALDE/EDP5
    Tėvynės Sąjunga (Lietuvos konservatoriai) TS 12.4 2 EPP-ED2
    Liberalų ir Centro Sąjunga LCS 11.2 2 ALDE/ELDR2
    Valstiečių ir Naujosios demokratijos partijų sąjunga VNDPS 7.4 1 UEN1
    Liberalų Demokratų Partija LDP 6.9 1 UEN1

    Luxembourg (90.0 %) %

    Chrëschtlich Sozial Vollekspartei CSV 37.1 3 EPP-ED3
    Lëtzebuergesch Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei LSAP 22.1 1 PES1
    Déi Gréng Déi Greng 15.0 1 EG-EFA1
    Demokratesch Partei DP 14.9 1 ALDE/ELDR1

    Malta (82.4 %) % 5

    Partit Laburista/Malta Labour Party MLP 49.0 3 PES 3
    Partit Nazzjonalista/Nationalist Party PN 40.0 2 EPP-ED 2

    Netherlands (39.1 %) % 27

    Christen-Democratisch Appčl CDA 24.4 7 EPP-ED7
    Partij van de Arbeid PvdA 23.6 7 PES7
    Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie VVD 13.2 4 ALDE/ELDR4
    Groenlinks GL 7.4 2 EG-EFA2
    Europa Transparant ET 7.3 2 EG-EFA2
    Socialistische Partij SP 7.0 2 EUL2
    ChristenUnie-Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij CU-SGP 5.9 2
    - ChristenUnie CU 1 EDD1
    - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij SGP 1 EDD1
    Democraten 66 D66 4.2 1 ALDE/ELDR1

    Poland (20.4 %) %

    Platforma Obywatelska PO 24.1 15 EPP-ED15
    Liga Polskich Rodzin LPR 15.9 10 IND/DEM10
    Prawo i Sprawiedliwość PiS 12.7 7 UEN7
    Samoobrona Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej SO 10.8 6 n.i.6
    Koalicja SLD-UP SLD-UP 9.3 5 PES5
    - Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej SLD
    - Unia Pracy UP
    Unia Wolności UW 7.3 4 ALDE/ELDR4
    Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe PSL 6.3 4 EPP-ED4
    Socjaldemokracja Polski SdPL 5.3 3 PES3

    Portugal (38.7 %) %

    Partido Socialista PS 45.0 12 PES12
    PSD-PP PSD-PP 34.0 9
    - Partido Social Democrata PSD 7 EPP-ED7
    - Partido Popular PP 2 EPP-ED2
    Coligaçăo Democrática Unitária CDU 9.0 2
    - Partido Comunista Portuguęs PCP 2 EUL2
    Bloco do Esquerda BE 5.0 1 EUL1

    Slovakia (16.7 %) %

    Slovenská demokratická a kresťanská únia SDKÚ 17.1 3 EPP-ED3
    ľudová Strana-Hnutie za Demokratické Slovensko LS-HZDS 17.1 3 n.i.3
    Strana Smer - Tretia Cesta SMER 16.9 3 PES3
    Kresťansko-demokratické hnutie KDH 16.2 3 EPP-ED3
    Strana maďarskej koalície - Magyar Koalíció Pártja SMK 13.2 2 EPP-ED2

    Slovenia (28.3 %) %

    Nova Slovenija Krščanski Ljudska Stranka NSi 23.5 2 EPP-ED2
    LDS-DeSUS LDS-DeSUS 21.9 2
    - Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije LDS 21.9 2 ALDE/ELDR2
    Slovenska Demokratska Stranka SDS 17.7 2 EPP-ED2
    Združena Lista socialnih demokratov ZLSD 14.2 1 PES1

    Spain (45.9 %) % 54

    Partido Socialista Obrero Espańol PSOE 43.3 25
    - Partido Socialista Obrero Espańol PSOE 24 PES24
    - Los Verdes V 1 EG-EFA1
    Partido Popular PP 41.3 23 EPP-ED23
    Galeuzca Galeuzca 5.2 3
    - Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya CDC1ALDE1
    - Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea/Partido Nacionalista Vasco PNV1ALDE-EDP1
    - Bloque Nacionalista Gallego BNG1EG-EFA1
    Izquierda Unida IU 4.2 2
    - Izquierda Unida IU1EUL1
    - Iniciativa per Catalunya / Verdes ICV1EG-EFA1
    Europa de los pueblos EP 2.5 1
    - Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya ERC1EG-EFA1

    Sweden (37.2 %) %

    Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna S 24.8 5 PES5
    Moderaterna M 18.2 4 EPP-ED4
    Junilistan J 14.4 3 IND/DEM3
    Vänsterpartiet V 9.8 2 EUL2
    Folkpartiet Liberalerna FpL 9.8 2 ALDE/ELDR2
    Centerpartiet C 6.3 1 ALDE/ELDR1
    Miljöpartiet de Gröna Mp 5.9 1 EG-EFA1
    Kristdemokraterna Kd 5.7 1 EPP-ED1

    United Kingdom (38.9 %) %

    Conservative Party Cons 27.4 27 EPP-ED27
    Labour Party Lab 22.3 19 PES19
    United Kingdom Independence Party UKIP 16.8 12 UEN111
    1
    Liberal Democrats LD 15.1 12 ALDE/ELDR12
    Green Party of England and Wales Greens 6.2 2 EG-EFA2
    Scottish National Party SNP 3.0 2 EG-EFA2
    Plaid Cymru PC 1.1 1 EG-EFA1
    Ulster Unionist Party UUP 1.0 1 EPP-ED1
    Democratic Unionist Party DUP 1.0 1 n.i.1
    Sinn Fein SF 1.0 1 EUL1