Since its foundation in 1976, the European People’s Party (EPP) has advocated in favour of a strong, transparent and efficient Europe at the service of its citizens. The 2014 European Elections marked the fourth victory for the EPP and reaffirmed the party as the leading political force in Europe. Every day the renewed trust of the European citizens is the driving inspiration for the EPP’s activities. Being the largest political party entails the great responsibility to deliver on all those issues which matter the most to our citizens: jobs and economic stability, competitiveness, security, and prosperity.
We are committed to working with our member parties and associations, our heads of state and government, our ministers in the EPP Ministerial Meetings, President Tusk, President Juncker and the EPP Commissioners, and our Group in the European Parliament to achieve these objectives and to promote our values, which we derive from our Christian Democrat tradition: the dignity of the human being, freedom, responsibility, equality, truth, justice, solidarity and subsidiarity.
We are aware of the importance of being united as well as the privilege of our differences, and of the importance of reaching our citizens and being more accessible in an increasingly interconnected reality. We wish to offer the openness, dialogue and opportunity for debate which has always distinguished our political family.
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The EPP Manifesto, also adopted at the 2012 EPP Congress in Bucharest, outlines the basic principles of the Party summarising who we are, what our values are, what challenges are we facing and what vision we have for the future. The Manifesto was developed in parallel to the EPP Platform document within the EPP Working Group 1 for “European Policy”.
What we believe and what we will do for Europe.
ESU president An Hermans and secretary general Guido Dumon participated in the Senior Hoyre General Meeting in Trondheim, Norway. Margaretha Palsson, president of Moderata Senior, from Sweden was also present at the meeting. During this meeting the leadership of Senior Hoyre changed. Sverre Mauritzen passed on the presidency to Lars Myraune. Two new vice presidents were elected as well : Grete Horntvedt and Kirsten Huser Leschbrandt. Besides the statutory items, an intergenerational debate was organized with Linda Hofstad Helleland (former minister), Trond Hofstad and Knut Jorgen Kirkeberg, moderaterd by Marvin Wiseth. The second day of the general meeting started with an introduction of John-Ragnar Aarset, secretary General of Hoyre. In this session ESU president An Hermans took the floor as well to underline the importance of cooperation, also between EU and Norway; and between senior associations. At the end of her speech she thanked Sverre Mauritzen for the excellent cooperation during the last 4 years. Although Norway is not a member state of the EU, Hoyre is a member party of EPP and ESU works closely together with Senior Hoyre.
We stand for a democratic Europe, in the hands of its citizens, and we will keep fighting for it. 95 days to open a #NewChapter4Europe🇪🇺. #StrongerTogether #BetterEurope
Munich Security Conference
The current state of security and the persistence of frozen conflicts in Eastern Europe will be the theme of this panel with Petro Poroshenko (President, Ukraine), მამუკა ბახტაძე Mamuka Bakhtadze (Prime Minister, Georgia), Andrej Plenković (Prime Minister, Republic of Croatia), Thomas Greminger (Secretary General, OSZE), Manfred Weber (Chairman, EPP Parliamentary Group, European Parliament) – moderated by Ian Bremmer (Eurasia Group)
Happy #IndependenceDay to all our friends in Lithuania 🇱🇹🇪🇺 Tėvynės sąjunga - Lietuvos krikščionys demokratai (TS-LKD)
9️⃣6️⃣ days to open a #NewChapter4Europe. Today I participate in the Munich Security Conference. When it comes to our citizens safety, Europe always needs to speak with a single voice #StrongerTogether #BetterEurope #msc19
Juntos vamos construir uma Europa melhor! 🇵🇹 Today at Matosinhos market in #Portugal, I spoke with local producers & fishermen who told me of their difficulties when competing with supermarkets. Small & medium enterprises are the backbone of our economy & must be taken into account in all decisions.
Is there any particular reason for the EU to support the global pharmaceutical industry? They are the only winners while you to stay ignorant.
Today is #ChildhoodCancerDay. Last evening, our Spitzenkandidat, Manfred Weber, continued his #ListeningTour19 across Europe, in Porto. Together with Rui Rio, President of Partido Social Democrata, Paulo Rangel, and Lídia Pereira, he visited Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, leading institute for research and treatment of cancer in Portugal and Europe.
The discussions focused on cancer research. Last year only, there were 58,000 new cases of cancer in Portugal. Manfred Weber discussed with experts in the field and asserted:
“When I become President of the Commission, I will present a European Masterplan against cancer.”
#TellManfred #BetterEurope
🇵🇹🇪🇺Today, I’m in Porto listening to the Portuguese people and defending local economy and rural development. 97 days to open a #NewChapter4Europe, join me! #StrongerTogether #ListeningTour19
🇵🇹🇪🇺The #ListeningTour goes on! Today and tomorrow Manfred Weber will talk to the Portuguese people about their hopes and concerns #TellManfred
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We love EU without distinctions, East and West, North and South: one Europe, one heart #HappyValentinesDay. 98 days for a #NewChapter4Europe #FelizSanValentín #SaintValentin #Valentinstag #Valentijnsdag #Walentynki #Sfantulvalentin #FelizDiadeSãoValentim #BuonSanValentino #ΑγίουΒαλεντίνου
