EPP today 

The European People’s Party (EPP) is the political family of the centre-right, whose roots run deep in the history and civilisation of the European continent and has pioneered the European project from its inception. Tracing back its roots to Europe’s Founding Fathers - Robert Schuman, Alcide De Garperi, and Konrad Adenauer - EPP is committed to a strong Europe, based on a federal model that relies on the principle of subsidiarity.

Founded in 1976, the EPP strives for a democratic, transparent and efficient Europe that is close to its citizens. EPP wants a prosperous Europe through the promotion of a free market economy with a social consciousness. EPP is the largest political organisation of Europe with 72 member-parties from 39 countries, 18 heads of state and government (12 EU and 6 non-EU), nine European Commissioners (including the President), and the largest Group in the European Parliament with 265 members.

The EPP is governed under the 2003 “EU Regulation on political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding.”' In late 2007, this Regulation was revised in order to allow all European level political parties to campaign for the European Parliament elections. As a result of this mandate, the EPP conducted – in close cooperation with its national member-parties - its first Europe-wide campaign for the June 2009 elections and reinforced its leading position in the European Parliament.