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EPP Summit, 20 October 2016

EPP Summit in Maastricht – October 2016. EPP leaders met ahead of the European Council.

EPP Summit

EPP leaders: UK must present a plan following referendum outcome

EPP Summit 17 March 2016

Summit, 17 March: EPP stands united on the EU-Turkey agreement.

EPP Summit February 2016

The #‎EPPSummit took place today in Brussels ahead of the #‎EUCO.

EPP Summit 17 December 2015

The European People’s Party (EPP) heads of state and government and opposition leaders met in Brussels on 17 December to prepare the agenda of the European Council Summit.

German MEP Manfred Weber elected new EPP president

Center right European People's Party elected on Wednesday its new president, German MEP Manfred Weber.

Parliament set for grand coalition after EU election despite Eurosceptic rise

43.1% of EU citizens went to the polls on Sunday to chose who will lead Europe for the next 5 years.

Juncker: ‘I will not be on my knees before the Socialist party’

Speaking as the first EU election result projection was released, EPP Commission president candidate Jean-Claude Juncker said ‘I will not be on my knees before the Socialist party’.

From reform to Growth – EPP Congress Dublin 2014

The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies was present at the XII Congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) that took place in Dublin on 6 and 7 March 2014, an event that gathered more than 2,000 participants, including the leaders of EU institutions, heads of state and government, party leaders, ministers, national and European parliamentarians, and delegates from EPP member parties throughout Europe.

Juncker speaks about his candidancy for EU’s top job

As the EPP’s electoral congress in Dublin gains pace, Jean-Claude Juncker is the favourite to become the party’s candidate for the EU Commission presidency. 'I want this job because I was becoming increasingly angry that the European Union appears to be divided in two parts, the so-called virtuous countries and the weaker countries. We had enough walls in Europe. I'm against this division between big and small member states.' Juncker said.

Saryusz-Wolski: Vilnius is a turning point in EU-Russia relations

By deterring Ukraine from associating with the EU, Russia has broken at least two major international agreements. Consequently, the EU should become more assertive towards Moscow, EPP Vice President Jacek Saryusz-Wolski told EURACTIV in an exclusive interview.   Jacek Saryusz-Wolski is the vice-president of the European People's Party, president of the EPP Group in Euronest and member of the European Parliament from Poland.   He spoke to EURACTIV’s Senior Editor Georgi Gotev.