Parties in the Council of the European Union, 2001
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This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each member-state represented in the Council of the European Union during the year 2001. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belonged to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belonged. 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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[edit] Summary
| Party | January 1, 2001 | December 31, 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | QMV | # | QMV | |
| Party of European Socialists | 8 | 45 | 7 | 42 |
| European People's Party | 3 | 14 | 5 | 34 |
| European Liberal, Democrat, and Reform Group | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Alliance for Europe of the Nations | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent - RPR | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent - Giuliano Amato | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] List of leaders (January 1, 2001)
| Member-state | Votes | Leader | National party | European party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | Gerhard Schröder | SPD | PES |
| France | 10 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | Ind. |
| United Kingdom | 10 | Tony Blair | Labour | PES |
| Italy | 10 | Giuliano Amato | Ind. (Olive Tree) | Ind. |
| Spain | 8 | José María Aznar López | PP | EPP |
| Netherlands | 5 | Wim Kok | Labour | PES |
| Greece | 5 | Costas Simitis | PASOK | PES |
| Belgium | 5 | Guy Verhofstadt | VLD | ELDR |
| Portugal | 5 | António Guterres | PS | PES |
| Sweden | 4 | Göran Persson | SAP | PES |
| Austria | 4 | Wolfgang Schüssel | ÖVP | EPP |
| Denmark | 3 | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | Social Democrats | PES |
| Finland | 3 | Paavo Lipponen | SDP | PES |
| Ireland, Republic of | 3 | Bertie Ahern | Fianna Fáil | AEN |
| Luxembourg | 2 | Jean-Claude Juncker | CSV | EPP |
[edit] Changes
[edit] Change of affiliation
| Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European party |
| 11 June | Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Forza Italia | EPP |
| 27 November | Denmark | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Venstre | ELDR |
| 6 December | France | n/a | n/a | EPP |
^ - Rally for the Republic, which held office under Jacques Chirac, became an EPP member.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Council of the European Union (official website)
| Preceded by 2000 political makeup |
Parties in the Council of the European Union Jan. 2001 – Dec. 2001 |
Succeeded by 2002 political makeup |
