Parties in the European Council during 2005
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This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each member-state represented in the
European Council The European Council (informally EUCO) is a collegiate body that defines the overall political direction and priorities of the European Union. It is composed of the heads of state or government of the EU member states, the President of the E ...
during the year 2005. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the
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to which that national party belongs. 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. __TOC__


Summary


List of leaders (1 January 2005)

DIKO's MEP is a member of the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE; french: Alliance des Démocrates et des Libéraux pour l'Europe, ADLE) is a transnational alliance between two European political parties, the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Euro ...
group in the European Parliament, but the party is not formally attached to any pan-European organization.


Changes during the year


Affiliation


Office-holder only


See also

* Presidency of the Council of the European Union


External links


Council of the European Union
(official website) {{EU Presidency Lists of parties in the European Council