Parties in the European Council during 2000
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This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each
Qualified Majority Voting
.
Summary
| Party | 1 January 2000 | 4 February 2000 | 25 April 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | |
| Party of European Socialists | 10 | 59 | 9 | 55 | 8 | 45 |
Independent
|
2 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| European People's Party | 2 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
List of leaders (January 1, 2000)
| Member-state | Votes | Leader | National party | European party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | Gerhard Schröder | SPD | PES |
| France | 10 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | Independent
|
| United Kingdom | 10 | Tony Blair | Lab | PES |
| Italy | 10 | Massimo D'Alema | DS | PES |
| Spain | 8 | José María Aznar | PP | EPP |
| Netherlands | 5 | Wim Kok | PvdA | PES |
| Greece | 5 | Costas Simitis | PA.SO.K.
|
PES |
| Belgium | 5 | Guy Verhofstadt | VLD
|
ELDR |
| Portugal | 5 | António Guterres | PS | PES |
| Sweden | 4 | Göran Persson | SAP | PES |
| Austria | 4 | Viktor Klima | SPÖ | PES |
| Denmark | 3 | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | A | PES |
| Finland | 3 | Paavo Lipponen | SDP | PES |
| Ireland | 3 | Bertie Ahern | FF | Independent
|
| Luxembourg | 2 | Jean-Claude Juncker | CSV | EPP |
Changes
Affiliation
| Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European party |
| 4 February | Austria | Wolfgang Schüssel | ÖVP | EPP |
| 25 April | Italy | Giuliano Amato | Independent
| |
See also
External links
- Council of the European Union (official website)
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