The European People's Party

Download or read book The European People's Party written by T. Jansen and published by Springer. This book was released on 1998-04-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the origins (since 1925), the foundation (1978) and the evolution (until today) of the 'European People's Party' and shows how political parties are vital to the integration process within the European Union. The book examines the emergence of a transnational party system to which the Christian Democrats contribute with the EPP alongside the Social Democrats (ESP) and the Liberal Democrats (ELDR). The analysis of the political, structural and programmatic development of the EPP shows clearly that European politics have become to a large extent domestic affairs and vice versa.