This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each
member-state represented in the
European Council during the year 1999. The list below gives the political party that each
head of government
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, or
head of state
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, 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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.
Summary
List of leaders (1 January 1999)
Changes
Affiliation
See also
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Presidency of the Council of the European Union
The presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, which is the co-legislator of the EU legislature alongside the European Parliament. It rotates among the member state ...
External links
Council of the European Union(official website)
{{EU Presidency
Lists of parties in the European Council