This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2007. The list below gives the political party that each

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, or

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, belongs to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance 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

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Summary

List of leaders (1 January 2007)

Supported by PD
Prior to 14 October, Prodi had officially aligned himself only with his The Olive Tree coalition rather than any member-party, but he had previously been a member of

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's ancestor-party and was honorary president of its European parent, the EDP.
DIKO's MEP is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the

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, but the party is not formally attached to any pan-European organization.

Changes

Affiliation

Supported by PD

Office-holder only

National party changes

*On 14 October, Prodi's governing The Olive Tree coalition of parties merged into a single

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. The successor party had yet to determine whether it would continue Daisy's EDP membership; Prodi remained aligned on an individual basis with the EDP.

External links

Council of the European Union
(official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Parties In The European Council During 2007 Lists of parties in the European Council