Editing European People's Party Group (section)

==Activities==

===In the news===
Activities performed by the group in the period between June 2004 and June 2008 include monitoring elections in Palestine<ref name="EPPRESSNR20041208">{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+NR-20041208-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN |title=European Parliament website document 20041208 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520143328/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT+PRESS+NR-20041208-1+0+DOC+XML+V0%2F%2FEN |archive-date=20 May 2011}}</ref> and Ukraine;<ref name="eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190959/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-parliament-group-demands-ukraine-election-observers/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> encouraging transeuropean rail travel,<ref name="epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/eu-politics/agriculture-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up" |publisher=Theparliament.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190942/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/eu-politics/agriculture-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-group-backs-eu-rail-shake-up/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> telecoms deregulation,<ref name="epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190921/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/epp-ed-backs-eu-telecoms-shake-up/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> [[energy security]],<ref name="EGOV10363">{{cite web|url=http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/10363 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070611030418/http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/10363 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 June 2007 |title=Economy}}</ref> a common energy policy,<ref name="ScoopS00580">{{cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S00580.htm |title=Scoop article S00580 |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=15 November 2007 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501152657/http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0711/S00580.htm |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Union,<ref name="EC290906_en">{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/press_corner/newsletter/290906_en.htm |title=European Commission article 290906 EN |publisher=European Commission |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501200106/http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/press_corner/newsletter/290906_en.htm |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> partial reform of the CAP<ref name="EA112860">{{cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/parliament-backs-commission-cap-mid-term-review/article-112860 |title=EurActiv article 112860 |publisher=Euractiv.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609191235/http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/parliament-backs-commission-cap-mid-term-review/article-112860 |archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref> and attempts to tackle illegal immigration;<ref name="MMON2582">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |title=MaltaMedia Online Network article 2582 |publisher=Maltamedia.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033446/http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="MMON2912">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |title=MaltaMedia Online Network article 2912 |publisher=Maltamedia.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033446/http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="MMON2257">{{cite web |url=http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |title=MaltaMedia Online Network article 2257 |publisher=Maltamedia.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033446/http://www.maltamedia.com/artman2/publish/eu/article_2582.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> denouncing Russian involvement in South Ossetia;<ref name="epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190948/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/epp-ed-chief-slams-russian-recognition-of-georgian-regions/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191004/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-brok-and-karas-sent-to-georgia-to-report-on-developments/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191017/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/top-mep-brands-moscow-brutal-over-georgia/ |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190952/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/eu-aid-to-georgia-too-slow-says-mep/ |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/energy-transport/energy-article/newsarticle/meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=30 March 2005 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190937/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/energy-transport/energy-article/newsarticle/meps-call-on-eu-leaders-to-condemn-russian-intimidation/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> supporting the Constitution Treaty<ref name="meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=31 August 2005 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190918/http://www.theparliament.com/latestnews/news-article/newsarticle/meps-call-for-eu-constitution-re-run-in-france/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="EA140105">{{cite web |url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/juncker-european-construction-today/article-140105 |title=EurActiv article 140105 |publisher=Euractiv.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609191338/http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/juncker-european-construction-today/article-140105 |archive-date=9 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Forbes2081969">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/afx/2005/06/08/afx2081969.html |title=Forbes article 2081969 |magazine=Forbes |date=6 August 2005 |access-date=17 June 2010}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and the [[Lisbon Treaty]];<ref name="meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190931/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/meps-appeal-to-irish-to-back-eu-reform-treaty/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref><ref name="meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191007/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/meps-kosovo-and-lisbon-treaty-should-top-eu-agenda/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> debating globalisation,<ref name="ScoopS00580"/><ref name="eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=25 August 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501190928/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/agriculture/agriculture-article0/newsarticle/eu-debates-21st-century-globalisation/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> relations with China,<ref name="PD6401313">{{cite web |url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6401313.html |title=People's Daily article 6401313 |work=People's Daily |date=29 April 2008 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606073430/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6401313.html |archive-date=6 June 2011 }}</ref> and Taiwan;<ref name="more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies" |publisher=Theparliament.com |date=24 February 2009 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191014/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/foreign-affairs/foreign-affairs-article/newsarticle/more-meps-call-for-taiwans-membership-of-un-agencies/ |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> backing plans to outlaw Holocaust denial;<ref name="eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial">{{cite web |url=http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/justice/justice-article/newsarticle/eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial/ |title=The Parliament Magazine article "eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial" |publisher=Theparliament.com |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501191024/http://www.theparliament.com/policy-focus/justice/justice-article/newsarticle/eu-plans-to-outlaw-holocaust-denial/ |archive-date=1 May 2009 }}</ref> nominating Anna Politkovskaya for the 2007 Sakharov Prize;<ref name="EPPRESS20070906FCS10161">{{cite web |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+IM-PRESS+20070906FCS10161+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN |title=European Parliament website document 20070906FCS10161 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520143335/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2F%2FEP%2F%2FTEXT+IM-PRESS+20070906FCS10161+0+DOC+XML+V0%2F%2FEN |archive-date=20 May 2011 }}</ref> expelling [[Daniel Hannan]] from the Group;<ref name="EA170049">{{Cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/british-mep-thrown-parliament-group-nazi-slur/article-170049|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090820205552/http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/british-mep-thrown-parliament-group-nazi-slur/article-170049|url-status=dead|title=EurActiv article 170049|archive-date=20 August 2009}}</ref> the discussion about whether ED MEPs should remain within EPP-ED or form a group of their own;<ref name="IOS407730">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-climbs-down-over-plans-for-centreright-european-alliance-407730.html |title=Independent on Sunday article 407730 |work=The Independent |date=13 July 2006 |access-date=17 June 2010 |location=London |last1=Castle |first1=Stephen |last2=Grice |first2=Andrew |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502235635/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-climbs-down-over-plans-for-centreright-european-alliance-407730.html |archive-date=2 May 2009 }}</ref><ref name="BBC5053682">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5053682.stm |title=article 5053682 |publisher=BBC News |date=6 June 2006 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061222042437/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5053682.stm |archive-date=22 December 2006}}</ref><ref name="Times766719">[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article766719.ece Times article 766719]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> criticisms of the group's approach to tackling low turnout for the 2009 elections;<ref name="EA171155">{{Cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/turnout-threat-looms-large-2009-eu-elections/article-171155|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109121413/http://www.euractiv.com/en/opinion/turnout-threat-looms-large-2009-eu-elections/article-171155|url-status=dead|title=EurActiv article 171155|archive-date=9 January 2009}}</ref> the group's use of the two-President arrangement;<ref name="DW1272316">{{cite web |author=Bernd Riegert (dsl) |url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1272316,00.html |title=Deutsche Welle article 1272316 |publisher=Dw-world.de |date=20 July 2004 |access-date=17 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501162523/http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1272316,00.html |archive-date=1 May 2009}}</ref> and the group's proposal to ban the Islamic Burka dress across the EU.

===Parliamentary activity profile===
[[Image:Motions for resolutions put to the vote in plenary in the European Parliament August 1 2004 to August 1 2008.PNG|thumb|Group parliamentary activity profile, 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2008 (see [[:File:Motions for resolutions put to the vote in plenary in the European Parliament August 1 2004 to August 1 2008.PNG|description]] for sources).<br />{{legend|#3399FF|EPP-ED: 659 motions}}]]

The debates and votes in the European Parliament are tracked by its website<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/motion/search.do?language=EN Plenary sitting – Home] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517152655/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/motion/search.do?language=EN |date=17 May 2008}}. European Parliament. Retrieved 24 August 2013.</ref> and categorised by the groups that participate in them and the rule of procedure that they fall into. The results give a profile for each group by category and the total indicates the group's level of participation in Parliamentary debates. The activity profile for each group for the period 1 August 2004 to 1 August 2008 in the Sixth Parliament is given on the diagram on the right. The group is denoted in blue.

===Publications===
The group produces many publications, which can be found on its website.<ref>{{cite web |title=EPP Group: Publications |url=http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/en/publica.asp |publisher=Epp-ed.eu |access-date=17 June 2010 |archive-date=27 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527020103/http://www.epp-ed.eu/Activities/en/publica.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref>