Editing European Council (section)

===Political alliances===
[[File:Current membership of the European Council.svg|thumb|300px|European political affiliation of the current members of the European Council]]

Almost all members of the European Council are members of a political party at the national level. Most of them are also members of political alliances at the European level such as [[European political party|European political parties]] and [[political groups of the European Parliament]].

These alliances frequently hold pre-meetings with their European Council members, prior to their meetings. However, the members of the European Council represent their member states rather than political alliances, and decisions are generally made along national lines, though ideological alignment can colour political agreements and appointments (such as the president of the European Council).<ref>{{cite web|last=Drachenberg |first=Ralf |title=European political parties and the European Council: A pattern of ever closer coordination? |publisher=[[European Parliamentary Research Service]] |year=2022 |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_STU(2022)699476 |access-date=2024-05-28}}</ref>

The charts below outline the number of leaders affiliated to each alliance and their total voting weight. The map indicates the political group of the member representing each individual country.

{{bar box |width=650px |barwidth=475px |title=Number of members by political group<ref name="affiliation">{{Cite web|url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_ATA(2024)608781|title=Current Membership of the European Council &#124; Think Tank &#124; European Parliament}}</ref> |titlebar=#ddd |bars=
{{bar pixel|[[European People's Party Group|EPP]]|{{party color|European People's Party Group}}|444||{{mono|12 (44.4%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Renew Europe|Renew]]|{{party color|Renew Europe}}|148||{{mono|4 (14.8%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[European Conservatives and Reformists Group|ECR]]|{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}|111||{{mono|3 (11.1%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|S&D]]|{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}|111||{{mono|3 (11.1%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|111||{{mono|3 (11.1%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Patriots for Europe|PfE]]|{{party color|Patriots for Europe}}|37||{{mono|1 ( 3.7%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|{{Abbr|Una.|Unaffiliated}}|{{party color|Non-Inscrits}}|37||{{mono|1 ( 3.7%)}}}}
}}

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{{bar box |width=650px |barwidth=475px |title=Share of population by political group<ref name="affiliation"/><ref>{{cite act |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/2320/oj |title=Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2021/2320 of 22 December 2021 amending the Council's Rules of Procedure |legislature=Council of the European Union |date=22 December 2021 |index=2021/2320 |type=Decision}}</ref> |titlebar=#ddd |bars=
{{bar pixel|[[European People's Party Group|EPP]]|{{party color|European People's Party Group}}|446||{{mono|{{0|0 (}}44.6%{{0|)}}}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[European Conservatives and Reformists Group|ECR]]|{{party color|European Conservatives and Reformists}}|183||{{mono|18.3%{{0|)}}}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Renew Europe|Renew]]|{{party color|Renew Europe}}|170||{{mono|17.0%{{0|)}}}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats|S&D]]|{{party color|Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats}}|120||{{mono|12.0%{{0|)}}}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|48||{{mono|4.8%{{0|)}}}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Patriots for Europe|PfE]]|{{party color|Patriots for Europe}}|22||{{mono|2.2%{{0|)}}}}}}
{{bar pixel|{{Abbr|Una.|Unaffiliated}}|{{party color|Non-Inscrits}}|12||{{mono|1.2%{{0|)}}}}}}
}}

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{{bar box |width=650px |barwidth=475px |title=Number of members by European political party{{refn|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.epp.eu/parties-and-partners |title=EPP - European People's Party - Parties & partners |publisher=EPP |accessdate=20 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pes.eu/about-us/leadership/ |title=Leadership - The Party of European Socialists |publisher=PES |accessdate=20 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aldeparty.eu/leadership |title=Leadership - ALDE Party |publisher=ALDE Party |accessdate=20 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://ecrparty.eu/about/ |title=About - ECR Party |publisher=ECR Party |accessdate=20 June 2024}}</ref>}} |titlebar=#ddd |bars=
{{bar pixel|[[European People's Party|EPP]]|{{EUPP data|color|EPP}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|EPP|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|EPP|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|EPP|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|{{party color|Independent politician}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|ind|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|ind|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|ind|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Party of European Socialists|PES]]|{{EUPP data|color|PES}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|PES|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|PES|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|PES|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party|ALDE]]|{{EUPP data|color|ALDE}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|ALDE|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|ALDE|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|ALDE|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[European Conservatives and Reformists Party|ECR]]|{{EUPP data|color|ECR}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|ECR|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|ECR|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|ECR|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[European Free Alliance|EFA]]|{{EUPP data|color|EFA}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|EFA|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|EFA|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|EFA|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|[[Patriots.eu|P.eu]]|{{EUPP data|color|Patriots}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|Patriots|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|Patriots|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|Patriots|EUCO}}%)}}}}
{{bar pixel|{{Abbr|Una.|Unaffiliated}}|{{party color|Non-Inscrits}}|{{#expr: 10 * {{EUPP data|seat share|none|EUCO}} }}||{{mono|{{EUPP data|seats|none|EUCO}} ({{EUPP data|seat share|none|EUCO}}%)}}}}
}}