In this article, Parties in the European Council during 2011 will be addressed from different perspectives, with the aim of providing a complete and detailed view of this topic. Its origins, its development over time, as well as its implications in today's society will be analyzed. In addition, different opinions and points of view will be presented that will allow the reader to form a clear and objective idea. Through a rigorous and critical approach, the aim is to offer a global vision that invites reflection and debate. Parties in the European Council during 2011 is a highly relevant topic that deserves to be studied and understood in its entirety, which is why this article is proposed as a fundamental tool for those interested in deepening its understanding.
This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2011. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, 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 Qualified Majority Voting.
Party | 1 January 2011 | 9 March 2011 | 21 June 2011 | 22 June 2011 | 3 October 2011 | 11 November 2011 | 16 November 2011 | 6 December 2011 | 21 December 2011 | |||||||||
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# | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | # | QMV | |
European People's Party | 13 | 190 | 14 | 204 | 15 | 216 | 16 | 223 | 16 | 223 | 16 | 223 | 15 | 194 | 14 | 182 | 15 | 209 |
Party of European Socialists | 5 | 65 | 5 | 65 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 53 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 48 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 60 | 4 | 33 |
Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 41 |
European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party | 5 | 38 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 |
Independent | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 48 |
Party of the European Left | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
^ Supported by PD-L ^ AKEL holds only observer status with the Party of the European Left.
Date | Member-state | Leader | National party | European party |
9 March | Ireland | Enda Kenny | FG | EPP |
21 June | Portugal | Pedro Passos Coelho | PPD/PSD | EPP |
22 June | Finland | Jyrki Katainen | Kok. | EPP |
3 October | Denmark | Helle Thorning-Schmidt | A | PES |
11 November | Greece | Lucas Papademos | Independent | |
16 November | Italy | Mario Monti | Independent | |
6 December | Belgium | Elio Di Rupo | PS | PES |
21 December | Spain | Mariano Rajoy | PP | EPP |