European People's Party

10 European parties (including the Eurosceptic Libertas) were recognized in 2009 and received funding from the European Parliament:

• European People`s Party (EPP)
• European Socialist Party (PES)
• European Liberal Democrat and Reform party (ELDR)
• European Democrat Party (EDP)
• European Federation of Green Parties (EFGP)
• Party of the European Left (GUE)
• Alliance for Europe of the Nations (AEN)
• European Free Alliance (EFA)
• EU Democrats Alliance for Democracy in the EU (EUD)
• Libertas

The European Union budget for 2009 set aside 10.8 million EURO for party funding.

15% of the budget was distributed among the parties in equal shares. 85% was distributed on the basis of the number of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) accounted for by every Party. The EPP accounted for 248 MEPs (MEPs elected on the list of an EPP member party and Individual Members who have signed a declaration of EPP affiliation). The results of the 2009 European Elections were not taken into account for the distribution of the 2009 subventions.

The European funds were allocated as follows (in million EURO):

• EPP 3.4
• PES 3.1
• ELDR 1.1
• EDP 0.4
• EFGP 0.6
• GUE 0.5
• AEN 0.5
• EFA 0.2
• EUD 0.2
• Libertas 0.2

The European Parliament funds constitute two-thirds of the EPP’s income. The rest of the income is generated through membership fees. The membership fees of the ordinary member parties are calculated on the basis of the party’s political strength and its number of MEPs. The membership fee of the associate and observer member parties is calculated by the Political Assembly on the basis of the votes obtained by these parties during the last national election.

In accordance with article 6 of the Regulation (EC) N° 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding, EPP publishes its Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Accounts and the Reports of the Auditor.

Balance Sheets:

2006 2007 2008

Accounts:

2008

Reports:

2006 2007 2008