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XVIIth EPP Congress 31 March 2006
 
<i>l-r:</i> Mário <b>David</b> MP, Chairman of International Relations, Michel <b>Barnier</b>, former EU Commissioner, Antonio <b>Tajani</b> MEP, Head of the Italian Delegation of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, Jyrki <b>Katainen</b>, Chairman of Kokoomus, Camiel <b>Eurlings</b> MEP, all newly-elected EPP Vice-Presidents, Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President, Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP, EPP Secretary-General, Ingo <b>Friedrich</b> MEP, Jacek <b>Saryusz-Wolski</b> MEP, both Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament, Peter <b>Hintze</b>, and Alojz <b>Peterle</b>, all three newly-elected EPP Vice-Presidents
<i>l-r:</i> Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President <i>(2nd from left)</i>, Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General, Antonio <b>Tajani</b> MEP, Head of the Italian Delegation (Forza Italia) of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament and EPP Vice-President, and Javier <b>Jiménez</b>, EPP Press Service <i>(far left)</I>
<br>Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President <i>(in the middle)</i>, Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General, and Javier <b>Jiménez</b>, EPP Press Service <i>(left)</i>
<br>Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President, addressing the Congress
<br><i>l-r:</i> Jean-Claude <b>Juncker</b>, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jacques <b>Santer </b>(Luxembourg), former President of the European Commission, and Dario <b>Antoniozzi</b> (Italy), former EPP Vice-Chairman
<i>r-l:</i> Jacek <B>Saryusz-Wolski</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Poland), Vice-President of the European Parliament and EPP Vice-President, Ingo <B>Friedrich</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Germany), Vice-President of the European Parliament and EPP Treasurer, Antonio <B>López-Istúriz</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General, Wilfried <B>Martens</B>, EPP President, Camiel <B>Eurlings</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Netherlands), EPP Vice-President, and Jyrki <B>Katainen</B>, Chairman of Kokoomus (Finland) and EPP Vice-President
<br><i>l-r</i>: Ingo <b>Friedrich</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Germany), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Paul <b>Rübig</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Austria) and Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General
<i>l-r:</i> Alojz <B>Peterle</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Slovenia), Jacek <B>Saryusz-Wolski</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Poland), Vice-President of the European Parliament, Michel <B>Barnier</B>, former EU Commissioner (UMP, France), Mário <B>David</B> MP, Chairman of International Relations, PSD Party (Portugal), Camiel <B>Eurlings</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Netherlands) and Jyrki <B>Katainen</B>, Chairman of Kokoomus (Finland), all newly-elected EPP Vice-Chairmen
<br>Sali <b>Berisha</b>, Prime Minister of Albania
<i>l-r:</i> Gunilla <B>Carlsson</B>, 1st Vice-Chairman of the Moderate Party (Sweden), Michel <B>Barnier</B>, former EU Commissioner (UMP, France), Antonio <B>Tajani</B> MEP, Head of the Italian Delegation (Forza Italia) of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, Jyrki <B>Katainen</B>, Chairman of Kokoomus (Finland), all three newly-elected EPP Vice-Chairmen, and Ingo <B>Friedrich</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Germany), Vice-President of the European Parliament and EPP Treasurer
<br>Vojislav <b>Kostunica</b>, Prime Minister of Serbia
<br>Doris <B>Pack</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Germany)
<br>Mariano <b>Rajoy Brey</b>, President of the Partido Popular (Spain)
<br>Traian <b>Basescu</b>, President of Romania
<br>Mikhail <b>Saakashvili</b>, President of Georgia
<br>Petar <b>Stoyanov</b>, Chairman of the UDF, Bulgaria
<br>David <B>Gamkrelidze</B>, Chairman of the New Conservative Party (Georgia)
<br>Ivo <b>Sanader</b>, Prime Minister of Croatia <i>(on the left)</i>, and Jean-Claude <b>Juncker</b>, Prime Minister of Luxembourg
<br>Astrid <b>Lulling</B> MEP (EPP-ED, Luxembourg) <i>(3rd from left)</i>, Viviane <b>Reding</b>, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Jean <b>Spautz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Luxembourg) and the Luxembourg Delegation
<br>Gunilla <B>Carlsson</B>, 1st Vice-Chairman of the Moderate Party (Sweden)
<br>Camiel <b>Eurlings</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Netherlands), EPP Vice-Chairman <i>(on the left)</i>, and Jyrki <b>Katainen</b>, Chairman of Kokoomus (Finland), both new-elected EPP Vice-Chairmen
<br>Mariano <B>Rajoy Brey</B>, Chairman of the Partido Popular (Spain)
<br>View of Rome
 
XVIIth EPP Congress 30 March 2006
 
<i>l-r:</i> Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President, Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General, Hans-Gert <b>Poettering</b> MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, Lorenzo <b>Cesa</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Italy), Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, and Sandro <b>Bondi</b>, Forza Italia
<br>Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President
<br>Hans-Gert <b>Poettering</b> MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament
<br>Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General
<br>José Manuel <b>Durão Barroso</b>, President of the European Commission
<br>Pier Ferdinando <b>Casini</b>, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
<br>Lorenzo <b>Cesa</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Italy), Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament
<br>Ivo <b>Sanader</b>, Prime Minister of Croatia <i>(on the left)</i>, and Aigars <b>Kalvitis</b>, Prime Minister of Latvia
<br>Sandro <b>Bondi</b>, Forza Italia
<br>Clemente <b>Mastella</b>, Leader of the UDEUR (Gruppo Unione Democratici per L'Europa), Italy
<br>Mario <b>Mauro</b> MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament (in the middle), Antonio <b>Tajani</b> MEP, Head of the Italian Delegation FI of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament and EPP Vice-President <i>(on the right)</i>, and Sandro <b>Bondi</b>, Forza Italia
<br><i>r-l:</i> Franco <b>Frattini</b>, Vice-President of the European Commission, Benita <b>Ferrero-Waldner</b>, European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy, and Viviane <b>Reding</b>, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
<i>r-l:</i> Jyrki <b>Katainen</b>, Chairman of Kokoomus, Jari <b>Vilén</b>, Member of the Finnish Parliament, Alec <b>Aalto</b>, Finnish Ambassador in Rome, Alexander <b>Stubb</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Finland), Jyri <b>Häkämies</b>, Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of Kokoomus, Harri <b>Jaskari</b>, Secretary-General of Kokoomus, and Antti <b>Timonen</b>, Assistant to Piia-Noora <b>Kauppi</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Finland)
<br>Leo <b>Tindemans</b>, former Prime Minister of Belgium and former President of the EPP Group <i>(on the right)</i> and Jos <b>Chabert</b>, First Vice-President of the Brussels Parliament
<br>Ingo <b>Friedrich</b> MEP (Germany), Vice-President of the European Parliament and re-elected Treasurer of the EPP <i>(on the right) </i>
<br>Franco <b>Frattini</b>, Vice-President of the European Commission, and Benita <b>Ferrero-Waldner</b>, European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy
<br>Sandro <b>Bondi</b>, Forza Italia
<br>Lorenzo <b>Cesa</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Italy), Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament
<br><i>l-r:</i> Petar <b>Stoyanov</b>, Chairman of the UDF (Bulgaria), Nicos <b>Anastasiades</b>, Chairman of the Democratic Rally (Cyprus), and Taavi <b>Veskimägi</b>, Chairman of the Res Publica Party (Estonia)
<br>Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General
<bR><i>l-r:</i> Angela <b>Merkel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Germany, José Manuel <b>Durão Barroso</b>, President of the European Commission, Silvio <b>Berlusconi</b>, Prime Minister of Italy, and Wolfgang <b>Schüssel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Austria and President-in-Office of the European Council
<br>Silvio <b>Berlusconi</b>, Prime Minister of Italy <i>(on the left)</i>, and Wolfgang <b>Schüssel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Austria and President-in-Office of the European Council
<br><i>l-r:</i>Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President, Antonio <b>López-Istúriz</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Spain), EPP Secretary-General, Hans-Gert <b>Poettering</b> MEP, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, and Lorenzo <b>Cesa</b> MEP (EPP-ED, Italy), Vice-Chairman of the EPP-ED Group
<i>l-r:</i> Leo <b>Tindemans</b>, former Prime Minister of Belgium and former President of the EPP Group, Piet <b>Bukman</b>, former EPP President, Jacques <b>Santer</b>, former President of the European Commission, Dario <b>Antoniozzi</b>, former EPP Vice-Chairman, and René <b>van der Linden</b>, President of the Parliamentary Assembly in the Council of Europe
<br>Pier Ferdinando <b>Casini</b>, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
<br>Pier Ferdinando <b>Casini</b>, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
<br>Viviane <b>Reding</b>, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media <i>(on the left)</i>, and Benita <b>Ferrero-Waldner</b>, European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy
<br>Pier Ferdinando <b>Casini</b>, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
<br>Delegates of the Congress
<br>Silvio <b>Berlusconi</b>, Prime Minister of Italy
<br>Silvio <b>Berlusconi</b>, Prime Minister of Italy <i>(on the right)</I>, and José Manuel <b>Durão Barroso</b>, President of the European Commission
<br>Angela <b>Merkel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Germany
<br>Nicolas <b>Sarkozy</b>, Interior Minister, France
<br><i>l-r:</i> Vojislav <b>Kostunica</b>, Prime Minister of Serbia, Ivo <b>Sanader</b>, Prime Minister of Croatia, and Aigars <b>Kalvitis</b>, Prime Minister of Latvia
<br>Kostas <b>Karamanlis</b>, Prime Minister of Greece
<br>Aigars <b>Kalvitis</b>, Prime Minister of Latvia
<br><i>l-r:</i> Angela <b>Merkel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Germany, Hans-Gert <b>Poettering</b>, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament, and José Manuel <b>Durão Barroso</b>, President of the European Commission
<br>Ivo <b>Sanader</b>, Prime Minister of Croatia
<br>Jyrki <b>Katainen</b>, Chairman of Kokoomus (Finland)
<br><i>r-l:</i> Leo <b>Tindemans</b>, former Prime Minister of Belgium and former President of the EPP Group <i>(on the right)</i>, Jos <b>Chabert</b>, First Vice-President of the Brussels Parliament, and Jo <b>Vandeurzen</b>, Chairman of the CD&V Party (Belgium)
<br>Donald <b>Tusk</b>, Chairman, Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform) Poland
<br>Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President
<br>Wilfried <b>Martens</b>, EPP President
<br>Viktor <b>Orbán</b>, Chairman of FIDESZ (Hungary) and EPP Vice-Chairman
<br>Silvio <b>Berlusconi</b>, Prime Minister of Italy <i>(on the left)</i>, and Viktor <b>Orbán</b>, Chairman of FIDESZ (Hungary) and EPP Vice-Chairman
<br>Wolfgang <b>Schüssel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Austria and President-in-Office of the European Council
<br>José Manuel <b>Durão Barroso</B>, President of the European Commission
<br>Angela <b>Merkel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Germany
<br>Tönis <b>Lukas</b>, Chairman of Isamaaliit - Pro Patria Union, Estonia, and Angela <b>Merkel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Germany
<br><i>l-r:</i> Angela <b>Merkel</b>, Federal Chancellor of Germany, Sven Henrik <b>Häseker</b>, Chairman of European Democrat Students (EDS), Anna <b>Anttinen</b>, Secretary-General of the EDS, and Carolin <b>Stupp</b>, Vice-President of the RCDS
<bR>Jyrki <b>Katainen</b>, President of Kokoomus (Finland)
<br>Bendt <b>Bendtsen</b>, Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark and Chairman of the DKF Party
<br>Luís <b>Marques Mendes</b>, Chairman of the PSD Party (Portugal)
<br>Donald <b>Tusk</b>, Chairman, Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform)
<br>Enda <b>Kenny</b>, Leader of the Fine Gael Party (Ireland)
<br>Cyril <b>Svoboda</b>, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
<br>Nicos <b>Anastasiades</b>, Chairman of the Democratic Rally (Cyprus)
<br>Nicos <b>Anastasiades</b>, Chairman of the Democratic Rally (Cyprus)
<br>Taavi <b>Veskimägi</b>, Chairman of the Res Publica Party (Estonia)
<br>Andrius <b>Kubilius</b>, Chairman of the Tėvynės Sąjunga (Homeland Union) and former Prime Minister of Lithuania