10-13 January 2001
XIV EPP Congress in Berlin, Chairman Wilfried Martens: adoption of the 'A Union of values' Declaration.

3 April 2001
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to Mrs Elena Bonner, Russia.

27 June 2001
The EPP-ED calls for the introduction of a European Day against the death penalty.

12 September 2001
Extraordinary formal sitting of the European Parliament. EPP-ED condemns the terrorist attacks on the USA but warns before identifying the terrorist with the Muslim world. The Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, Hans-Gert Poettering, appeals for closer international cooperation to combat terrorism effectively.

24-25 September 2001
EPP-ED Group Study Days in Rome. Declaration on the future of the Union adopted.

19 October 2001
EPP Leader's Summit in Kortrijk, Belgium. Resolution 'Lessons to be learned from the crisis' concerning terrorism.

14 November 2001
Election of the EPP-ED Group Presidency. Hans-Gert Poettering re-elected as EPP-ED Group Chairman.

6 December 2001
The RPR, France and the UDEUR, Italy join the EPP. Associate Member status accorded to the MDF, Hungary.

14 December 2001
EPP Leader's Summit in Meise, Belgium. Preparation for the Laeken European Council. Adoption of the 'A Constitution for a Europe that works'.

1 January 2002
Changeover to the new European single currency, the euro, in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain.

28 February 2002
Inaugural meeting of the Convention on the Future of the European Union. On the initiative of EPP President Wilfried Martens, the EPP Convention Group was established and chaired by Elmar Brok.

14 March 2002
EPP Summit in Barcelona. Antonio López-Istúriz elected as Secretary-General of the EPP. Associate Member status accorded to EVP, Switzerland and KDH, Slovak Republic. Observer Member status accorded to SDKU, Slovak Republic.

8 May 2002
Homage to Leo Tindemans on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

24-25 June 2002
EPP-ED Study Days in Edinburgh. Main topics: Regional Government Within the EU in the Context of Enlargement, A Single Market in Financial Services, The New Media: a Challenge to Education and Culture in Europe, Enterprise and the Future of the Rural Economy.

1 July 2002
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to José María Aznar, Prime Minister of Spain.

30 August-1 September 2002
New European centre-right think-tank, the European Ideas Network (EIN) Summer University, is launched in Oxford on the initiative of James Elles MEP.

17-18 October 2002
EPP Congress in Estoril, Portugal. 'A Constitution for a Strong Europe' document adopted.

12-13 November 2002
Summit of Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups from national parliaments, Brussels.

17 November 2002
Foundation of the 'Union pour un Mouvement Populaire' (UMP), France - a Member of the EPP.

20 November 2002
EPP-ED Group celebrates Otto von Habsburg's 90th birthday in Strasbourg.

12-13 December 2002
Copenhagen Council Summit - enlargement negotiations end.

17 December 2002
Otto von Habsburg first Honorary Member of the EPP-ED Group.

6 January 2003
Tenth anniversary of launch of the Single Market.

8 March-20 September 2003
Wave of referenda in accessing countries reflects public support for EU enlargement. From Malta to Latvia, majorities of citizens agree with the ratification of the Enlargement Treaty.

20 March 2003
EPP Summit in Meise, Belgium. Common Position on the situation in Iraq adopted.

9 April 2003
Vote in Plenary Session of the European Parliament on the 10 recommendations (one vote per country) giving assent to the applications for membership of the EU.

16 April 2003
Signing of Accession Treaties at European Council meeting in Athens.

1 May 2003
162 Observers from accession countries' national parliaments begin their work in the European Parliament.

5 May 2003
Official ceremony of the EPP-ED Group and the EPP Party to welcome 69 new Observers from the accession countries' associated and observing political parties.

26-27 May 2003
1st Summit of the Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups of the EU-25, Brussels.

19 June 2003
EPP enlarged Summit in Halkidiki, Greece. EPP calls on Intergovernmental Conference to complete and finalise a Constitutional Treaty based on the European Convention's proposal.

24 June 2003
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to Danish top politicians - Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Bendt Bendtsen, Per-Stig Møller and Bertel Haarder.

25-26 June 2003
EPP-ED Study Days in Copenhagen, Denmark. Main topic: Convention.

1 July 2003
Fiftieth Anniversary of the EPP-ED Group celebrated in Strasbourg.

11-13 September 2003
EIN Summer University in El Escorial, Spain.

17-18 September 2003
EPP-ED Study Days in Madrid. Main topic: presentation of EPP-ED Priorities for 2004-2009.

10-11 November 2003
2nd Summit of the Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups of the EU-25, Brussels.

4 December 2003
EPP Summit in Paris. Analysis of the work of the IGC.

17 December 2003
Niels Pedersen appointed new Secretary-General of the EPP-ED Group.

4-5 February 2004
XVI EPP Congress in Brussels: 'The EPP: your majority in Europe'.

23-24 March 2004
EPP-ED Study Days in Vienna, Austria.

10-13 June 2004
Sixth direct elections to the European Parliament. Largest elections with 450 million citizens in 25 Member States of the European Union. Overall turnout was 45.5 per cent. The EPP-ED Group wins again being, with 278 Members, the largest political Group in the European Parliament. It is also the only Group composed of deputies from all 25 Member States and the only Group with more than 200 Members.

5-8 July 2004
EPP-ED Study Days in Budapest, Hungary. Declaration on European Elections adopted.

July 2004
Re-election of Hans-Gert Poettering as Chairman of the EPP-ED Group. Number of Vice-Chairmen enlarged to nine. The Members of the Czech SNK-ED become Members of the Group. The Czech ODS, Portuguese Partido Popularand Italian Partito Pensionati join the ED part of EPP-ED Group. The EPP-ED Group is now composed of 268 Members.

9-11 September 2004
EIN Summer University and European Ideas Fair in Berlin, Germany.

23-24 September 2004
EPP-ED Study Days, chaired by Vice-Chairman João de Deus Pinheiro MEP in Brussels. Main topic: Turkey.

26 October 2004
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to retiring Commissioners - Vice-President Loyola de Palacio, Franz Fischler, Chris Patten, Mario Monti and Viviane Reding.

8 November 2004
3rd Summit of Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups of the EU 25, Brussels.

30 November 2004
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to His Holiness Pope John Paul II in honour of his outstanding contribution to the integration of Europe by Hans-Gert Poettering, Chairman of the EPP-ED Group, during a private audience in the private library of the Pope. During this audience, the main subject of discussion was the European Constitution.

11 January 2005
Official visit of Dr Helmut Kohl to the EPP-ED Group and exchange of views.

13 January 2005
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to two human rights activists Sergey Kovalev and Natalya Estemirova.

16 February 2005
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to the former Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki.

29 June 2005
EPP-ED Schuman Medal awarded to the Vice-Chairman of the CDU/CSU Group in the German Bundestag and former German Minister of Interior Affairs, Wolgang Schäuble.

22 September 2005
EPP-ED Study Day in Brussels. Main topic: Colombia.

22-24 September 2005
EIN Summer University and European Ideas Fair in Lisbon, Portugal.

26 September 2005
EPP-ED Group welcomed 13 new Observer Members from Romania and Bulgaria.

7 December 2005
Michel Barnier, former EU Commissioner and former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, awarded EPP-ED Group Robert Schuman Medal.

13 December 2005
Vytautas Landsbergis MEP, Lithuanian Independence Leader, awarded EPP-ED Group Robert Schuman Medal.

6 February 2006
5th Summit of Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups of the EU-25, Brussels.

29-30 March 2006
EPP-ED Study Days in Rome (Italy).

30-31 March 2006
XVII. EPP Congress in Rome.

8 June 2006
EPP-ED Study Day in Brussels. Main topic: Reunification of European History.

4 July 2006
Tunne Kelam MEP, Estonian Independence Leader, awarded EPP-ED Group Robert Schuman Medal.

18 September 2006
6th Summit of Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups of the EU 25, Brussels.

21-23 September 2006
EIN Summer University in Lyon (France).

26 September 2006
Lars Wohlin MEP (Sweden) joins the EPP-ED Group. There are now 264 MEPs in the Group.

10 October 2006
EPP-ED MEPs awarded an unprecedented 7 out of 8 'MEP Awards'.

9-11 November 2006
Xth Dialogue between the Orthodox Churches and the EPP-ED Group in Bratislava.

14 November 2006
Hans-Gert Poettering nominated as EPP-ED Group candidate for President of the European Parliament.

1 January 2007
New MEPs from Bulgaria and Romania become Members of the EPP-ED Group. The UDF, DSB and DP from Bulgaria and PD, DP, UDMR and DFDR from Romania join the EPP-ED Group.The EPP-ED Group is now composed of 277 Members.

9 January 2007
Election of Joseph Daul as Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament.

16 January 2007
Hans-Gert Poettering, Member of the EPP-ED Group, elected as President of the European Parliament.

16 April 2007
7th Summit of Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups of the EU-27, Brussels.

6 June 2007
Following the first elections to the European Parliament in Bulgaria on 20 May 2007, 5 new Bulgarian MEPs from the GERB Party join the EPP-ED Group. The EPP-ED Group is now composed of 278 Members.

27 June 2007
Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany and outgoing President-in-Office of the European Council, awarded EPP-ED Group Robert Schuman Medal. Hans-Gert Poettering MEP, President of the European Parliament, awarded the title of 'Honorary Chairman of the EPP-ED Group'.

1 September 2007
Martin KAMP appointed new Secretary-General of the EPP-ED Group.

20-22 September 2007
EIN Summer University in Warsaw (Poland).

28 November 2007
Celebration of the signature of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

12 December 2007
Following the first elections to the European Parliament in Romania on 25 November 2007, 18 new MEPs from Romania, from the PD, PDL and DAHR parties, join the EPP-ED Group. The EPP-ED Group is now composed of 288 Members.

15 January 2008
EPP-ED Group grows to 289 Members - biggest ever political group in the European Parliament. The EPP-ED Group was joined by Brigitte Fouré MEP (France) which, following the successful European elections in Bulgaria and Romania, brought membership to an all time high of 289 Members.

15 April 2008
8th Summit of the Chairmen of the EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups in the EU.

2 - 4 July 2008
EPP-ED Study Days in Paris (France).

18-20 September 2008
EIN Summer University in Fiuggi (Italy).

13-14 October 2008
9th Summit of the Chairmen of the EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups in the EU.

16 March 2009
10th Summit of the Chairmen of the EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups in the EU.

17 March 2009
EPP-ED European Evening: 'Europe's driving force' - Brussels.

28-29 April 2009
EPP-ED Study Days in Warsaw (Poland).

4 - 7 June 2009
Seventh direct elections to the European Parliament. Largest elections with close to 500 million citizens in 27 Member States of the European Union. Overall turnout was 43 per cent. The EPP-ED Group wins for the third time since 1999 being, with 265 Members, the largest political Group in the European Parliament. It is also the only Group with more than 200 Members. At the same time, it changed its name to the EPP Group - losing the "ED" (European Democrats) part of its name following the departure of the British Conservative MEPs.

26 June - 2 July 2009
EPP Group Study Days in Athens

15-17 October 2009
EIN Summer University in Vienna (Austria)

1 December 2009
Entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. A new beginning for Europe: The Lisbon Treaty marks an important turning point in the evolution of the European institutions and the relations they will now have with each other. The European Parliament has come out stronger from the Lisbon Treaty, because it becomes a co-decision maker, equal to the Council of Ministers, on all topics that fall under EU jurisdiction.

8-10 December 2009
EPP Group Study Days in Bonn

11 January - 3 February 2010
EU Commissioner's hearings 2010: Following the appointment of the new European Commissioners for the period 2010-2014, the EPP Group is well represented in the College of Commissioners with 13 representatives

2 March 2010
The EPP Group in the European Parliament, The Driving Force Behind Europe: At the last elections in June 2009, the citizens of Europe decided, for the third time in a row, to place their trust in the European People’s Party and its member parties.

10-11 May 2010
12th Summit of Chairmen of the EPP Parliamentary Groups in National Parliaments: Strengthening European governance with the support of national Parliaments.

17 May 2010
60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration: Sixty years have passed since 9 May 1950, when Robert Schuman appealed to his European partners for reconciliation and the construction of a European Community with revolutionary political objectives and institutional structures.

16-18 September 2010
EIN Summer University in Budapest (Hungary)

18 September 2010
In Memoriam: Egon A. Klepsch (1930-2010), former President of the European Parliament and former Chairman of the EPP Group: MEPs mourned the loss of former colleague, Egon Klepsch. Mr Klepsch was President of the European Parliament from 1992-1994 and Chairman of the EPP Group from 1977-1982 and 1984-1992. A fervent European, Egon Klepsch helped build a free and democratic Europe based on his Christian-democratic beliefs.

13-15 October 2010
EPP Group Study Days in Madeira: The EPP Group held its Study Days from 13 October to 15 October in Madeira, Portugal. The main items of discussion included: 'The creation of a European Force of Civil Protection' and 'EU policy on outermost regions after the new Lisbon Treaty', in addition to discussions on 'Free Internet - Do we pay with our data?' and 'The use of search engines and social networks on the Internet'. The EPP Group study trip to Madeira also focussed on the review of the EU budget and the preparation of the next multiannual financial framework.

6-7 December 2010
13th Summit of Chairmen of the EPP Parliamentary Groups in National Parliaments: EU leaders discuss Europe 2020 financing and economic governance perspectives.