European Christian Political Party | |
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| Abbreviation | ECPP |
| President | Valeriu Ghilețchi (MD,RO) |
| Secretary-General | Maarten van de Fliert (NL) |
| Founded | November 2002; 23 years ago (2002-11) |
| Headquarters | Bergstraat 33, 3811 NGAmersfoort,Netherlands |
| Think tank | Sallux |
| Youth wing | ECPYouth |
| Membership(26 January 2025) | 10 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| European Parliament group | European Conservatives and Reformists Group[2] (SGP,PNCR) European People's Party Group (Family Party) Non-attached (Individual memberOndřej Dostál) |
| Colours | Green Blue |
| European Parliament | 7 / 720 |
| European Commission | 0 / 27 |
| European Council | 0 / 27 |
| European Lower Houses | 16 / 6,229 |
| European Upper Houses | 6 / 1,458 |
| Website | |
| ecpp.eu | |
TheEuropean Christian Political Party (ECPP), formerly known as the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) from 2002 to April 2025, is aEuropean political party exclusively working on promotingChristian values.[3][4] The party unites national parties and individuals from across Europe who sharepolicies influenced by Christianity, largely following the ideals ofChristian democracy and theChristian right. The member parties are generallysocially conservative andEurosceptic.
The party was founded in November 2002 inLakitelek, Hungary. It elected its first board in January 2005, and was registered in the Netherlands in September 2005. The first ECPP president wasPeeter Võsu of theParty of Estonian Christian Democrats. The movement brings together over fifty Christian-Democratic political parties, NGOs, think-tanks and individual politicians from over twenty countries within EU and beyond. Youth movements are united inECPYouth. The youth organisation started in 2004 and elected its first board in the summer of 2005.
During the 2014–2019 term, ECPP had sixMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs):Peter van Dalen ofChristian Union (NL),Bas Belder of theDutch Reformed Party (SGP) (NL),Branislav Škripek ofKresťanská únia [sk] (SK),Arne Gericke ofBündnis C (DE),Marek Jurek ofRight Wing of the Republic (PL) andKazimierz Ujazdowski (PL). All six MEPs sat with theEuropean Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group.
After the2019 European Parliament election, the party got three seats in theEP:Peter van Dalen of theChristian Union,Bert-Jan Ruissen of theSGP, andHelmut Geuking of theFamily Party of Germany. Peter Van Dalen and Helmut Geuking sit with theEuropean People's Party Group while Bert-Jan Ruissen sits with theECR. A fourth MEP,Cristian Terheș, member of theChristian Democratic National Peasants' Party in Romania, joined the party in May 2020.[5]
The ECPP started as a platform in November 2002 when representatives of political parties from more than 15 countries decided to examine new chances for Christian politics in Europe at the conference "For aChristian Europe" atLakitelek, Hungary.
The ECPP started with Christian parties and organizations, regardless of their denomination. Parties from within and from outside the EU participated in those first years and made it possible to create a movement that is steadily growing from one year to the next. In 2003, the ECPP adopted eight guiding principles in the Lakitelek declaration "Values for Europe", which shaped the ECPP's vision of Europe. In January 2005, inTallinn, Estonia, the ECPP elected its first board. On 15 September 2005, the ECPP was officially registered with statutes as an association under Dutch law. In 2010 ECPP was officially recognized as aEuropean political party by theEuropean Parliament.[6] In 2014, ECPP took part in the European elections for the first time as a European Party. The ECPP board was chaired by MPPeter Östman from 2013 to 2016, from 2016 to 2021 by MEP Branislav Škripek and by Valeriu Ghileţchi (former Moldovan MP) since 2021.
This table contains a list of full member parties of the ECPP.[7]
| Party | Abbr. | Country | MEPs[a] | National MPs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIA, the Way of the People | VIA |  France | – | – |
| Alliance C – Christians for Germany | AUF & PBC |  Germany | – | – |
| Family Party of Germany | FAMILIE | 1 / 96 | – | |
| Jobbik – Conservatives | Jobbik |  Hungary | – | 8 / 199 |
| Human Dignity Alliance | HDA |  Ireland | – | 0 / 160 (Dáil Éireann) |
1 / 60 (Senate) | ||||
| Sovereign Power | SV |  Latvia | – | – |
| Lithuanian Christian Democracy Party | LKDP |  Lithuania | – | – |
| Christian Union | KS | – | – | |
| Christian Union | CU |  Netherlands | – | 3 / 150 (House)3 / 75 (Senate) |
| Reformed Political Party | SGP | 1 / 31 | 3 / 150 (House)2 / 75 (Senate) | |
| Right Wing of the Republic | PR |  Poland | – | – |
| People's Monarchist Party | PPM |  Portugal | – | – |
| Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania | UDSCR |  Romania | – | 1 / 329 |
| Romanian National Conservative Party | PNCR | 1 / 33 | – | |
| Christian Union | KÚ |  Slovakia | – | 2 / 150 |
| Contigo Mas | Mas |  Spain | – | – |
| Values | Valores | – | – | |
| Evangelical People's Party | EVP – PEV |  Switzerland | Not in EU | 2 / 200 |
| Christian Values Party Sweden | KRVP |  Sweden | – | – |
Armenia
Belgium
Bulgaria
France
Germany
Italy
Ireland
Republic of Moldova
Netherlands
Romania
Serbia
United Kingdom
The ECPP also includes a number of individual members, although, as most other European parties, it has not sought to develop mass individual membership.[9]
Below is the evolution of individual membership of the ECPP since 2019.[10]
The ECPP organizes two General Assemblies per year. An annual member congress is held as well where specific themes are discussed. The ECPP also organizes regional conferences and other events all over Europe.
As a registered European political party, the ECPP is entitled toEuropean public funding, which it has received continuously since its first application in 2010.[11]
Below is the evolution of European public funding received by the ECPP.
In line with the Regulation on European political parties and European political foundations, the ECPP also raisesprivate funds to co-finance its activities. As of 2025, European parties must raise at least 10% of their reimbursable expenditure from private sources, while the rest can be covered using European public funding.[b]
Below is the evolution of contributions and donations received by the ECPP.[12][13]
| Organisation | Institution | Number of seats |
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 European Union | European Parliament | 7 / 720 (1%) [14] |
| European Commission | 0 / 27 (0%) [15] | |
| European Council (Heads of Government) | 0 / 27 (0%) [16] | |
| Council of the European Union (Participation in Government) | ||
| Committee of the Regions | 0 / 329 (0%) [17] | |
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