| Formation | 24 April 1978 |
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| Defunct | 1998 |
Parent organization | International Democrat Union |
| Affiliations | European People's Party |
TheEuropean Democrat Union (EDU) is one of the three European wings of theInternational Democrat Union, along with theEuropean People's Party (EPP) and theEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party).[1] Its members includeChristian democratic,liberal conservative, and conservative political parties. It is only a nominal sub-entity of the IDU, since it ceased its activities in 2002.[citation needed]
Most EDU members were also members of the EPP, but the group also included 'unattached' conservatives that are unaffiliated to the EPP.[2] These were: theBritish Conservative Party, the CzechCivic Democratic Party, the IcelandicIndependence Party and theLiechtensteinPatriotic Union andProgressive Citizens' Party.[3][failed verification]
Secretary of EDU in the 1990s wasAndreas Khol. One of the last conferences 17th EDU Conference were held in 12–13 March 1996 inParis. In the late 1990s, the last chairman of an independent EDU, Finnish conservative politicianSauli Niinistö, negotiated the merger of the EDU into the EPP.[4] In October 2002, the EDU ceased its activities after being formally absorbed by the EPP at a special event inEstoril, Portugal.[5][failed verification] In recognition of his efforts, Niinistö was elected Honorary President of the EPP in the same year. Moreover, in April 2008, the EPP was recognized as a Regional Union by the IDU.
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