http://www.eppbonn2009.eu

On 9th & 10th of December 2009 the European People’s Party will be holding its Statutory Congress in Bonn, Germany. The event, that will take place in World Conference Center Bonn (former German Bundestag) is our first major political event following our great success in the June European elections, where the citizens gave us the mandate to address the manifold and complex challenges that Europe faces today, such as the economic and financial crisis.

Hosted by EPP President and former Prime Minister Wilfried MARTENS and CDU/CSU Germany, over 1500 delegates are expected to participate as well as 12 EU and 5 non-EU heads of state and government including: Jan-Peter BALKENENDE (Prime Minister of the Netherlands), Traian BASESCU (President of Romania), Silvio BERLUSCONI (Prime Minister of Italy), Boyko BORISSOV (Prime Minister of Bulgaria), Valdis DOMBROVSKIS (Prime Minister of Latvia), Francois FILLON (Prime Minister of France), Lawrence GONZI (Prime Minister of Malta), Jean-Claude JUNCKER (Prime Minister of Luxemburg), Yves LETERME (Prime Minister of Belgium), Angela MERKEL (Federal Chancellor of Germany), Donald TUSK (Prime Minister of Poland), Fredrik REINFELDT (Prime Minister of Sweden), Sali BERISHA (Prime Minister of Albania), Nikola GRUEVSKI (Prime Minister of FYROM), Jadranka KOSOR (Prime Minister of Croatia), Mikheil SAAKASHVILI (President of Georgia), Yulia TYMOSHENKO (Prime Minister of Ukraine) and others. The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel BARROSO, the President of the European Parliament Jerzy BUZEK and the Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, Joseph DAUL, will also attend.

At the Bonn Congress, hosted by the CDU/CSU Germany, the EPP will make important contributions to Europe’s political agenda for the years to come and will guide the way towards sustainable economic recovery and further integration of Europe.
For further information:
Robert Fitzhenry, Head of the EPP Group Press Service, Tel: +32-475-493356
Thomas Bickl, EPP Group Press Service, Tel: +32-478-215372
Lasse Boehm, EPP Group Press Service, Tel: +32-484-656897
Stella Mancini, EPP Group Press Service, Tel: +32-473-866138