This article describes the party affiliations of the leaders of each member-state represented in the European Council during the year 2001. The list below gives the political party that each head of government, or head of state, belonged to at the national level, as well as the European political alliance to which that national party belonged. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the system of Qualified Majority Voting.
Summary
List of leaders (1 January 2001)
Changes
Affiliation
– Rally for the Republic, which held office under Jacques Chirac, became an EPP member.
See also
Presidency of the Council of the European Union
External links
Council of the European Union (official website)