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The first steps towards creating the European People’s Party (EPP) were taken by the Christian Democratic Group in the European Parliament (EP).In order to meet the challenge of establishing a European party organisation in the run-up to the first direct elections of the EP, a Political Committee was established within the European Union of Christian Democrats(EUCD).
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Jansen, T., Van Hecke, S. (2011). Chapter Two: The Founding of the EPP. In: At Europe's Service. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19414-6_2
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