Abstract
After its founding in 1976, the European People’s Party (EPP) welcomed a number of new member parties in accordance with the enlargement of the then European Community (EC). Following the accession of Greece in 1981, New Democracy (Nea Dēmokratia, ND) joined the EPP Group in 1982 and became a full EPP member in 1983. Despite its lack of affiliation with Christian Democracy, the centre-right ND was a preferred partner. Its pro-European stance was uncontested and its membership did not change the balance of power within the EPP, so its accession took place without much ado. The same was true for the Portuguese Democratic and Social Centre (Centro Democratico e Social, CDSp) and the Spanish Democratic Popular Party (Partido Democrata Popular, PDP) – later renamed Christian Democracy (Democracia Cristiana), along with the Basque National Party (Partido Nacionalista Vasco, PNV) and the Catalonian Democratic Union(Unio Democratica de Catalunya, UDC). These parties entered the EPP Group and became full members after Spain and Portugal joined the EC in 1986.
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