The people's party CDU contributes to the political development of principles in our country on various parliamentary levels. In order to fulfill that purpose and work together more efficiently, delegates come together to form parliamentary groups. The organization of the parliamentary work orientates itself according to the strength of each individual parliamentary group. The more members that a parliamentary group has, the greater its amount of representatives that are sent to specific committees, for instance.
Informations concerning our economic policy and our European foreign and security policy.
The delegates from CDU and CSU formed a parliamentary association after the Bundestag Election on September 27, 2009. Together they are represented by 239 delegates in what is the 17th election period.
After the European Election on June 7, 2009 CDU and CSU send 42 peoples representatives up to the European level. They have joined the EPP-Parliamentary Group, who is the strongest group in the European Parliament with 264 of the 736 total delegates.
