Germany

Germany is the Union's most populous member state and its largest economy, a founding nation of the European project whose post-war story is inseparable from European integration. It signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957 and has been a pillar of the Union ever since.

Reunified in 1990, Germany has been a steadfast force for European cooperation, the single market and the eurozone, and a country whose stability and capacity for reform are central to the Union's competitiveness and democratic reliability. Its federal structure gives a strong voice to its regions. In the European Parliament it is the largest delegation, with 96 seats (2024) — the maximum allowed to any member state.

Germany reflects a conviction the European Democrats hold firmly: that a strong, democratic Europe depends on the engagement of its largest members in the service of the common good.