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 reform capacity are central to the Union's competitiveness and democratic reliability. Its federal structure gives strong voice to its regions.

In the European Parliament, Germany is the largest delegation, with 96 seats (2024) — the maximum allowed to any member state. Its weight in European decision-making is unmatched.

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.