European Christian Political Party

What European Christian Political Party does

The European Christian Political Party (ECPP) is a non-profit European political party founded in 2005 and headquartered in Amersfoort, Netherlands, with a secondary office in Brussels near EU institutions. The organization operates as a federated political association of 11+ national and regional Christian-democratic member parties across the EU (notably in the Netherlands, Romania, Germany, Czechia, Latvia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Switzerland) and is represented in the 2024-2029 European Parliament by 8 affiliated MEPs serving on nine parliamentary committees. ECPP advocates for human dignity, family rights, religious freedom, anti-modern-slavery measures, subsidiarity, and a confederal EU reform model grounded in relational Christian-democratic philosophy. Its core deliverables are political advocacy through MEP interventions, policy publications (including the 2024-2029 Political Program and annual Yearbooks), think-tank research via its wholly-owned subsidiary Sallux, and youth-leadership development through ECPYouth (established 2004).

ECPP's business model is institutional rather than commercial. Since 2010, the party has been partly subsidized by the European Parliament under Regulation 1141/2014 governing European political parties, with independent donations covering approximately 10% of the budget. Contributions above EUR 500 are disclosed in annual financial statements. The party employs a small staff of 8, operates a WordPress website, a Glue Up-based MyECPP member portal, and active social channels on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube. Revenue from commercial products or services is zero; there are no AI, software, or technology product lines. ECPP rebranded from the European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) to ECPP in April 2025, celebrated its 20th anniversary in December 2025, and adopted new party statutes at its 30th General Assembly in Vienna in June 2026. Governance is led by President Valeriu Ghilețchi (re-elected June 2025), Secretary General Maarten van de Fliert, Advisory Council President Inga Bite, and Treasurer Jacques Bazen.

Name

European Christian Political Party

Legal name

European Christian Political Party

Website

https://ecpp.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The European Christian Political Party (ECPP) is a non-profit European political party founded in 2005, headquartered in the Netherlands, that federates 11+ Christian-democratic member parties and 8 affiliated MEPs to advocate Christian values, human dignity, and religious freedom across EU institutions, funded primarily by the European Parliament and donations.

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Political Party and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Political Organizations (81394), Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

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Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

Keywords

• Political party advocacy
• European parliament representation
• Christian democratic politics
• Policy research publishing
• Political youth training

Headquarters

HQ city

Amersfoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ECPP is a registered European political party that unites national Christian-democratic parties and 8 affiliated Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to promote Christian values (human dignity, family, freedom, religious belief, sustainability, abolition of modern slavery, EU reform) in EU policy. Its primary activities include legislative representation through MEPs in committees such as ENVI, AFET, AGRI, DEVE, EMPL, REGI, CONT, PECH and SEDE, policy research via the Sallux think-tank, youth training through ECPYouth, and annual General Assemblies that govern the party.

Product overview

The European Christian Political Party (ECPP) operates as a political organization with a multi-product portfolio centered on promoting Christian values in European politics. The core offering consists of political advocacy and representation, supported by publications (Yearbooks and Sallux think-tank publications), the MyECPP member platform, and the ECPYouth youth network. The party organizes regular General Assemblies, conferences, and events, and publishes its political program as a foundational policy document. All offerings are interconnected through the party's mission to advocate for human dignity, family values, and Christian-democratic principles across European institutions.

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Products and services

• Yearbook Annual publication cataloging all ECPP activities, events, and political work throughout the year; produced as a downloadable document from ecpp.eu.
• Sallux Publications Political publications and research from Sallux, ECPP's European political foundation and think-tank, covering Christian democracy, confederal Europe, relational economics, and Christian heritage.
• MyECPP Member Portal Online member portal (built on Glueup) where ECPP members access party resources, manage accounts, and participate in party activities.
• Political Program 2024-2029 Official political program outlining ECPP's guiding principles and policy positions for the 2024-2029 mandate period, covering human dignity, family, freedom, sustainability, abolition, reform, and heritage.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Sallux (European Political Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSallux is the official think-tank of ECPP, creating political content through European cooperation, analysis, ideas, and policy options. It publishes books including Political Wisdom, Confederal Europe, A Relational Vision, and A Community of Peoples. Sallux is registered as a European political foundation.
• ECPYouth (European Christian Political Youth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPYouth is a network of young people in politics established in 2004, providing training and inspiration for young Christian politicians to spread Biblical values throughout Europe. ECPYouth President Dominic Potters serves on the ECPP Advisory Council.
• OIDAC Europe (Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPP partnered with OIDAC Europe to host a conference in the European Parliament presenting the 'Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe Report 2025'. OIDAC Director Anja Hoffmann presented key findings on rising anti-Christian incidents (2,200 recorded in 2024).
• ROM - Renewing Our MindsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPP partnered with ROM organization for a five-day conference 'Faith, Media & Politics: Hope in an Age of Disinformation and Division' held in Crikvenica, Croatia (Oct 29 – Nov 2, 2025), focused on media polarization, disinformation, and faith-based political engagement.
• Jobbik Movement for a Better HungarymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorECPP partnered with its Hungarian member party Jobbik to host the international conference 'Fair Solutions for Foreign Currency Loan Victims in Europe' in Budapest on November 15, 2025. Keynote speakers included Jobbik MPs and ECPP Treasurer Jacques Bazen.
• Open Doors InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPP and MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen hosted Open Doors International in the European Parliament to present the annual World Watch List of countries where Christians face the highest persecution (January 27, 2026).
• Cornerstone Network of Young ProfessionalsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPP organizes the annual Cornerstone Dinner with the Cornerstone Network of Young Professionals, bringing together professionals in politics and civil society for networking and reconciliation discussions.
• ECPYouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPYouth participates in the ECPP selection committee for Board Member vacancies, with ECPYouth President Dominic Potters serving on the Advisory Council alongside representatives from Sallux.
• European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and ConsciencemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerECPP MEP Bert-Jan Ruissen serves as co-chair of the Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Conscience. ECPP organizes conferences within the European Parliament framework, leveraging this intergroup for advocacy.
• EDI - Economics, Diplomacy and IntegritymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPP co-organizes the EDI Summer School in Croatia, dedicated to developing leaders of integrity in diplomacy, economics, business, and governance. The 2026 edition focuses on 'Diplomacy and Peace in a Divided World'.
• OIDAC EuropemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing the November 2025 OIDAC report presentation, ECPP organized a follow-up conference 'Violence and Discrimination Against Christians: We need to take action' (November 18, 2025) where MEP Ruissen called on the EU to appoint a European Coordinator against anti-Christian discrimination.
• Czech Party SD-SN (Spojení demokraté – Sdružení nezávislých)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSD-SN (United Democrats – Association of Independents) joined ECPP as a new member party in February 2026, expanding ECPP's presence in Czechia.
• MEPs Claudiu-Richard Târziu and Şerban-Dimitrie Sturdza (Romania)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRomanian MEPs Târziu (ACT party) and Sturdza (Acțiunea Conservatoare) joined ECPP in October 2025, bringing ECPP's Romanian MEP representation to 3 members (including Cristian Terheș from PNCR).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Party of European Socialists (PES): A pan-European social-democratic party federation. Comparable structurally — federated national member parties, EU-recognition, affiliated parliamentary group, and dedicated political foundation (FEPS) — providing a useful contrast on the center-left of the spectrum.
• European Green Party: A pan-European federation of green political parties. Comparable on structure and EU-level recognition rather than ideology: federated membership, MEP representation, and a think-tank arm (Green European Foundation) parallel ECPP's setup.
• European People's Party (EPP): The largest center-right pan-European political party. Comparable because it operates as a federation of national Christian-democratic and conservative member parties with affiliated MEPs and an EU-level foundation (Wilfried Martens Centre), mirroring ECPP's structural model at significantly larger scale.
• Renew Europe (formerly ALDE Party): A pan-European liberal party federation. Comparable on structure (federated national parties, EU registration, affiliated think-tank), though it competes in the liberal rather than Christian-democratic ideological lane.
• Identity and Democracy Party (ID): A pan-European right-wing nationalist party federation. Comparable as a values-driven, EU-registered federation with MEP representation; competes in adjacent ideological territory and follows the same Regulation 1141/2014 funding model.
• European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR): A pan-European conservative party that groups ECPP's affiliated MEPs in the European Parliament. Highly comparable: it operates under the same Regulation 1141/2014 framework, fields like-minded national parties, and competes for the same values-oriented conservative electorate.

Others

• OIDAC Europe: An observatory documenting intolerance against Christians in Europe that co-hosts EP conferences with ECPP. Adjacent ecosystem player: thematic ally rather than direct political competitor, but a useful peer for understanding ECPP's advocacy footprint.
• Open Doors International: A persecuted-Christian advocacy organization that partnered with ECPP to present the World Watch List in the European Parliament. Adjacent rather than competing: a values-aligned NGO whose mission (religious freedom) overlaps ECPP's advocacy priorities.

Emerging players

• Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS): The think-tank and policy foundation of the PES. Directly comparable to Sallux as a political foundation affiliated with a pan-European party, producing research and policy analysis that supports its parliamentary group's agenda.
• Wilfried Martens Centre: The official political foundation and think-tank of the EPP. Highly comparable to ECPP's subsidiary Sallux: it produces policy research, hosts conferences, and trains young political leaders aligned with center-right Christian-democratic values.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecpp_eu
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ECPPchannel
• Facebookfacebook.com/ecpp.eu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-christian-political-party
• Instagraminstagram.com/ecpp_eu

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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