TOP 09 applies for membership in European People’s Party

The TOP 09 party has applied for membership in the European People’s Party (EPP), the largest political grouping of the European Union, the daily E15 wrote on Friday. According to the paper, the party will likely be accepted as EPP members - that is, right-wing conservative, liberal-conservative and Christian Democrat parties from all EU countries - issued a positive stand on TOP 09’s application. TOP 09 said the EPP was their sole choice and would not have considered any other European party. The party currently has observer status in the EPP, and its representatives can take part in important meetings at the European level.