Since 1 July 2013 the European Union have twenty-eight members.
Croatia joined the Union, therefore forcing a change of the influence each member-state has, as well as its
Qualified Majority Voting. This article describes the party affiliations of leaders of each
member-state represented in the
European Council during the year 2013. The list below gives the political party that each
head of government, or
head of state, belongs to at the national level, as well as the
European political alliance to which that national party belongs. The states are listed from most to least populous. More populous states have greater influence in the council, in accordance with the system of
Qualified Majority Voting.