Council and Council of Ministers Party-alignment at the European Council is often loose, but has been the basis of some intergovernmental cooperation. At present seven countries are led by a PES-affiliated leader, who represents that state at the European Council: Germany (Olaf Scholz), Spain (Pedro Sánchez), Portugal (António Costa), Malta (Robert Abela), Denmark (Mette Frederiksen), Finland (Sanna Marin) and Sweden (Stefan Löfven). The makeup of national delegations to the Council of Ministers is at some times subject to coalitions: for the above governments led by a PES party, that party may not be present in all Council configurations; in other governments led by non-PES parties a PES minister may be its representative for certain portfolios. PES is in coalition in the following countries: Italy, Luxembourg and Romania. Overview Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Committee of the Regions PES has 122 members in the Committee of the Regions as of 2014. References External links Party of European Socialists, official website Parliamentary Group of the Party of European Socialists, official website European Youth Plan campaign, official website PES Group in the Committee of the Regions, official website Political parties established in 1973 Political parties established in 1992 Pan-European political parties Centre-left parties in Europe Social democratic parties Socialist International