ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi slˈæʃ nˈaɪnti z ðə sˌiːˌiːˈɛfs ˈænjuːəl kˈɑːnfɹəns æt bɹˈændən hˈɔːl nˌɪɹ kˈɑːvɛntɹi ɐtɹˈæktᵻd lˈiːdɪŋ fˈɪɡjɚz fɹʌmðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi, ˌɛmpˈiːz ænd ˌɛmˌiːpˈiːz ænd lˈiːdɚz fɹʌm kˈʌntɹiz wɪð wˌɪtʃ ðə kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv pˈɑːɹɾi wʌz ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈiːpəlz pˈɑːɹɾi.
In the 1980/90s the CEF's annual conference at Brandon Hall near Coventry attracted leading figures from the Conservative Party, MPs and MEPs and leaders from countries with which the Conservative Party was affiliated in the European Peoples Party.