Brussels, 13/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - As tradition wonts, the European People's Party (EPP) is to hold a summit meeting before the European Council. The Heads of Government and leaders of the opposition and parties in the EPP family will meet on 16 June, just before work of the European summit begins at the Château de Bouchot in Meise, in the presence of the president of the party, Wilfried Martens, and that of the EPP-ED group at the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering.