Brussels, 16 July 2014 Dear Mr Commission President, Dear Jean-Claude Juncker, We as Co-Chairs of the European Green Party would like to congratulate you to your election as the next President of the European Commission yesterday in Strasbourg with a solid majority of the Members of the Parliament supporting you. Your new job is definitely not going to be "vergn端gungssteuerpflichtig" but it certainly will be a great Vergn端gen for us to cooperate with you as best we can, promoting the values and goals that we share. We certainly appreciate very much the openness with which you met with us some weeks ago and with our colleagues from the Green Group in the European Parliament several times since. The Spitzenkandidat process, which came to fruition in your election by the European Parliament, is adding valuable new elements to the evolution of our European democracy. We supported that process from the very beginning and are happy that Parliament has been able to win this important victory. Now is the time to show that this process will also bring about new hope through the way the EU commission acts towards its citizens: we are convinced that the way through which the EU will regain the trust of its citizens will be to ensure visible change.; we also believe that the prestige of the EU as a place where the rights of all and the rule of law is fully respected needs be strengthened. We are committed and willing to seek a continuation of the open and sincere dialogue we started with you. There will be times, naturally, when we will disagree but we do wish you the very best and much success in pursuing the common goal of continuing to build the European project for this generation and generations after us. Thank you for your engagement, your willingness to continue the fight and also your humour. Sincerely yours,
Reinhard B端tikofer European Green Party Co-Chair
Monica Frassoni European Green Party Co-Chair
European Green Party, aisbl - 31, Rue Wiertz, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium, Phone 32 2 626 07 20 Fax 32 2 626 07 29, info@europeangreens.eu, www.europeangreens.eu