Human Rights and Democracy Democratic participation within the European Union, Human rights in home and foreign policy. The President of the European Commission should no longer be chosen behind closed doors in the European Council, but it should be chosen by Parliament.

The political parties in the European Parliament should, in good time before the June 2009 parliament elections, answer the question: Who's Your Candidate? European Alternatives supports the initiative for a single president of the EU, merging the roles of Commission and Council President.

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