European Affairs Minister Raffaele
Fitto on Friday said he saw no risk regarding Italy's role in
the European Commission after MEPs for Italian Premier Giorgia
Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party voted against
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen getting a
second term at the help of the EU executive.
"I never saw the risk of determining a different approach on
Italy's role in the Commission in relation to Parliament's
political vote", Fitto said, speaking at an assembly of farmers'
association Coldiretti.
"Italy is a founding country that inevitably has an important
role and will inevitably continue to have it within the
European Commission in relation to the choices that will then be
made".
Fitto then denied that he will soon be appointed European
commissioner, saying that he will instead continue to work on
the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNNR) as European
affairs minister.
Earlier this week, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti and
Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani both backed
him to become Italy's member of the new Commission..
Fitto also did not comment on which position Italy is eyeing.
"It is a theme that will be considered, I care much more for
dossiers and to reach results within our government's action and
therefore in our country's interest", he noted.
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