Italy is not isolated in the EU and
European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto will get a "weighty"
role like his rumoured future post as European Commission vice
president for the economy with a brief on the post-COVID
Recovery Plan, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the executive of her
rightwing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, of which Fitto is a
heavyweight, on Wednesday.
She also said that FdI was "making history" at the helm of
Italy0's government and could not afford any "slip-ups".
Meloni said: "A concept that is totally alien to all those who
have been criticising us...for having 'isolated Italy in
Europe': a narrative that I count on disproving not only by
continuing to collaborate fruitfully with Ursula von der Leyen
on the most important dossiers for Italy, but also by succeeding
in obtaining for our Commissioner-designate, Raffaele Fitto, a
role and a portfolio commensurate with the weight of our nation.
"It would be confirmation that we are right when we say that
Europe should give Italy its due for the role it has, not for
how it votes.
"And that you are respected if you are credible, not if you are
compliant'.
FdI voted against Von der Leyen's confirmation as EC chief after
Meloni was irked her European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)
group was left out of talks on top EU jobs.
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