The president of the centre-right
European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament
Manfred Weber has announced the strategy of European Commission
President Ursula von der Leyen - the executive vice presidents
in the new EU Commission "will be four and one will go to
Italy", according to a statement published on Wednesday by the
whip of Forza Italia (FI), a member of the EPP, in the European
Parliament, Fulvio Martusciello.
During an EPP meeting, "Weber recalled talks" held last week
with Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, leader
of forza Italia, and Premier Giorgia Meloni "and the need for
Italy to be a protagonist of the next Commission", said
Martusciello.
According to a report published by German daily Die Welt,
Italy's nominee to be its member of the new EU executive,
European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto, is set to be given the
key post of Economy Vice President.
The post would put Fitto, a senior figure in Premier Giorgia
Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, in charge of
overseeing the EU's post-pandemic Recovery Fund, according to
the report.
In his current position, Fitto is in charge of Italy's National
Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNNR), which seeks to make the
Italian economy greener and more modern with the help of around
190 billion euros in grants and low-interest loans from the
Recovery Fund.
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