European Commission President Ursula
von der Leyen will negotiate directly with Italian Premier
Giorgia Meloni for the future EU majority, not as leader of the
EU Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) but as Italian prime
minister, to decide which portfolio will be reserved for Italy
in the next European Commission, international media reported
Tuesday after an agreement emerged on the EU top jobs between
the EC chief's European People's Party (EPP), the Socialists and
the Liberals, whose majority has been confirmed.
According to German daily FAZ, the EPP negotiators are expected
to have talks with Meloni Tuesday afternoon to inform her.
Von der Leyen and Meloni have good relations and have been on a
number of foreign trips together, especially on setting up
development projects to stem migration to the EU and bust
trafficking gangs.
European Affairs, Cohesion, South and Recovery and National
Resilience Plan (NRRP) Minister Raffaele Fitto is reportedly
Meloni's pick for what she hopes will be a prominent EC
position, possibly as one of the vice presidents.
Earlier Tuesday the EPP reportedly agreed on its long-rumoured
trio of von der Leyen at the EC, former Portuguese premier
Antonio Costa at the European Council, and Estonian Prime
Minister Kaja Kallas as High Representative for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy as the three top jobs for the next European
legislature.
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