Fitto, who is currently in charge of €400 billion in regional funding, is at odds with his boss, European Commission ...

Fitto will be the executive vice president for cohesion and reforms, von der Leyen told a press conference. The six top roles will go to Spain's Teresa Ribera, ...

BRUSSELS ― A majority of EU countries criticized European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s mooted overhaul to ...

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about von der Leyen's no-confidence vote, growing pressure from Renew and S&D, a ...

Mr. Fitto’s proposed appointment “is a recognition of Meloni’s importance in Europe and for von der Leyen’s agenda,” said Mujtaba Rahman, the managing director for Europe at Eurasia ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her government team. There are six executive vice-presidencies proposed for the new Commission, one of which will go to Raffaele Fitto ...

But von der Leyen's biggest scalp was claimed this Monday (16 September), when French Commissioner Thierry Breton announced his immediate resignation. The internal market commissioner was expected ...

Fitto is a moderate political figure who still maintains good relations with his centrist colleagues. The appointment is likely an attempt to smooth things over with Ursula von der Leyen after Meloni ...

Even though von der Leyen did not need Meloni's 24 lawmakers to win, ... would punish Italy when it came to deciding on Commission roles. Rome's candidate is European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto.

Von der Leyen, the European Commission’s president, named only two men in her top echelon with four women as vice presidents, including Kaja Kallas as foreign policy chief. Kallas was already ...