«A powerful Vice-President of the Commission responsible for trade policy, competition and industrial policy». It is what it is Rome That Paris they would like to get into the next lineup European Commissionas revealed by the Financial Times. A challenge that exacerbates the hatred between the two countries: «France and Italy are competing for a leading place in the economy of the next European Commission – explains the FT – a fight exacerbated by personal hatred between the leaders of the two countries”.
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Italy-France, challenge for delegations in the European Commission
«The French President Emmanuel Macron and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni they are at loggerheads because both are vying for the same prize: a powerful vice-president of the Commission responsible for trade policy, competition and industrial policy”, writes the newspaper.
«Italian officials have listed as areas of interest trade and competition – areas in which Brussels has sole competence – as well as the bloc’s common budget and industry. These are broadly the same areas coveted by France. According to a diplomat briefed on the negotiations, France is interested in a high-level role in the Commission, with the power to control the political and financial levers to implement industrial policy. Defence, an emerging priority for the EU for which von der Leyen has committed to creating a dedicated post, could be part of the industrial strategy controlled by this post”, it continues.
EU appointments, summit in Brussels today
The European nomination game officially opens in Brussels. On the summit table, following the informal meeting of the leaders on 17 June, there are the nominations for the next institutional cycle of the EU. The Council’s task is in fact to elect the President of the European Council, appoint the President of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs (these last two appointments are subject to a vote by Parliament).
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