Italy Set to Get Key EU Role in Leaders’ Top Jobs Deal

  • Key EU parties agree on posts for von der Leyen, Costa, Kallas
  • EU leaders will hold second summit on key posts Thursday

Giorgia Meloni

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Italy will be offered the chance to fill a senior role in the next European Commission as centrist parties look to wrap up a deal on the bloc’s top jobs before a summit later this week.

Leaders from six member states, representing Europe’s biggest political groups, agreed Tuesday to endorse having a candidate chosen by Italy serve as one of the executive vice presidents in the next commission, according to people with knowledge of the talks.