Italy on Friday criticized the deal on filling the EU's top posts, including the European Council and Commission presidents and its foreign policy chief.
Saying on X that the deal proposed by European Parliament's conservative, socialist, and liberal groups is wrong in both method and substance, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni added: “I decided not to support it out of respect for the citizens and the indications that came from those citizens during the elections.”
She stressed, “We continue to work to finally give Italy the weight it deserves in Europe.”
Late Thursday night, outgoing EU Council President Charles Michel announced that former Portuguese Premier Antonio Costa has been elected to replace him.
He also announced Ursula von der Leyen's candidacy for a second five-year term as European Commission president and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas' candidacy to replace Josep Borrell as the bloc's foreign policy chief.
