Report: EU chief to hand economy job to Italy's far-right 

FILE - Italy's Minister for the European Affairs, Raffaele Fitto is pictured before a joint press conference of Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, June 24, 2024.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has made her first picks for her top team, with the key economy vice-president job going to Italy's far-right nominee, German newspaper Die Welt reported Tuesday.