Deputy Industry Minister Carlo
Calenda will on Wednesday be tapped as Italy's new ambassador to
the European Union, replacing Stefano Sannino, government
sources said Tuesday. Calenda's appointment will be formalised
at a cabinet meeting Wednesday night, they said. The appointment
comes at a sensitive time in EU-Italy relations, amid a row
between Premier Matteo Renzi and European Commission President
Jean-Claude Juncker over alleged "insults" to the EC. Calenda is
the first career politician to be named as envoy to Brussels
after a long line of career diplomats.
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