Italy's Grassi named Juncker cabinet

(ANSA) - Brussels, August 30 - A former EU advisor to ex-premier Enrico Letta has been named to the cabinet of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, EU sources told ANSA on Tuesday. Stefano Grassi will be in charge of justice and migration management, the sources said, adding that the appointment is "an indicator of... the good relations between the European Commission and Italy". He replaces the previous Italian member of Juncker's cabinet, juridical expert Carlo Zadra, who resigned in January over disagreements with cabinet chief Martin Selmayr at a time of tension between Brussels and Rome. Grassi has served at the European Commission since 2004. Between 2011 and 2013, he served as advisor on structural reforms and EU policies to former technocrat premier Mario Monti, and as EU advisor to his successor Letta after that.