On Thursday 30 January, the College of Commissioners appointed Elisabetta Belloni as Special Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The former director of Italy’s Department of Information for Security will not be a member of Ms von der Leyen’s cabinet, but will be attached to the Idea (Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action) advisory service. This service, which reports directly to the President of the Commission, aims to provide...