00:00Today, I am honored to sit before you as commissioner designate, and I am ready to put all my experience
00:10to use at the service of the Commission and the European Union.
00:16I am also honored that the Italian government, led by Giorgia Meloni, has proposed me as
00:23a member of the future College of Commissioners.
00:27I would like to thank President-elect von der Leyen for entrusting me with the role of Executive
00:36Vice-Presidents for Cohesion and Reforms.
00:41I want to be clear.
00:43I am not here to represent a political party.
00:48I am not here to represent a member state.
00:52I am here today to affirm my commitment to Europe.
Commenti