European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto said he was honoured after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen nominated him executive vice president for cohesion and reforms in her new team on Tuesday. "I am honoured by the nomination received from Ursula von der Leyen, and I thank her for the esteem and trust she has shown me with this choice," Fitto said in a statement. "This decision is a great recognition for Italy, a founding (EU) country that has always been at the forefront of the European integration process. "I intend to exercise the role entrusted to me, once the process of approving the new Commission is complete, with the utmost commitment and in full compliance with the Treaties and their spirit, in the knowledge that the next five years will be crucial for the future of the EU and its citizens". Source: Ansa News Agency