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Draghi doesn't want EU envoy job, source says, after Italy backed him

FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi waves as he leaves after addressing the lower house of parliament ahead of a vote of confidence for the government after he tendered his resignation last week in the wake of a mutiny by a coalition partner, in Rome, Italy July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Former European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi is not interested in a new job as a European Union envoy, a source close to him said on Thursday, despite the Italian government saying earlier it would support him.

German newspaper Handelsblatt reported this week that Draghi was being considered for the position of special envoy for EU's "Global Gateway" strategy.

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