US EditionItaly’s Meloni will test her mettle as EU-US bridge when she meets Trump in Washington
- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is meeting U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss trade amidst a tariff standoff between the EU and the U.S. On April 17, 2025, marking her importance in transatlantic relations.
- Meloni represents the EU and aims to negotiate a zero-for-zero tariff deal, amid Trump's insistence on a baseline 10% tariff on imports.
- Experts are cautious about the potential outcomes of the meeting, emphasizing Meloni's focus on economic relations during a sensitive political climate.
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Italy’s Meloni will test her mettle as EU-U.S. bridge when she meets with Trump
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni will test her mettle as a bridge between the EU and the United States when she meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to have a face-to-face with Trump since he announced, and then suspended, 20% tariffs on European exports.Meloni secured the meeting at a critical juncture in the trade war as Italy’s leader, but she also has, in a sense, been “knighted” to r…
Analysis: Trump puts Italy’s Meloni in high-pressure role as bridge to EU on tariffs
WASHINGTON — “America first” met “Italy and Italians first” on Thursday at the White House, with tariffs atop the agenda as President Donald Trump huddled with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — suddenly a key European leader who could help…
Meloni met Trump and took an encouraging promise in full tariff tension: “We will seal an agreement”
The Italian Prime Minister managed to become the “facilitator” of a dialogue between Washington and the EU, although differences were noted in relation to the war in Ukraine
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