PM Meloni says Italy 'can manage' new US tariffs

The panic about the new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump is more harmful than the tariffs themselves, said Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

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PM Meloni says Italy 'can manage' new US tariffs

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told her cabinet on Friday that the new US tariffs on EU imports will "certainly have a significant impact" on Italy's economy, but the country "can manage" them.

Tariff alarmism is worse than the actual tariffs says Meloni

Premier Giorgia Meloni said Friday that alarmism about US President Donald Trump's new tariffs may end up being worse than the tariffs themselves. (ANSA)

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been considering how to respond to global developments since Donald Trump took office in the White House for the past few weeks. The US tariffs announced on Wednesday against the European Union further complicate her decision-making.