The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, staged this Thursday the good harmony between them and were optimistic for a future commercial agreement between the first world economy and the European Union (EU) that resolves the tariff war unleashed by the New York tycoon.
Between Trump and Meloni, considered the EU leader closest to the US president, everything was good words in the Oval Office of the White House, with both praising the work of the other and highlighting their shared values in matters such as the fight against immigration or against diversity policies. Meloni responded laughing at the clicks of the Republican leader, who said he is “a great prime minister”, who is doing “a great job in Italy” and that he is very “proud” of her.
“There will be a commercial agreement. Clearly,” Trump said bluntly when asked about what would happen if there is no pact with Brussels past 90 days he gave as a truce on April 9 in the application of tariffs on EU imports, which are now being 10% instead of 20%.
Although Meloni pointed out that he cannot “negotiate in the name of the European Union” and acknowledged that there are “some problems between the two shores” of the Atlantic, he said he is sure that he can “reach an agreement” and that his visit to Washington seeks to “help in that.” The Roman president thanked Trump later to have accepted her invitation to make an official visit to Rome “and consider the possibility of meeting with Europe.”
However, the Italian medium He points out that this closeness between Meloni and Trump, together with the possibility that Rome becomes the headquarters of a cumbbrach between Trump and European leaders has caused “coldness and suspicions” of Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Warsaw, before which he added that, “frankly, they make sense.”
“It would be a big mistake because I would offer a clear image of a divided EU, which is probably the goal of Donald Trump,” he added. And he pointed out that, in addition, “it would be a shame that Italy and his government do not deserve.” He also recalled that when First Starmer and then Macron summoned the meeting to address the Russian war in Ukraine first in London and then in Paris, Giorgia Meloni, “although reluctant and unconvinced, said his presence.”
