European leaders hope that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni can persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on the EU and to continue supporting Ukraine, according to the Financial Times on Thursday.

Giorgia Meloni’s presence at Donald Trump’s inauguration aimed to reinforce her status as a privileged interlocutor with the new US administration. But this position carries risks for Italy and the EU.

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European leaders are hopeful that the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, will persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on the EU and to continue supporting Ukraine, reports the "Financial Times" on Thursday.

Italy will work to strengthen dialogue between the European Union and the United States, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on congratulating President Donald Trump on his return to the White House. "Italy will always work to strengthen the dialogue between the US and Europe,

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been invited to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration ... Trump’s decision to invite like-minded far-right politicians, including those challenging EU leaders for domestic power, have fuelled such claims.

Critics noted the meeting's absence, but ECR Secretary-General Antonio Giordano, who was in Washington with Meloni, played down its significance to Euractiv, stating Meloni spent four hours with Trump, a meeting that had a positive outcome.

He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni are fast forging a new transatlantic "special relationship".

The Meloni government relies on the cooperation of the Libyan government to block the departure of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

European leaders hope that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on the EU and to continue supporting Ukraine, writes the "Financial Times" on Thursday.

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