Italy, Georgia Meloni, to meet with Trump at the White House with the weight of anxiety in the European Union on its shoulders

Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni was supposed to meet at the White House on Thursday with President Trump, while her assistants described him as a “commercial peace mission.”

European leaders hope The right -wing Prime Minister in Italy It can be placed as a bridge between the Trump administration and the European Union, which was exposed to Mr. Trump and his higher assistants As a dead shellIf not Offensive partner Defense and trade.

Hope is not only in Rome, but in the capitals of the European Union across the 27 -countries bloc, Meloni is likely to convince Mr. Trump not to impose the high sharp tariff he threatened, which could destroy European economies.

It seems that Meloni and Trump “have wonderfully owned”

Meloni put herself because the European leader, Mr. Trump, is likely to listen to. The two have developed a relationship based on common political and ideological ties on issues including immigration rights and LGBTQ rights.

Meloni was the only European leader who was invited to the inauguration of Mr. Trump in January, and he was Praise her Several times, he described it as a “great leader and a person”, and a person who can work with him to “straighten the world a little.”

after Nutrich Cathedral reopened In Paris last year, which was attended by both leaders, Mr. Trump was transferred before New York Post Say: “I was with her a lot” and “We deal with great.”

But the Italian leader will have to try to balance this special relationship with its mandate to protect interests not only from its mother’s economy, but the European Union, which is associated with the future of Italy in an incomparable way.

Europe has hope and anxiety, the Trump Million

Meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Lin discussed strategies on how to deal with her meeting with Mr. Trump during multiple phone calls before the trip, according to a committee spokesman.

Von der Lin has not given itself a meeting with Mr. Trump, despite repeated requests. Sitting in Meloni in the White House will be the first with any European leader since the administration announced The definitions of almost every nation The United States is conducting trade at the beginning of April. the The European Union did not hit With a 20 % tariff rate on all exports to the United States with this announcement, despite Mr. Trump Put these high rates of waiting For 90 days after about a week, as global stock markets decreased, leaving a 10 % global rate.

Meloni gently created the comprehensive definitions of the European Union as “wrong”, but it was one of the voices urging the continental bloc not to impose reprisals, insisting that the calm response focused on negotiations will lead to a more constructive solution.

The White House claims dozens of provinces in an effort to negotiate new trade agreements with the United States, with the master Trump boasts The leaders were calling him and “kissing my ass”, begging for a strike to avoid re -imposing higher fees.

“We know that we are going through a difficult period, let’s see how things are going in the coming hours. I do not feel any pressure, and you can imagine, during the next two days,” Meloni said with a memorandum from a clear paradox at the award ceremony two days before the White House meeting. “I am aware of what I am as I am, and I am aware of what I defend.”

Not all European politicians were very optimistic about the potential result of the Trump-Melanie meeting. “The most important thing is that Meloni does not allow herself to use Trump to divide the European Front,” said Italian opposition politician Carlo Kleconda.

In other European capitals, there was a clear concern about the possibility of the White House to use the meeting to try to undermine the unity of the European Union.

“If we start conducting bilateral discussions, it is clear that it will destroy the current dynamic,” said the French Minister of Government and Energy, Mark Ferchi last week, adding: “Europe is only strong if it is united.”

The French Press Agency told AFP that a government spokeswoman later confirmed that any votes were able to encourage dialogue between Washington and the European Union had to be welcome. This statement echoed the statements made by the official spokesman for the European Union on Monday, who indicated the close coordination between Meloni and the Phoipine Deir Lin before the Italian leader’s trip to Washington and said that “communication is very welcome.”

After her short visit to Washington, the Italian leader will return to their homes, where she is expected to meet on Friday with Vice President JD Vance during his visit to the Italian capital and the Vatican.

French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer and Irish Prime Minister Michel Martin met with Mr. Trump in the Oval Office since he took office for his second term, but all of these meetings came before announcing the huge definitions on April 2.