Meloni’s allies inside the EU are hoping she remains one as a high-stakes summit on Thursday looms. Europe’s leaders are wrestling with two crucial decisions to which the enigmatic Italian premier holds a casting vote: the financial viability of Ukraine and the future of EU trade policy.

Step aside, Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán. Sit down, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever. There’s a new chief villain at the EU’s end-of-year office party.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Friday that her country is ready to take a leading role in efforts to stabilize and rebuild the Gaza Strip,

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was in for a visible surprise when she welcomed Mozambican President Daniel Chapo in Rome last week.

Giorgia Meloni cast US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy as a wake-up call for Europe, while downplaying tensions within her government and reaffirming Italy’s support for Ukraine.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Italy signaled on Wednesday that it might not support a massive transatlantic free trade deal between the European Union and South American countries, casting further doubt on the agreement as European leaders gather for a summit in Brussels and farmers enraged by the trade pact descend on the capital.

Kemi Badenoch is “WhatsApp buddies” with Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni and says she wants to emulate her success in Britain.

Italian PM said the agricultural safeguards linked to the Mercosur deal must be finalised before the agreement can be signed

The Agnelli family group, which owns the outlets, is negotiating with a conservative Greek magnate who is close to Donald Trump, while Giorgia Meloni makes light of the deal and publicly attacks journ

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her government is not ready to sign a massive trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, publicly joining France’s opposition and casting doubt on the pact’s future.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's surprised reaction to the towering height of Mozambique President Daniel Francisco Chapo during a diplomatic m