The conversation took place on Wednesday evening. The spokeswoman for the EC emphasized that this was not the first conversation of von der Leyen from Meloni about the USA. As she noted, Von der Leyen was in contact with Melons in connection with the preparations of the head of the Italian government to visit the White House.
Podesta said that “All attempts to contact the US administration are welcome” and are perceived in Brussels “extremely positive”as von der Leyen herself talked about. The spokeswoman, however, emphasized that commercial negotiations are a prerogative of the EC.
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Giorgia Melons visiting Washington
Meloni is the first EU leader who visits Washington since the US President's announcement. After this, however, when Trump decided to suspend some of them for 90 days, the decision to impose retaliation duties was also suspended by the European Union. The EC hopes that by mid -July an agreement will be negotiated with Washington.
The Italian premiere – just like von der Leyen – is an opponent of the United States introducing duties And he considers them harmful to the economies on both sides of the Atlantic. Like Brussels, Rome also counts that Washington will be favorable to mutual zero customs rates for industrial products proposed by the EC.
A visit to Washington. Good relationships with Donald Trump
Although the Melonia government is considered to be far -right, the Italian leader maintains good relations with EU leaders, and in key issues – such as the war in Ukraine – retains a position similar to most EU countries.
Simultaneously Melons as one of the few heads of EU government is also positively received by the new administration in Washington. Trump said about Melons that he was a person he could work with to “straighten the world a bit”.
