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Lerato Khumalo

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Meloni is right: “Europe has lost itself”


Updated on March 29, 2025 – 8:14 p.m.Reading time: 8 min.

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Giorgia Meloni: The Italian Prime Minister wants to act as a bridge builder between Europe and the USA. (Source: Imago/Blondet Eliot/Abaca/Imago)

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Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sometimes rightly agreed with the government of US President Donald Trump in her criticism of Europe. The criticism is not directed against the people in Europe, but against the “ruling class”, said the rights head of government of the daily newspaper “Financial Times”. At the same time, she offered herself as a “bridge builder” between the USA and the EU. Meloni is considered the preferred contact in Trump in the circle of Europeans.

The chairwoman of the Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), US Vice President JD Vance, expressly agreed to not pay sufficient attention to freedom of expression and democracy. “I have to say that I agree. I’ve been saying that for years. Europe has lost a little.” It did not agree to “impose his ideology up, instead of perceiving the reality and finding ways to give them answers”.

In the first interview with a foreign newspaper since took office, Meloni described the United States as Italy’s most important allies. The idea of ​​having to choose between the USA and Europe is “childish”. “If there is something that can do Italy to avoid a confrontation (the USA) with Europe and build bridges, I will do that.” At the current customs dispute, she mockingly said: “Do you really think that Protectionism in the USA was invented by Donald Trump?”