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Politico (9 April 2025)

Victor Goury-Laffont

French Industry Minister Marc Ferracci warned Wednesday that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s upcoming trip to meet U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to undermine European unity against American tariffs.

"We need to be united because Europe is strong if it's united," Ferracci told broadcaster FranceInfo. "If we start having bilateral talks, of course it'll break this momentum [on European unity]."

The right-wing Meloni has presented herself as a possible bridge between Europe and the Trump administration, and will meet with the U.S. president at the White House on April 17.

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