I meloni italiani strappati tra Trump e fedeltà europea
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-torn-between-trump-european-allegiance-2025-03-21/
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I meloni italiani strappati tra Trump e fedeltà europea
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-torn-between-trump-european-allegiance-2025-03-21/
di Massimo25ore
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ROME, March 21 (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni finds herself playing a political balancing act as Europe moves to bolster its defences.
A nationalist with deep admiration for U.S. President Donald Trump, she is battling to reconcile the growing gulf between her ideological instincts, which lie with Washington, and Italy’s strategic ties to the European Union, analysts say.
Meloni was the only EU leader to attend Trump’s inauguration in January and has carefully steered clear of any criticism of the U.S. president, even as he has hit Europe with tariffs and threatened to abandon Ukraine in its war with Russia.
While she has taken part in emergency talks with European partners on how to navigate the upheavals caused by Trump’s foreign policy, her engagement at times has seemed unenthusiastic, prompting critics at home to accuse her of isolating Italy within the EU.
Meloni, who has been in power since 2023, dismissed suggestions that she was under the sway of Trump as she headed into a summit of European leaders this week.
“I don’t blindly follow either Europe or the United States … I am in Europe because Italy is in Europe, so it’s not like we’re thinking of going somewhere else, but I also want the West to be compact,” she told parliament.
Ever since Meloni founded her Brothers of Italy group in 2012, she has placed close ties with the United States at the heart of her foreign policy, while watering down initial, fierce euroscepticism
How is that even a choice???
Are we supposed to sympathize with her, or should we just kick her in the butt instead?
Seems to be an issue for the European Right in general. it has always baffled me how unpatriotic the right is, when the opportunity arises.
Italians doing Italian things, as per usual
Any European leader who support the US or Russia over Europe, should be considered a traitor.
In the UK, he may well be *persona non grata* to them nowadays, but Farage is not being allowed to escape Trump and Musk’s shadow. The rancid toad smugly stood with them and will now be forever associated with them as they drag the USA down the toilet.
Ask one question.
Would you trust Trump on anything ?
That the far right is considered “patriotic” has always just shocked me. Historically speaking, but even still today, they are the first ones in line to betray their country.
It’s patriotism in appearance only.
I’m italian and this is a reality check. I didn’t vote for Meloni. But as things stand right now, you guys aren’t going to get a more pro-Europe, pro-Rearm politician from my country.
The Far Left, Greens, Salvini’s Far Right Lega (the actual far right, btw) and 5-Star Movement are all in Russia’s pocket.
The Democratic Party is even more split, weak and pathetic than the one in the US. They will die pacifists, just like the Pope.
You may not like Meloni, and she certainly doesn’t like you, but at the end of the day you’re all each other has. She knows she can’t trust Trump and Musk, much as she’d like to imitate them. Her Party voted unanimously to Rearm Europe and fight Russia. *The others either split, abstained or voted no.* They are the REAL traitors both to the country and to Europe.
She based her entire foreign policy on building a role as bridge builder between Trump and the EU, hoping to extract favourable terms from both.
Turns out, Trump this time around is much more erratic, and still he probably never cared about her or Italy that much.
Also, Europe seems to have new energy to stand on its own somehow with new governments in Germany and, unfortunately for Meloni Who built a good relation with Sunak, in UK too. Also Poland seems to be turning less conservative.
Finally, her coalition government is also split between Europe and Trump, with liberal conservatives more European oriented and the far right trying to get noticed by Trump and voters.
So she lost support abroad and at home and she’s scrambling.
Let me guess:
She wants to be on Trump’s side, but she FEELS like she needs to be on EU side. I think I know which one will prevail, unless a huge amount is on the other side.
Torn between a guy that will sell her out for a handful money and the strongest alliance Italy ever had. Tough one
Italian leader conflicted over which side to switch to, classic
She’s pretty stupid. And yet there is a braincell or two telling her not to align with Trump and Putin.
Italy is not torn. Italy wants to keep its foot in two shoes. That’s a precise strategy, the strategy of cowardice.
How could this even be a thought, let alone a matter requiring consideration?
I don’t like Meloni, but thank god we don’t have that Lega/M5S from a few years ago. At least she’s pro EU and not a Russian puppet.
America first or Europe and Italy first. You decide.
Trump will throw her under the bus at the first opportunity. When will they learn.
Support your own country, or support a foreign megalomaniac traitor rapist paedophile? Should be an easy choice.
If Meloni has just 1g of gray matter, she’ll pick the EU over the US.
How shit of a human you must be to feel “admiration” for that orange turd !!
I’m Italian and I feel ashamed of my current government. I don’t feel represented at all. In fact, many Italians don’t feel represented, as the last elections saw a record-low voter turnout. Therefore, the true majority in Italy is the party of non-voters.
As an Italian, I want to emphasize that we are not all like this, and many of us dream of a united Europe, free from conflicts between member states and no discrimination.
Italy try not to join the fascists challenge
I hope she grows the balls she so much wishes for and leaves the lunatic orange to boil in his broth
Well, what happened to Italy the last time they teamed up with Nazis?