Donald Trump has accepted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's invitation to visit Italy, discussing trade tariffs with the European Union

US President Donald Trump will pay an official visit to Italy after meeting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Washington. Meloni, the first European leader in the White House after Trump's imposition of tariffs, expressed confidence that an agreement with the EU would be reached. Relations between the two are close, with common positions on immigration, although there are differences over Ukraine. Meloni criticized Trump's tariffs, encouraging dialogue with Brussels.