Giorgia Meloni

By the numbers: POLITICO 28 Class of 2025

by

Breaking down POLITICOโ€™s ranking of the most powerful people in Europe.

Mark Rutte

by

Dreamer No. 1 โ€” Germany

Ursula von der Leyen a un problรจme : il sโ€™appelle Donald Trump

by

La relation รฉtroite qu’entretient la prรฉsidente de la Commission europรฉenne avec Joe Biden pourrait รชtre un handicap.

Meloni says Italy aims to protect jobs after CEO of Fiat owner Stellantis quits

by

Company is at loggerheads with Italian government, which claims it has not invested enough in the countryBusiness live โ€“ latest updatesThe Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said her government will try to protect jobs as political tensions mo…

Barnier seeks new ally in Italy, looks beyond Berlin

by

Barnier hopes to find an ally in Parisโ€™ fierce opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal, agree joint ways forward on irregular immigration, and thaw the bilateral relationship after years of diplomatic crises.

Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโ€™s first Commission

by

Whoโ€™s at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.

Mercosur : lโ€™Assemblรฉe rejette largement lโ€™accord de libre-รฉchangeย 

by

Ce vote intervient alors que le deal suscite de plus en plus dโ€™opposition en Europe.

The paradox of Italyโ€™s industrial strategy

by

For all the talk of revitalizing and greening Europe, company owners in Italy are being allowed to relocate their businesses abroad rather than modernize and adjust at home.

Italyโ€™s Albania asylum deal has become a political disaster for Giorgia Meloni

by

Pact hailed as EU migration breakthrough in tatters after judges rule asylum seekers must be transferred to ItalyA multimillion-dollar migration deal between Italy and Albania aimed at curbing arrivals was presented by the European Commission president…

Stark warning on emissions as leaders split on climate goals at COP29

by

New research presented at COP29 finds that to keep the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius in sight, the world would now need to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by the late 2030s — instead of 2050.

EU, Mercosur eye early-December trade deal โ€” to Franceโ€™s dismay

by

Even as farmers protest, France will find it hard to stop the deal with South America.

Giorgia Meloniโ€™s vendetta against Italyโ€™s judges

by

The right-wing prime minister has a โ€œstrategyโ€ to discredit, frighten and silence critics, from the media to the judiciary, says a famous Italian journalist.

The Trump resistance goes flaccid

by

Toto, we’re not in 2016 anymore.

Italyโ€™s commissioner hearing: Raffaele Fitto on cohesion and reforms โ€” live updates

by

Georgia Meloni’s man needs to reassure Brussels he’s the man to add conditionality to EU cash.

Germany may hold election sooner than planned, Scholz says

by

Asked about the prospect of working with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the Chancellor said: “We dance with whomever is in the room.”

Italy โ€˜cherishesโ€™ Chinese investment, wants more

by

Italian President Sergio Mattarella, on trip to Beijing, says Italyโ€™s trade with China needs โ€œre-balancing.โ€

EU leaders vow to make bloc more competitive in face of Trump threat

by

Budapest meeting finds consensus on need to raise growth and productivity as โ€˜America firstโ€™ protectionism loomsEU leaders meeting in Budapest have signed a declaration aimed at boosting the blocโ€™s ailing competitiveness โ€“ a task given added urgency by…

Les vrais gagnants des รฉlections amรฉricaines : les populistes de droite europรฉens

by

Les alliรฉs de Donald Trump en Europe espรจrent qu’il mettra rapidement fin ร  la guerre en Ukraine et renforcera leur position sur la scรจne europรฉenne.

The real winners of the US election: Europeโ€™s populist right-wing wreckersย 

by

Trumpโ€™s allies in Europe hope the president-elect will quickly end the war in Ukraine โ€” and boost their standing on the EU stage.

France looks to the EU to prepare for Trumpโ€™s return

by

“Macron holds an advantage as one of the few European leaders with personal ties to Donald Trump, which could work in his favour,” Gรฉsine Weber, a US-Europe relations specialist at Kingโ€™s College London, told Euractiv.

World leaders race to congratulate Trump on expected win

by

Leaders praised the Republican’s “comeback.”

Gabriel Attal veut faire face au harcรจlement

by

La source dโ€™informations quotidiennes sur tech en France. Par KLARA DURAND Avec OCร‰ANE HERRERO & EMILE MARZOLF Infos, tuyaux et mini-drames ร  partager ? Ecrivez ร  Ocรฉane Herrero, Klara Durand, Emile Marzolf et Tiphaine Saliou | Voir dans votre navigateur AU MENU โ€” Harcรจlement : Gabriel Attal lance son association. โ€” Le Sรฉnat dรฉsigne dรฉjร  [โ€ฆ]

5 things to know about migration czar Magnus Brunnerโ€™s European Parliament hearing

by

Treading carefully, Austria’s pick for commissioner pledged new legislation for migration โ€” and little more.

Ursula von der Leyen to skip UN climate talks

by

The EUโ€™s top official Ursula von der Leyen has joined a growing list of climate stalwarts planning to give this yearโ€™s COP29 conference a miss. The European Commission confirmed its president would not attend the talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week โ€” despite being listed on a schedule of speakers released yesterday. Von der Leyen [โ€ฆ]

Europe should hope for a Trump victory

by

The bloc has lost its purpose โ€” and, surprisingly, having the former president back in the White House may be the thing to bring it back.

Parliament wonโ€™t shoot down von der Leyenโ€™s Commission picksย 

by

A protracted standoff among rival political factions could mean all commissioners squeeze through.

Europeโ€™s Trumpian nightmare

by

The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.

How to watch the commissioner hearings like a pro

by

Your step-by-step guide to the European election’s season finale.

Massive hack-for-hire scandal rocks Italian political elites

by

The president and former prime minister were among targets of hackers selling highly sensitive data.

Does Germany still believe in Europe?

by

Scholz now seems to view the bloc as a problem to be managed, while European institutions and member countries seem to regard him as a problem to be managed in return.

Mega Italian hack is โ€˜threat to democracy,โ€™ FM says

by

Antonio Tajani said the breach was โ€œcriminal,โ€ as probe zeroes in on private investigative firm.

Far-right โ€˜Venezuela majorityโ€™ signals new power balance in European Parliament

by

Left-wingers rail against rightward shift ahead of showdown with commissioners.

โ€˜What does reset mean?โ€™ asks top EU-UK lawmaker Sandro Gozi

by

โ€œThere is the potential to open a new phase with our British friends, but itโ€™s not down to use to define what this โ€˜resetโ€™ means in practice: itโ€™s on them,” Gozi told Euractiv in an interview.

โ€˜Inhumane and wickedโ€™: anguish over Italyโ€™s expanded surrogacy ban

by

Most who seek surrogacy overseas, which is now punishable by jail terms and fines, are heterosexual couples Maria Sole Giardini was campaigning outside the Italian parliament in 2021 for surrogacy to be legalised when she encountered Giorgia Meloni.The…

Your next meeting doesnโ€™t matter

by

When all decisions are cooked up in advanced, it’s hard to find a public meeting that counts.

Opponents slam Meloniโ€™s government for glorifying Mussoliniโ€™s soldiers

by

The ruling Brothers of Italy party gets caught in another fascist nostalgia scandal.

Italy-Albania deal โ€˜will workโ€™ regardless of legal challenges, Meloni says

by

The Italian prime minister said “all European countries supporting us understand” the potential of similar deals in managing migration at EU level.

US โ€˜concernedโ€™ for citizens after Meloniโ€™s surrogacy ban in Italy

by

Washington fears that parents of children born through the procedure will not be recognized.

Fitto brushes aside ECR party affiliation, backs shift to conditional EU funding

by

In his answers to MEPs, Fitto sought to dispel doubts about his nomination, reaffirming his commitment to European values and declaring himself a “firm supporter of the European project.”

Italian leaders push back at accusations of police racism and homophobia

by

Council of Europe monitor reports โ€˜many accounts of racial profilingโ€™ but Giorgia Meloni says force โ€˜deserves respectโ€™The Council of Europe has come under fire from Italian leaders after the publication of a report accusing the countryโ€™s police force o…

Europe gave 1 million Syrians fleeing war international protection. Some countries want to deport them.

by

Italy and Austria are pushing to recast Syria as a “safe” country, even as the bloc welcomes thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing war each year.

Rencontre avec lโ€™influenceur qui tente de rรฉhabiliter lโ€™รฉnergie atomique dans une Italie anti-nuclรฉaire

by

Le gouvernement italien dit vouloir revenir sur la position antinuclรฉaire historique du pays.

Italyโ€™s Meloni seeks to save Albania migration deal after court setback

by

Rome’s flagship scheme to send migrants to offshore detention centers in Albania has hit an immediate legal hurdle.

Macron, hard-line interior minister agree to disagree on immigration crackdown after first meeting

by

The meeting was described as an opportunity to share perspectives โ€” without the goal of reaching an agreement.

Meloni rushes to pass new law to save Albania migration transfer policy

by

Move by Italyโ€™s PM comes after ruling by a Rome court to return 12 asylum seekers being held in Gjadรซr hubItalyโ€™s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said her government is working to immediately pass a new law on Monday to overcome a court ruling that ris…

12 migrants sent to Albania for processing are returned to Italy

by

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to convene a Cabinet meeting on Monday to address the issue.ย 

French government displays its hardline immigration stance

by

The prime minister and interior minister’s visit to the French-Italian border on Friday was an opportunity to confirm the rapprochement with Giorgia Meloni’s position and to highlight the ‘new state of mind’ in Europe on the fight against immigration.

G7 defence summit convenes in Naples during โ€˜historic momentโ€™

by

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told journalists in Brussels that he had personally requested the summit given the many conflicts facing the international community.

Rome court rules offshore detention of migrants in Albania illegal

by

All 16 migrants set to be returned from Albania to Italy after their countries of origin deemed unsafe.

Will Italy’s new Albanian detention centres soon be empty?

by

PRESS REVIEW โ€“ October 18: The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar dominates front pages, as journalists ask whatโ€™s next. Also, in Brussels, Poland receives support for its plan to suspend asylum rights for Russia and Belarus, and the EU is told to tak…

The great switcheroo: How France overtook Italy as the EUโ€™s No. 1 budgetary basket caseย 

by

As Paris blows its long-earned fiscal credibility, Rome has started to look respectable in the eyes of the EU’s fiscal cops.

In Italy, lesbian couples fight to retain their parental status

by

‘Parenting Abroad.’ Twice a month, one of our journalists abroad explores parenthood beyond our borders. Giorgia Meloni’s government is denying LGBT couples the right to form a family and is using the courts to undo some gains achieved by progressive m…

If you think Trumpโ€™s migration policies are extreme, look at the EUโ€™s

by

As the anti-immigrant feeling surges in popularity in Europe, its leaders are embracing formerly taboo approaches to their borders.

EU leaders agree migration is a pressing concern, but remain divided on action

by

Italyโ€™s hard-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is at the forefront of efforts to reduce irregular migration to the European Union, building a consensus on the issue with 10 like-minded countries, including Denmark, the Netherlands, Hungary and Greec…

Meloniโ€™s surrogacy ban hits immediate backlash in Italy

by

Opponents describe the new law as an “inhumane act against parents and children.”

Poland may shift stance on Migration Pact in EPP draft statement

by

A draft statement on political priorities to tackle irregular immigration from EPP countries reveals a likely shift in Polandโ€™s stance.

French PM Barnierโ€™s shadow follows Macron to Brussels

by

Weakened on the domestic front, the French president could also face pressure from his prime ministerโ€™s influence in Brussels.

Migration concerns take centre stage at European Council summit

by

Join host Giada Santana and senior editor Sarantis Michalopoulos as they dive into the heated discussion on return hubs, bilateral agreements, and the policies that could redefine the future of EU migration.

Migrants arrive in Albania as part of controversial Italy deal

by

A group of 16 Bangladeshi and Egyptian migrants were sent from Rome to Albania on Wednesday, as Italy enacted far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s controversial law aimed at cutting the amount of people crossing from North Africa.

Italy passes law clamping down on surrogacy tourism

by

Italians who go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy will face jail terms and fines of up to โ‚ฌ1mItalyโ€™s parliament has made it illegal for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy โ€“ a pet project of the prime minister Giorgia Meloniโ€™s party th…

Live blog: European Council Summit

by

EU leaders are in town to talk migration โ€” and deportation.

Italyโ€™s scheme to offshore asylum claims should not be a model for the rest of Europe | Andreina De Leo and Marco Gerbaudo

by

Other leaders have expressed interest in Giorgia Meloniโ€™s deal with Albania. But is it really a humane and effective strategy?Thereโ€™s much interest in the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloniโ€™sdeal with Albania tooffshore asylum procedures, which star…

The EU wants to deport migrants. It needs the help of Syriaโ€™s Assad.

by

Syria is the elephant in the room as EU leaders talk migration.

Italyโ€™s Meloni to visit Lebanon after Israeli attacks on UN peacekeepers

by

PM calls actions by Israeli forces a “blatant violation” of UN resolution calling for end to hostilities.

Roberto Saviano to appear at Frankfurt book fair despite Italy delegationโ€™s snub

by

Gomorrah author and Meloni criticโ€™s non-inclusion in Italyโ€™s lineup angers writers amid claims of censorshipThe Gomorrah author Roberto Saviano will appear at the Frankfurt book fair this week despite being snubbed by the organisers of the official Ita…

Giorgia Meloni: Italy a โ€˜model to followโ€™ on migration

by

Romeโ€™s โ€œreturn hubsโ€ policy is being praised by European leaders, PM says.

Giorgia Meloni plans Lebanon visit as fears grow for UN peacekeeping troops

by

Italian PM demands security guarantees for her countryโ€™s Unifil troops after series of attacks by IsraelMiddle East crisis โ€“ live updatesItalyโ€™s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has said she plans to visit Lebanon and has demanded security guarantees fo…

Italy sends first asylum seekers to Albania under controversial pact

by

Men from countries deemed safe are transferred to Albania to have asylum claims processed The first people to be intercepted at sea by the Italian navy under a controversial migration deal with Albania are on their way to the Balkan nation to have thei…

European audit of democracy standards too positive, says human rights watchdog

by

European Commission report โ€˜completely ineffective as an enforcement toolโ€™, according to civil liberties organisationThe European Commissionโ€™s exhaustive annual audit of democratic standards across the bloc is overly positive and ultimately ineffective…

How Giorgia Meloni became Europeโ€™s favourite far-right leader โ€“ podcast

by

Sheโ€™s the far-right prime minister with whom leaders across Europe seem to love being photographed. Whatโ€™s her appeal and what does she really want? With Alexander StilleFrom Keir Starmer to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, every European leader seems keen to have…

Enrico Berlinguer: the 1970s communist hero inspiring Italyโ€™s youth โ€“ and the far right

by

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni among those admiring Berlinguer as new film and exhibitions celebrate his role as a unifierEnrico Berlinguer was a giant of the Italian left in the 1970s and 80s, coming close to leading the Communist party into government thr…

Med9 states call for Middle East ceasefire

by

French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni condemned as “unacceptable” Israeli firing on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, a stance echoed by Spain’s prime minister.

Italyโ€™s offshore detention centers in Albania open for business

by

Rights watchdogs have raised strong concerns about the centers, with one lawyer describing them as โ€œan Italian Guantanamo.โ€

Italian migration centres open in Albania under controversial deal

by

Fears agreement will set dangerous EU precedent with up to 3,000 men a month held during asylum processingItalyโ€™s government has formally opened two centres in Albania where it plans to process men who are intercepted in international waters while tryi…

Zelenskyy outlines โ€˜victory planโ€™ with the leaders of UK, France Italy

by

With a US election less than a month away and winter set to arrive in Ukraine amid a barrage of Russian strikes on key energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian leader needs all the support he can get.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy presents โ€˜victory planโ€™ to European allies as long-range strikes discussed

by

UK says no change to position on Storm Shadow missiles; Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian detention. What we know on day 961See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said a ceasefire with Russia is not under discussion with Euro…

Italy to host 2025 Ukraine reconstruction conference in July

by

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that Rome will host the next Ukraine Recovery Conference on July 10-11, 2025, following discussions with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meloni affirmed Italy’s support for Ukraine during Zelensky’s visit …

Zelenskyy and Starmer hold talks at Downing Street โ€“ video

by

Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Thursday for talks with Keir Starmer and the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte. No 10 is hosting the Ukrainian president, who has been pressing western governments for more military support and the green light to fire lo…

Meloni looks to bridge gap between EPP and Patriots

by

Italian Prime Minister and European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) leader Giorgia Meloni appears to be bridging the gap between the European Peopleโ€™s Party (EPP) group and the far-right Patriots for Europe group, as representatives from both have b…

Giorgia Meloni pushes Italy’s migration strategy as a model

by

The head of Italy’s post-fascist government is working to outsource European border control to countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean, particularly Tunisia, at the cost of serious human rights violations.

Quels commissaires europรฉens ont le plus dโ€™immobilier, dโ€™argent et dโ€™influence ?

by

POLITICO a passรฉ en revue les dรฉclarations d’intรฉrรชts des prรฉtendants ร  lโ€™exรฉcutif bruxellois.

Leaked documents: Which EU commissioners have the most property, money and influence

by

POLITICO has reviewed the declarations of interest of every European Commission nominee.

Civil war at the top of the European Peopleโ€™s Party

by

Manfred Weberโ€™s grip on Europeโ€™s biggest political force is challenged.

Finnegas BETA

An Eccentri(; Enterprise