Meloni had already developed a relationship seen as cordial with Musk, who was invited to Atreju, a youth event for her Brothers of Italy party, in late 2023. But amid alarm among parties including Italy's defence community and its presidency, there has been an increasing politicization of the potential Starlink contract.

Lago, an invitation to Monday's inauguration and good relations with Elon Musk, Italy's Giorgia Meloni has positioned herself as the closest mainstream European leader to Donald Trump. - Big vacuum - "Giorgia Meloni has better relations with Trump than any other (major) European leader.

European leaders hope that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will persuade U.S. President Donald Trump not to impose tariffs on the EU and to continue supporting Ukraine, writes the "Financial Times" on Thursday.