Macron hosts Meloni for Riviera talks after Italian leader's fallout with Trump
Key takeaways
- By: FRANCE 24 French President Emmanuel Macron greets the Italian PM at the Élysée Palace in April 2026.
- One of Europe's most prominent right-wing leaders will arrive on the French Riviera for her first bilateral summit with Macron, fresh from her fallout with US President Donald Trump.
- They are the first talks since a treaty on a strategic alliance came into force in 2021, elevating relations to a level comparable to that between France and Germany.
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French President Emmanuel Macron will aim to build on a nascent rapprochement with Italy's Giorgia Meloni when they meet for a bilateral summit on the French Riviera on Thursday, just days after Meloni's erstwhile ally Donald Trump mocked her for supposedly "begging" him for a photograph at a recent G7 meeting.
By: FRANCE 24 French President Emmanuel Macron greets the Italian PM at the Élysée Palace in April 2026. © Ludovic Marin, AFP file photo President Emmanuel Macron will host Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday in the French seaside resort of Antibes in a bid to smooth often testy ties.
One of Europe's most prominent right-wing leaders will arrive on the French Riviera for her first bilateral summit with Macron, fresh from her fallout with US President Donald Trump.