Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Monday, her office confirmed on Saturday. Meloni will be one of the highest-profile European politicians to attend the event.

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.

The Italian leader has the potential to serve as a key European ally in the quest for peace in Europe and the Middle East.

Giorgia Meloni has used cold, hard cash to cut the number of illegal immigrants and refugees from North Africa by more than half

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is aiming for a central leadership role in Europe as President-elect Donald Trump prepares his return to the White House on January Meloni announced on Thursday in Rome that she plans to attend Trump's inauguration.

Among EU leaders, however, only Meloni is confirmed to have received a personal invitation to the event, bolstered by her personal relationship with Trump, whom she recently visited at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

The importance of boosting the European Union's international role was stressed in a meeting between Premier Giorgia Meloni and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas,

Social media users have misleadingly attached importance to the fact that European heads of state and government have been excluded from Trump’s guest list. #EuroVerify

After forging unexpectedly fond ties with U.S. President Joe Biden, Italy’s right-wing Premier Giorgia Meloni is poised to leverage a more natural alliance with President-elect Donald Trump that positions her as a key interlocutor between the U.

ROME - While the number of migrants using the Central Mediterranean route has dropped, mainly due less departures from North Africa, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni quickly claimed the credit for herself.

I have certainly found interesting the path I’ve taken over the last three years in these POLITICO awards,” Italian prime minister says.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni denies discussing a deal with Elon Musk to use Starlink for secure military communications. As Italy evaluates SpaceX's system against the delayed EU IRIS2 project,