French Industry Minister Marc Ferracci
said Wednesday that Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's trip to
Washington next week to meet US President Donald Trump risks
break EU unity in the face of his hefty tariffs on imports to
the United States.
Rome has said Meloni, who has friendly relations with Trump, is
seeking to act as a bridge between the EU and the US, which has
imposed 20% tariffs on European goods.
"If we start having bilateral talks, this dynamic (of European
unity) that is present at the moment will end up breaking,"
Ferracci said when asked about Meloni's visit to the White
House.
"It's a risk.
"It is a risk that has been present since the beginning, because
we know that Donald Trump has a fairly clear, simple strategy -
to divide the Europeans.
"In the face of this risk we must be united, because Europe is
only strong if it is united".
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