WASHINGTON DC, JAN 24 - United States President Donald Trump said "I like (Italian Premier Giorgia) Meloni a lot" on Friday when asked by a Mediaset reporter about whether his administration might go easy on Italy when it comes to imposing tariffs on EU goods.

C onflicting SIGNALS are reaching the new American administration from Rome. And some carry a whiff of incense. While Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was preparing to fly to Washington to schmooze President Donald Trump and his chums, a leader on the other side of the Tiber was communicating stark disapproval of their plans.

He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni are fast forging a new transatlantic "special relationship".

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini has proposed a law to follow Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Matteo Salvini, Italy's deputy prime minister, has proposed a bill to withdraw Italy from the World Health Organization (WHO), following Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday.

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

Italy's far-right League party, a partner in Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government, proposed a law Thursday to follow Donald Trump and pull out of the World Health Organization.

Exports of Italian sparkling wine such as prosecco to the U.S. surged by a record amount in November before possible tariffs on the sector, the latest available data from industry group Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) showed on Wednesday.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sent "best wishes" to US President Donald Trump Monday for the start of his new mandate.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is one of just a handful of world leaders to have been invited to Mar-a-Lago since his election victory last November — but whether she can be Europe's "Trump whisperer" is more complicated.

Their attendance marks the first time world leaders have been present at a U.S. president’s swearing-in ceremony, a historian said.

The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa.