Meloni and Macron discussed the efforts to strengthen Europe in the face of increasing difficulties – Cyprus Newspaper

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the difficulties faced by the European Union (EU) in Rome and the strengthening of the unity against it, and the Ukraine War and Developments in the Middle East.

Meloni welcomed Macron with an official ceremony in the courtyard of the Prime Minister’s Palace Chigi last night.

In recent weeks, the two leaders, who traveled relations due to mutual conflicts, went to meet with photojournalists. After a bilateral meeting which lasted about 3 hours and then a working dinner between the delegations, a joint statement was made.

“Meloni and Macron met in Rome on June 3, 2025 and met in order to discuss and coordinate the efforts of Europe’s action and mobilization in this period when common difficulties increased.” Information was given.

“Italy and France aim to strengthen their common commitments for a more dominant, more powerful and more prosperous Europe, who are loyal to the roles of the European project as the founding countries of the European project, to defend their own interests and to protect their citizens.” The expression was used.

In the interviews of the leaders, there was a great harmony in the agenda of Europe’s competitiveness and prosperity.

“In this context, the simplification of regulations, the promotion of public and private investments, energy policies, full implementation of the principle of neutrality, and in general the creation of conditions that will enable European companies to compete on equal conditions, assertive and accelerated steps should be taken. The interests of these areas are connected to these areas, such as energy) and spaces such as space.

The statement pointed out that France and Italy were determined to cooperate on the upcoming EU Leaders Summit and to cooperate on new multi -year new financial framework, migration, EU expansion and reforms.

In the statement, the Ukrainian War, the following evaluations were made:

“While 3 years have passed since Russia’s attack on Ukraine and after the latest negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, France and Italy’s unshakable and unobsorable support to Ukraine is more necessary than ever in terms of providing a fair and permanent solution.

The statement also provided the opportunity to address other security issues that are important for Europe, especially in the Middle East and Libya, and to coordinate the economic and commercial security of the EU and the EU’s economic and commercial security.

The statement said that Meloni and Macron decided to make the next bilateral summit in France at the beginning of 2026.

Blood pressure has increased recently in the relations between the two leaders

The relations between the leader of the right coalition, the leader of the right coalition in Italy in October 2022, are following the bumpy.

Finally, during the European Political Community Summit in Tirana, the capital of Albania on May 16, a group of countries called “volunteers ıyla at the initiative of France did not take part in the joint telephone conversation of US President Donald Trump and Ukraine, and the Italian leader was not included in the tension between Meloni and Macron.

Meloni, who was criticized in his country for not attending this meeting, argued that he did not attend the meeting because he was about sending troops to Ukraine, and Macron stated that his talks were about the ceasefire, not by sending troops. Mutual explanations increased the blood pressure between the two leaders.

In the Italian press, the reports before the meeting, the proposal in Rome came from Macron, and between the parties, the EU’s issue of irregular migration in the Ukrainian War, which has been intended to reduce high blood pressure for a while.