Brussels Edition

Meloni Touts EU-US Free-Trade Zone to Soothe Transatlantic Tensions

Italy’s prime minister has a suggestion to get EU-US relations back on track.
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, in Rome, Italy, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026.Photographer: Alessia Pierdomenico/Bloomberg

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As Europe continues to analyze the impact of last week’s Supreme Court ruling invalidating a swath of US tariffs, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has a suggestion to get EU-US relations back on track: a free-trade zone between the two trading behemoths.