Von der Leyen, Vance and Meloni to meet in Rome to discuss EU-US ties
A high-level meeting between the European Union and the United States is set to take place in Rome on Sunday, following the official inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, US Vice President JD Vance and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will meet at 3:30 pm (1330 GMT) at Palazzo Chigi, Meloni's official residence in central Rome, her office announced on short notice.
The primary focus of the talks will be the strained trans-Atlantic relations. Tensions were sparked by US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff measures, with the EU among the targets.
The EU has signalled it is ready to respond with reciprocal tariffs should negotiations fail.
Alongside trade, broader geopolitical issues - chiefly Russia's war on Ukraine - are also expected to feature prominently in the trilateral discussions.
Von der Leyen, Vance, and Meloni were among the many international dignitaries who attended Pope Leo XIV's inauguration Mass earlier in the day at the Vatican. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was also in attendance and had met privately with Meloni on Saturday.
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