Giorgia Meloni is organizing her “political festival” in Rome this weekend. Among the guests of previous editions: figures from the global hard right such as Steve Bannon or Viktor Orban. This year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is strengthening ties even more with his “political soul mate” Giorgia Meloni.
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With our correspondent in London, Émeline Vin
The presence of the British Prime Minister at the Atreju political festival in Rome is a way of returning the favor to his Italian counterpart: in November 2023, Giorgia Meloni was the only leader to have gone to the artificial intelligence summit hosted by Rishi Sunak.
Many points in common
At each international summit, the two heads of government have their photo taken exchanging a joke or a smile. Both have many points in common: in their forties, came to power almost at the same time, pioneers (Meloni being the first woman in power in Italy, and Sunak the first non-white at the head of the United Kingdom). It is especially on immigration that the two policies share the most similarities. Each defends a tough, pro-reduction approach to the arrival of asylum seekers on their shores.
Migration agreements
Moreover, the two leaders will first meet this Saturday with their Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama. And Rome and London concluded migration agreements this year with Tirana. Italy should build asylum processing centers there, a project that could inspire Rishi Sunak.
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