Antibes

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Antibes for a bilateral summit to strengthen Franco-Italian ties after tensions between Meloni and U.S. leader Donald Trump. The meeting focused on deepening cooperation in defense, nuclear energy, and space, amid political differences between the two leaders.

Macron and Meloni, ideological opposites, held their first summit in Antibes, agreeing on defense, space, and blocking the EU's trade deal with South America. Their collaboration focuses on shared strategic priorities despite differing ideologies.

France and Italy held a bilateral summit in Antibes after four years since Giorgia Meloni's election, marking a normalization of relations between Emmanuel Macron, a pro-European liberal, and Meloni, a leader of the far-right in Europe.