Neither of the two leaders or their entourages have spoken about it, but the media and analysts agree on the discussion ground of the meeting of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with Donald Trump, in the very private surprise face-to-face at Mar-a-Lago : from duties to NATO, from Ukraine to the Middle East, in addition of course to the Sala case. A dense conversation between geopolitical dossiers and bilateral relations between the two close allies. Of Elon Musk, mediator of the meeting and Meloni's ace in the hole, there was no sign at Mar-a-Lago but his investment projects in Italy continue to hover and, indeed, to take shape.
In fact, the breaking news, relaunched by Bloomberg, according to which the talks between Trump and Meloni have given a strong boost to the Space X dossier for a 5-year contract that includes the supply of secure telecommunications services to the government. An operation worth 1.5 billion euros . The project includes a top-level encryption system for the government's telephone networks and internet services, military communications and satellite services for emergencies.
Of course, the final approval is still missing, which is also burdened by doubts and disagreements - Bloomberg reports - by some officials of the Italian administration who are worried about the impact on local telecommunications operators. In favor, however, there is the substantial clearance from the intelligence services of Rome and the Italian Ministry of Defense. All this, obviously, does not overshadow the weight of the other issues addressed: from the threat of a new trade war, also in Europe, to the reduction of American support to some NATO countries that do not pay their fair share. Up to Ukraine and the war against Russia.
New duties - this is the concern with which Prime Minister Meloni set out for Florida - would damage Made in Italy, which lives on exports and could suffer a setback with consequences on the still weak recovery of our economy. Italy is also among the few NATO countries that have not yet reached 2% of GDP for military spending, even though it has committed to do so and can boast the largest contribution of personnel in peacekeeping missions at an international level.
