Italian Government - Presidency of the Council of Ministers

02/12/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 02/12/2026 05:27

Informal EU leaders' retreat

The President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, is attending the informal EU leaders' retreat in Belgium today. Upon her arrival at the Alden Biesen castle, she addressed journalists at a doorstep.

Earlier this morning, together with German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, President Meloni hosted the inaugural meeting of a new informal working group dedicated to European competitiveness.

[President Meloni's doorstep]

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