Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni faces significant economic pressures that influence her foreign policy, particularly in navigating relations with U.S. President Donald Trump and the European Union (EU). These pressures stem from Italy’s economic vulnerabilities, trade dynamics, and domestic political constraints, which collectively shape her approach to balancing transatlantic ties and EU commitments.
Since April 2025, Trump’s imposition of tariffs—25% on steel, aluminum, and automobiles, and a 10% baseline tariff (temporarily reduced from 20%) on other EU goods—has posed a severe threat to Italy’s export-driven economy. Italy, the eurozone’s third-largest economy, relies heavily on exports to the U.S., which account for about 10% of its total exports (€67 billion annually). Key sectors include machinery, pharmaceuticals, vehicles, fashion, and food and beverages, with Italy maintaining a €40 billion trade surplus with the U.S.
Meloni has positioned herself as a key interlocutor with Trump, leveraging their personal rapport and shared conservative values. She was the only EU leader invited to Trump’s January 2025 inauguration and met him at Mar-a-Lago, earning praise as a “fantastic leader.”
Trump’s directed Pluto [25li] -----> Georgi radix Sun [25cp]
An effort to control another over financial matters
That her April 17, 2025, White House visit is aimed to mitigate tariff impacts and explore trade deals to avert a trade war can be seen from just a few charts.
(a) The Full Moon chart at Washington DC
(b) Progressed solar return charts for Trump and Meloni.
In each case notice the significant alignment of Mars-Pluto-Apollon-Vulcanus with the angles.
Vulcanus-Pluto-Apollon
Energies of "power and pressure." People are under extreme pressure because of finances (Pluto) and trade (Apollon) they are "feeling the heat" because others are manipulative or domineering (and haven't left them many options.). I think there'll be some situations where you see pressures (Pluto) that FEEL like ultimatums (Vulcanus).
Reference:
Trans Neptunians: https://junojuno2.tripod.com/tnps.htm
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