U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday for a second day of talks on tariffs, and the White House suggested a broader U.S.-Europe summit was under consideration when U.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday amid a tense trade standoff with the European Union over tariffs. Meloni’s visit to Washington makes her the first European leader to meet the president since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month.

The Italian prime minister is the first European leader to meet the U.S. president since he hit pause on tariffs above 10% for most trading partners.

President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a lunch with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s envoy, as European delegations converged on Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron hosted Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio in an attempt to carve out room for Europe in Washington’s talks with Moscow.