Italy PM says US tariffs a mistake, but no catastrophe

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FILE PHOTO: Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on before posing for a family picture as part of a summit for "Coalition of the Willing" at Elysee Palace in Paris, France March 27, 2025. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Thursday that trade tariffs announced by the United States were a mistake but their impact should not be overestimated and the reaction needed to be carefully considered.

"We must not fuel alarmism, it's not a catastrophe," Meloni said in an interview on Italian state television station RAI.

"I'm not convinced that the best way to respond to tariffs is with other tariffs," she added.

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