Overview
- Diplomatic sources confirmed the April 9–10 meeting in Toulouse will be held after the G7 in mid-June at Evian.
- Giorgia Meloni asked Emmanuel Macron to postpone the summit during the February 12 EU gathering in Belgium.
- The Élysée signaled it will adapt to Italy’s request, citing Macron’s push for an ambitious bilateral relationship under the Quirinale framework.
- Teams are discussing a new date likely between the June 15–17 G7 and France’s Bastille Day on July 14.
- The delay comes as relations show strain, with a recent clash over comments tied to the killing of Quentin Deranque and Sébastien Lecornu skipping the Verona ceremony for health reasons.