How Giorgia Meloni served as mediator between Viktor Orban and the EU. If the friendship between the Italian Prime Minister and her Hungarian counterpart made it possible to lift Hungary's veto on the European budget, a legal case could break this agreement.

It must be said that, although she maintains excellent relations with Ursula von der Leyen, she has never renounced her links with the Hungarian leader. In 2022, Fratelli d'Italia votes against the freezing of recovery plan funds, conditional on respect for the rule of law.