By Associated Press - Saturday, April 5, 2025

Billionaire Elon Musk told Italy League leader Matteo Salvini on Saturday that he hoped in the future the U.S. and Europe could create “a very close, stronger partnership” and reach a “zero-tariff zone.”

Musk spoke to Salvini in a video conference during the League’s congress in Florence. Salvini is the leader of the far-right, anti-migrant League party and vice premier of the Italian conservative government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni.

He said that, ideally, there will be a “zero-tariff zone in the future with a free trade zone between Europe and North America.”



Musk, an adviser to President Donald Trump who owns Tesla, SpaceX and the social media platform X, has played a key role in government downsizing as the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.

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