Italy's Meloni basks in limelight with Western leaders at G7 summit in Bari

PM Giorgia Meloni will welcome other world leaders to Puglia after election success for her party.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchRegisterSign InHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUK General ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessFuture of BusinessTechnology of BusinessWork CultureInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersItaly's Meloni basks in G7 limelight with Western leaders1 day agoBy Mark Lowen, Rome CorrespondentShareMassimo Di Vita/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty ImagesWhile other G7 leaders face difficulties at home, Giorgia Meloni is enjoying political successTwo accommodation options for this week’s G7 summit in the southern Italian region of Puglia have been on show: one, a sumptuous resort of bougainvillea-clad villas and private pools, where Madonna and the Beckhams have holidayed, and where the singer Justin Timberlake and actress Jessica Biel got married.

The other, a giant ship moored off the coast of Brindisi, full of water leaks and broken air conditioning units spewing dirt onto bedsheets.

The first, the palatial Borgo Egnazia, is housing the leaders of the world’s largest advanced economies, from Joe Biden to Emmanuel Macron, and Rishi Sunak to Justin Trudeau.

The second was brought in to accommodate the 2,600 police officers providing security. It was denounced by their unions as having “inhuman” conditions, resembling those of ancient slave ships.

Reported to have cost the Italian government €6m (£5.07m), it’s now been impounded, with a fraud investigation under way.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c888jmpv2pko

---