Red, white and blue: that “tricolor” embrace between Meloni and Macron after weeks of tension

The photo, taken upon the arrival of the Italian Prime Minister in Paris, tells more than many official statements. The gesture – clasped hands, relaxed gazes – signals a different climate compared to the recent tensions between Rome and Paris. The color combination is also striking. The red of Meloni’s blazer, next to the blue of Macron’s suit, combined with the white of the two shirts, end up composing, involuntarily?, the French flag. A detail that visually conveys the idea of ​​a newfound harmony.

The context is anything but light. The meeting aimed at organizing a multinational mission to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial hub for global hydrocarbon trade, is taking place at the Elysée Palace. The objective is to build a “coalition of the willing” capable of guaranteeing security for maritime traffic, including mine clearance and protection of merchant ships, in a phase still marked by the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

In this context, the Meloni-Macron image takes on a value that goes beyond the protocol: it is the attempt, at least visually, to put together the pieces of a European axis that remains indispensable when the crisis becomes systemic. And, for once, the colors seem to help too.