President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to meet following a brief conversation at Pope Francis‘s funeral in Vatican City on Saturday morning. European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho confirmed the future meeting in a post on X that included a photo showing Trump shaking hands with the top EU

While Trump has received several other European leaders, von der Leyen has not managed to arrange a meeting with the U.S. president since his return to the White House in January - despite the fact that the European Commission is responsible for the bloc's trade policy and issues such as tariffs.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral on April 25. Zelensky met with U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron,