17.12.2025 00:30
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is auctioning off gifts she received from world leaders for charity. Approximately 270 items, ranging from Joe Biden's ceramic bowl to Edi Rama's birthday gift scarf, will be sold to the highest bidder. The total value of the gifts is estimated to be around 800,000 euros (approximately 40 million TL).
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is putting gifts received from world leaders up for auction for charity. The list includes approximately 270 items, ranging from Joe Biden's ceramic bowl to a scarf gifted by Edi Rama for his birthday. The total value of the gifts is estimated to be around 800,000 euros (approximately 40 million TL).
GIFTS READY FOR AUCTION
Meloni will sell the gifts she received during her foreign visits through the Rome-based Bertolami Fine Art Auction House. About 270 items will be included in the auction, but the complete list of products has not yet been announced.
WHAT'S ON THE LIST?
According to reports in the Italian press, the gifts include the following:
A scarf from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama for his 46th birthday
A traditional Kerala outfit from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
A jewelry box from Slovak President Peter Pellegrini
A porcelain tea set from Hungarian President Viktor Orban
A ceramic bowl from former US President Joe Biden
A tablet from Ukrainian President Zelensky
15 carpets obtained from Libya and Arab countries
Blue python leather shoes from Kamel Al-Munajjed, director of the Saudi-Italian Business Council
A statue from Argentine President Milei
ALL LOCKED IN STORAGE
According to Il Foglio newspaper, the gifts are kept locked in a storage room on the third floor of Meloni's office. The date of the auction has not yet been announced.