Musk's European tour kicks off with high-level meetings in Rome

ROME, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday met with billionaire technology entrepreneur Elon Musk in Rome to discuss an array of issues including the deregulation of the European Union (EU) single market, access to EU markets for tech companies and the risks of artificial intelligence.

Earlier in the day, Musk met with Antonio Tajani, Italy's deputy prime minister and minister of