Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Brussels on Thursday at the start of her first foreign trip to visit senior officials of the European Union. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola greeted Meloni with a handshake, writing on Twitter that Italy “has always had a central role in the EU” and appealed for her cooperation. “More than ever – with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, skyrocketing energy prices and rising inflation – we need to stay united,” Metsola said. “We are stronger if we stay together,” she added. Meloni, a far-right politician, has been a frequent critic…