The conservative premier of the southern German state of Bavaria, Markus Söder, said he found a great deal of common ground with Italy’s far-right prime minister, Georgia Meloni, following a meeting in Rome on Friday. Söder said they were in agreement on energy, transport and asylum policy issues. Bavaria and Italy, for example, both have an interest in a hydrogen corridor from Italy to the south of Germany, said Söder. He also agreed with Meloni that the European Union must reverse its future phase-out of vehicles powered by combustion engines. The plan for new gas and hydrogen pipelines acro…