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All the latest developments of the Paris Judo Grand Slam 2025. The finale of the Paris Grand Slam. Promising thrilling and unforgettable moments.An incredible ceremony set the stage, for a crowd who were ready for the climactic showdowns.Before the finals, The 2024 Judo Awards winners were announced, celebrating exceptional achievements in the world of judo.In the -81kg final, Francois GAUTHIER DRAPEAU earned his first Grand Slam gold medal with an uchi-mata for waza-ari. OTP Bank President Dr Sandor CSANYI awarded the medals.At -70kg, Ai TSUNODA ROUSTANT earned her second gold medal in the Paris Grand Slam, with a beautiful seoi-otoshi…

Thomas-Symonds, who at the same committee hearing accepted that the “steep part” of negotiations had not yet begun, will also be in Brussels next week, speaking alongside his EU counterpart Maroš Šefčovič at Tuesday’s annual U.K–EU Forum conference. One U.K. official said the minister’s address to the conference would focus on how the government would “only do things that are in the national interest.” European diplomats are conveying their frustrations with Britain’s stance to contacts back in the U.K. One British person who speaks regularly to the EU institutions said: “If you talk to anyone in Europe, they ask —…

It’s the most famous diet in the world. It might also be the most misunderstood, I think, as I scarf ink-black spaghetti al nero di seppia, savor a Lamezia red and drizzle olive oil on Calabrian ’nduja meatballs. Cerulean blue waters bob below, flecked by the basil green of nearby Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. I chew fast so my dining companion can deliver another helping of history. “This cuisine dates back millennia,” declares a proud Antonio Montuoro, president of the International Academy of the Mediterranean Diet. Food is just a part of it though. “The other parts are the…

CDU-Parteitag heute: Wo steht Merz zu Beginn dieser neuen politischen Woche?  Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Karin Prien, stellv. CDU-Bundesvorsitzende, zum Wechsel in der Migrationspolitik und der Abgrenzung zur AfD.  Treffen in Brüssel: Wie Scholz und die EU-Regierungschefs um gemeinsame Beschaffungen für die Verteidigung ringen.  Horst Köhler: Ein großer Bundespräsident mit Blick für die Kleinigkeiten.  Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um 5 Uhr. Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team bringen euch jeden Morgen auf den neuesten Stand in Sachen Politik — kompakt, europäisch, hintergründig. Und für alle Hauptstadt-Profis:Unser Berlin Playbook-Newsletter liefert jeden Morgen die wichtigsten Themen und Einordnungen. Hier gibt es…

While the bans enter into force this Sunday, governments still have until August to nominate the authorities that will enforce them. The AI Act is a world-first in setting rules for how the new technology can be used. The European Commission’s tech boss Henna Virkkunen lauded the bill last year as one that will “protect our citizens” while also being an “enabler for innovation.” Creating safeguards for the nascent technology is viewed as essential to enable widespread use. Other parts of the law will be rolled out gradually over the next year and a half. The rules set the EU…

Merz and his party attempted last week to push a series of tough measures on asylum seekers through parliament last week with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a taboo-breaking gambit undermining the country’s “firewall” against the extreme right. They failed, but Merz is now doubling down, arguing the episode merely exposed where the parties stand on the key issue of migration. “When should such a clarification take place, if not three weeks before a federal election?” Merz told a reporter during a weekend campaign stop in his home state of Sauerland in western Germany. “Now there…

Nevertheless, the spokesperson said, “the EU would respond firmly to any trading partner that unfairly or arbitrarily imposes tariffs on EU goods.”  France’s Industry Minister Marc Ferracci went further, demanding a “biting” response from Brussels, which manages trade relations on behalf of the EU’s 27 member countries.  “Trade negotiations with Donald Trump must assume a form of power dynamic,” Ferracci told France Info on Sunday.  Given Trump’s threats to impose tariffs against the EU, “it is obvious that we must react,” Ferracci said, although he added that “we are waiting for the American administration’s decisions on what will concern Europe.”  …

The government is keen to ensure that Generali, which last month agreed to combine its asset management business with that of France-based Natixis, keeps its appetite for Italian sovereign debt at a time when Rome needs to borrow nearly €1 billion a day. The Trieste-based conglomerate is the government’s largest private-sector creditor. Rome had initially pushed for an alliance between Banco BPM, a Milan-based lender, and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), which the government is still in the process of privatizing after years of restructuring. That intention was frustrated last year when UniCredit made a formal offer for…

Most recently, the party’s secretary-general openly challenged Weber and accused him of centralizing power. Meanwhile, Weber has transferred key allies from the EPP group in the European Parliament to leadership positions in the party headquarters.  “Weber has a firm grip on the parliamentary group,” a CDU MEP said. There is no one, so far, among the former heads of state and government of the party family who has said they would try to challenge him for the EPP chairmanship. The office is not considered suitable for active heads of government. Merz has repeatedly made it clear in recent weeks that, compared to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he…

Zelenskyy’s remarks came after U.S. President Donald Trump said late Friday that American and Russian officials were “already talking” bilaterally about the war in Ukraine. Trump said his administration has had “very serious” discussions with Moscow, but he did not elaborate. Kyiv has already had contacts with Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, as well as with U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Vice President JD Vance. Zelenskyy and Trump have briefly met twice, with one meeting pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron. The government in Kyiv is still waiting for Kellogg and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio…