Event report

The future is now. It is time to decide: how to position Europe in the world, how to protect democracy, how to save the planet! On 6 May Florence Gaub presented the 2019 ESPAS to colleagues in the Council.

If you are in Brussels on Saturday May 4 visit the library stand at the annual Open Day of the EU institutions. Discover what resources we have, and what special activities we have planned!

Eurolib celebrates its 30th anniversary and opens its archives for research.

The European Commission Library marks its 60th anniversary with a conference titled 'The library of the future: challenges for library, knowledge and information professionals'.

November 2018 marks 25 years since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty.

Librarians from the Council of the EU attended the Conference on the challenges facing modern law libraries organised by the Library of the Court of Justice of the European Union

At the beginning of July Austria assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Take a look at the main priorities of the presidency, which Austria will hold for the remainder of the year.

The Library and Research team attended a conference to celebrate International Women's Day by discussing equality in the workplace and addressing the challenges women face in a changing society.

The Library team reached out to Professor Jean-Michel Glachant, a prominent researcher whose core research interests include European energy policy and the European energy internal market.

L'ambassadeur Pierre Vimont était présent au Press Club Brussels Europe pour évoquer les défis actuels et à venir de l'Europe de la défense. 

British Library metadata experts presented a new content standard, Resource Description and Access, at the Library and Research Sector.

The Library and Research team attended an event at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) about the Portuguese government solution, an inspiration for the European left.

Dr Julie Smith came to the Council to give a lecture on the historical evolution of relations between the UK and the EU. She is the author of the well-received book The UK's Journeys into and out of the EU which analyses UK's long-term relations with the European Communities and the European Union.

The Library and Research team attended an event organised by the European Commission on strategic thinking for library innovation. The presentation was given by Kenn Bicknell, who had transformed a small library into an information hub, which has attracted considerable media attention and 13 million views of its online photos in just a few years.

The Library and Research team attended an event on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), soy and deforestation co-hosted by the European Parliament and FERN.

The Library and Research team attended an event organised by Carnegie Europe. The event focused on the reforms in Ukraine that have proceeded more slowly than previously against the background of consolidation of executive power under President Poroshenko, resistance from oligarchs and opposition in the Parliament.

The Library and Research team attended the presentation of the Euro Yearbook 2016, a collection of experts’ insights on the construction of the European Monetary Union up until 2016, organised by Bruegel.

The Library and Research team recently visited the library of the Museum of Natural Sciences at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.

The Rome Treaties of 25 March 1957 were a turning point in the process of European integration, giving birth to the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The online exhibition commemorates this momentous event with documents, photographs and audio-visual material.

The Library and Research team attended an event organised by Bruegel on the Poland's economical growth. The event focused on Poland’s economic success over the last 25 years, as well as the possible risks to, and opportunities for its future growth.