Library blog
Enlargement
New books added to the Council Library's collection - April 2026 - New books
- 30. April 2026
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - November 2025 - New books
- 28. November 2025
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
Navigating the Danish presidency of the Council with our Library guide - EU Council bibliography
- 9. Juli 2025
To help readers navigate the dynamic and complex landscape of the Danish presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Council Library has compiled a guide providing relevant and authoritative resources.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - October 2024 - New books
- 29. Oktober 2024
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
Navigating the Hungarian presidency of the Council with our Library guide - EU Council bibliography
- 18. Juli 2024
To help readers navigate the dynamic and complex landscape of the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Council Library has compiled a guide providing relevant and authoritative resources.
Enlargement and the future of Europe: views from the capitals - Blog post
- 4. Juni 2024
The Council Library invited Johannes Pollak and Paul Schmidt, editors of the book ‘Enlargement and the future of Europe: views from the capitals’, and experts in European politics, to give an overview of their findings.
Library guide on the 2004 enlargement - EU Council bibliography
- 2. Mai 2024
Twenty years ago, the EU welcomed ten new member states. To celebrate the anniversary of the ‘big bang’ enlargement, the Council Library created a library guide with a selection of resources on the 2004 enlargement process.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - April 2024 - New books
- 28. April 2024
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
Library guide to EU enlargement - EU Council bibliography
- 16. Februar 2024
Enlargement is the process whereby states join the European Union, after they have fulfilled a set of political and economic conditions. The road to accession for new members can take a long time and requires intense negotiations. The Council Library has compiled a library guide to help navigate the complex waters of the enlargement process. Discover more.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - January 2024 - New books
- 26. Januar 2024
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - December 2023 - New books
- 21. Dezember 2023
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
'Jamais frères? Ukraine et Russie: une tragédie postsoviétique' par Anna Colin Lebedev - EU Council bibliography
- 21. Februar 2023
Jamais frères? Une question à laquelle l'autrice tente de répondre en passant en revue plusieurs périodes historiques où le sort des peuples ukrainien et russe était entremêlé, en particulier l'ère soviétique qui a gommé, en surface seulement, les différences séparant les deux peuples. Comprendre les deux sociétés aide à saisir ce qui se joue actuellement dans la guerre de la Russie contre l'Ukraine.
Nobel Peace Prize for the European Union – 10th Anniversary - Book reviews
- 15. Dezember 2022
Ten years ago, on 10 December 2012, the European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize ‘for contributing to peace, reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe’. To mark the occasion, the Council archives have written a blog post about the ceremony and are running an exhibition in the Council Visitors’ Centre.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - May 2022 - New books
- 31. Mai 2022
Discover our selection of books recently added to the Council Library collection.
New books added to the Council Library's collection - January 2022 - New books
- 28. Januar 2022
Among the books recently added to the Council Library collection are works about Europe’s eastern neighbourhood, the process of convergence of the EU’s eastern member states, and Europe’s defence policy.
Western Balkans Library Guide - EU Council bibliography
- 10. September 2021
In light of the upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit on 6 October, the Council Library has compiled a Library Guide of resources relating to the topic.
New books added to the library's collection - February 2021 - New books
- 26. Februar 2021
Find out here about the latest additions to the Council Library collection, including books on the European integration process, foreign policy, economic policy, and various other subjects.
Treaty of Nice turns 20 - EU Council bibliography
- 26. Februar 2021
To mark the 20th anniversary of the signing the Council Library has compiled a reading list relating to the Treaty.
New books added to the library's collection – November 2020 - New books
- 30. November 2020
Rule of law, Brexit and history of the European Union are among the subjects covered by the new acquisitions of this month.
New books added to the Library collection – January 2020 - New books
- 28. Januar 2020
The new acquisitions of this month focus on transparency at the Council, political entrepreneurship, recent German history, amongst other subjects.