Library blog
Welcome to the Council Library blog.
The blog is used to disseminate the bibliographical and research products of the Council Library. It is also used to engage with a wider audience and share new or topical information and research related to EU policies.
Any views expressed in the blog are the personal views of their authors. They do not necessarily represent the position of the Council of the European Union or the European Council.
Our blog contains:
- Event report
A post relating to an event or conference.
- New books
An overview of the latest books acquired by the Library.
- Reading suggestion
A reading worth sharing.
- Think Tank Review
A monthly selection of EU-related papers published by think tanks across the world.
Latest posts
- Women at work. Under-used source of growth
- Blog post
- 18. März 2016
The topic of gender equality surfaces in the public debate every year around the International Women's Day. The European Policy Center (EPC) contributed to this trend by organising a policy dialogue entitled "Women at work. Under-used source of growth?" which the Central Library attended.
- Brexit or Bremain - the Referendum and Beyond
- Blog post
- 15. März 2016
The Central Library attended an event at the European Policy Centre (EPC) entitled '"Brexit" or "Bremain" - the Referendum and Beyond'.
- New books added to the Library collection - March 2016
- New books
- 11. März 2016
This is our regular blog post to let you know about some of the more interesting titles being added to the GSC's Central Library collection in March 2016. Have a look at the abstracts to see which one takes your fancy.
- 'Parliamentary cooperation and diplomacy in Europe and beyond – theories, practices and comparisons'
- Blog post
- 10. März 2016
The Central Library was pleased to attend the 2016 Jean Monnet Network 'PACO' conference. Organised by Maastricht University, the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Sabanci University, the conference brought together academics from a very impressive list of international universities to debate the topic of parliamentary cooperation and diplomacy in Europe and beyond.
- Sustainability and green innovation in competition policy
- Blog post
- 4. März 2016
Amidst the wave of conferences related to refugee crisis or the UK and Europe, currently dominating discussion in Brussels, the Central Library was pleased to attend a conference on EU competition and sustainability policies which was hosted by Bruegel, a European think tank specializing in economics.
- Roundtable discussion on 'The European Council and crisis management'
- Blog post
- 26. Februar 2016
The Central Library attended the roundtable discussion on 'The European Council and crisis management' on 16 February 2016, organised by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS).
- Think Tank Review - Issue 32/2016
- Think tank review
- 23. Februar 2016
Welcome to issue 32 of the Think Tank Review compiled by the EU Council Library. It references papers published in January 2016.
- Grasping the European Council - Raising Awareness of a Key Institution
- Blog post
- 19. Februar 2016
The opening speech was given by Herman van Rompuy, the former President of the European Council. He began by emphasising that, on his appointment to that position, he was aware not only of what the Lisbon Treaty provided for as regards the role of the President of the European Council, but also of what it did not provide for, and what would therefore have to be organised on a more informal basis.
- Grasping the European Council - Raising Awareness for a Key Institution (day 1)
- Blog post
- 19. Februar 2016
The Central Library attended the SUMMIT Kick-off Conference held in Brussels on 29 and 30 January 2016, under the slogan 'Grasping the European Council - Raising Awareness for a Key Institution' organised by the Jean Monnet Chair, University of Cologne, and the Trans European Policy Studies Association.
- New books added to the Library collection - February 2016
- New books
- 18. Februar 2016
Welcome to the February 2016 list of recent acquisitions at the GSC's Central Library. Looking for great books to read on European politics and economics? Or European history and geopolitics? We have a few recent acquisitions worth considering.