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This summer the Council Library will whisk you away across the continent with the second instalment of our Readers of Europe campaign. Through books recommended by the Permanent Representations in Brussels, the literary pit stops on this tour will shine a light on some of Europe’s hidden charms. We continue the series with a book selected by the Belgian Permanent Representation – The Capital by Robert Menasse.

This summer the Council Library will whisk you away across the continent with the second instalment of our Readers of Europe campaign. Through books recommended by the Permanent Representations in Brussels the literary pitstops on this tour will shine a light on some of Europe's hidden charms. We continue the series with a book selected by the Slovenian Permanent Representation, on the first day of the Slovenian presidency of the Council of the EU - Panorama by Dušan Šarotar

The impact of Covid-19 and the lessons learned, returning to sustainable growth, addressing post-pandemic societal demands, the EU's climate ambitions and the European Green Deal, beneficiaries of EU funding, the challenges of a digital economy and use of artificial intelligence, managing migration, and trade relations with India, Turkey, China and the Southern Neighbourhood are some of the topics covered in this edition of the Think Tank Review.

This summer the Council Library will whisk you away across the continent with the second installment of our Readers of Europe campaign. Through books recommended by the Permanent Representations in Brussels, the literary pit stops on this tour will shine a light on some of Europe’s hidden charms. We kick off this series with a book selected by the Portuguese Permanent Representation, on the last day of the Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU - Leva-me contigo (Take me with you) by Afonso Reis Cabral

Find out here about the latest additions to the Council Library collection, including books on the EU's policies, international relations, energy system, and various other subjects.

Anthony Luzzatto Gardner has drawn on his experience as United States Ambassador to the European Union to write Stars with Stripes, a memoir as well as an exhaustive and detailed account, analysis and exploration of the longstanding diplomatic relationship between the US and the EU.

The Council Library invited Jack Kennedy and Petya Barzilska from IHS Markit to outline the risk outlook for the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Reading between the lines about steering and monitoring the recovery and resilience plans; options to enhance the EU's resilience to structural risks; the effect of Covid on EU democracies; and economic policy for a pandemic age are some of the topics discussed in this update.

Membership of the European Council, European diplomacy and EU external relations are among the subjects covered by the new acquisitions of this month.

Key lessons of the current response to COVID-19, the national recovery and resilience plans also targeting climate and the digital transition, the primacy of EU law, the digital services act, the future role of hydrogen, the three seas initiative, the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement, and President Biden’s 100 days in office are some of the topics covered in the Think Tank Review.