Blog de la bibliothèque
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
- Supporting the future of Syria and the region - Library Guide
- EU Council bibliography
- 29 mars 2021
The fifth Brussels Conference on ʻSupporting the future of Syria and the regionʼ is being held on 29-30 March. For those interested in this topic, the Council Library has compiled a Library Guide of resources relating to Syria.
- Treaty of Rome - reading references
- EU Council bibliography
- 25 mars 2021
The Council Library has compiled a list of reading references to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome on 25 March.
- European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism
- 11 mars 2021
11 March is a special day in the EU calendar - the annual European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism. To commemorate the event the Council Library has created a Library Guide of resources relating to counter-terrorism policy.
- COVID-19 derails gender equality gains
- EU Council bibliography
- 10 mars 2021
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) presents some brand new findings on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on gender equality.
- Gender bias in artificial intelligence
- EU Council bibliography
- 8 mars 2021
To mark International Women's Day, the General Secretariat of the Council invited Malvina Nissim, Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Groningen, to give a lunchtime talk. Accompanying this, the Council Library has compiled a Library Guide of resources on gender bias in artificial intelligence, along with other publications on feminism and gender equality.
- ‘Euroscepticism and the future of Europe: views from the capitals’, edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, and Paul Schmidt
- EU Council bibliography
- 5 mars 2021
In the book ‘Euroscepticism and the future of Europe: views from the capitals’, authors from all the EU member states, the UK and beyond present their views on the future of the European project.
- New books added to the library's collection - February 2021
- New books
- 26 février 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 février 2021
To mark the 20th anniversary of the signing the Council Library has compiled a reading list relating to the Treaty.
- Think Tank Review - February 2021
- Think tank review
- 25 février 2021
COVID-19 crisis management in the EU and in the world almost a year on from the virus outbreak, an assessment of common COVID-19 measures across different countries, how Europe can reduce dependence on third countries for strategic raw materials, the 10th anniversary of the European External Action Service, and transatlantic relations under the Biden presidency are some of the issues covered in the February edition of the Think Tank Review.
- Why dig into the travaux préparatoires of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU?
- EU Council bibliography
- 19 février 2021
The Council Library invited European University Institute researchers to tell us the story of the birth of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and why it matters.