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
- Think Tank Review - Special Issue EU-US Relations
- Think tank review
- 25 mars 2014
On the occasion of the EU-US Summit we compiled the first Special Issue of the Think Tank Review, featuring publications on EU-US relations referenced in the Think Tank Reviews since late 2013.
- Think Tank Review - Issue 11/2014
- Think tank review
- 21 mars 2014
The March Think Tank Review is out. It references papers published in February.
- Violence against women: an EU-wide survey
- Book reviews
- 6 mars 2014
One in three women in the EU has experienced physical and/or sexual violence after the age of 15, a report published Wednesday showed. Many forms of violence against women are under-reported, and are not addressed explicitly through EU law.
- Separatism in Ukraine
- Book reviews
- 28 février 2014
Issues of identity, language and ethnicity have been mentioned as part of the background of recent events in Ukraine, although scholars and commentators have diverging opinions on the extent to which they really reflect divisions in Ukrainian society. With tension in Crimea raising in these hours, in this post we point to some background resources.
- Think Tank Review - Issue 10/2014
- Think tank review
- 25 février 2014
The February Think Tank Review is out. It references papers published in December and January.
- The British Review of the Balance of Competences
- Book reviews
- 19 février 2014
The UK government has published its second series of the reports on the Review of the balance of competences, which focuses on free movement of goods; asylum and non-EU migration; trade and investment; environment and climate change; transport; research and development; tourism, culture and sport; and civil judicial cooperation.
- The Greek Presidency: A mid-term assessment - CEPS
- Book reviews
- 19 février 2014
The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) is organising a mid-term assessment of the Greek Presidency of the Council this Friday.
- Separatism in Europe (2) - Possible scenarios
- Book reviews
- 14 février 2014
2014 will be a decisive year for separatist movements in Europe. A referendum about the independence of Scotland is scheduled for September.
- Separatism in Europe (1) - Characteristics of separatist movements
- Book reviews
- 12 février 2014
2014 will be a decisive year for separatist movements in Europe. A referendum about the independence of Scotland is scheduled for September.
- EPRS Focuses on Western Balkans
- Book reviews
- 12 février 2014
After the issue of EU enlargement was discussed three times in succession in the European Parliament, the European Parliamentary Research Service has taken an in-depth look at the topic.