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
- Council Library Guides on Artificial Intelligence
- EU Council bibliography
- 20. svibnja 2021.
Artificial intelligence is high on the EU agenda. It is an area that requires continuous evaluation. The Council Library has therefore created a number of Library Guides to facilitate access to authoritative information in this ever-expanding area.
- Library Guide on the Conference on the Future of Europe
- EU Council bibliography
- 10. svibnja 2021.
The Conference on the Future of Europe officially started on 9 May. Through numerous events and debates held all across the European Union, European citizens will be enabled to speak up and say what kind of Europe they want to live in. The Council Library has created a Library Guide for those looking to read up on this pan-European democratic exercise.
- Europe Day 2021
- Blog post
- 7. svibnja 2021.
Join us for Europe Day on 9 May. This day marks the anniversary of the Schuman declaration, a historic step towards European integration that ushered in the European Coal and Steel Community. To celebrate this occasion, the Council Library prepared a special Library Guide.
- New books added to the library's collection - April 2021
- New books
- 30. travnja 2021.
This month's new books include titles about the future of the European Union, foreign policy, equality and non-discrimination, and various other subjects.
- Think Tank Review - April 2021
- Think tank review
- 29. travnja 2021.
Covid-19 impact on the EU27 and the global economy, resilience of the EU's internal market, scenarios for the outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a European net wealth tax to fight Covid and climate change, and the Common Foreign and Security Policy as part of “Global Europe” are some of the topics featured in the April Think Tank Review.
- Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition - talk with leading AI experts
- Blog post
- 29. travnja 2021.
On 21 April, the Council Library invited the scientific publisher Springer Nature and leading experts in AI and ethics for to discuss the issues surrounding Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition.
- Quiz for World Book Day 2021
- Book reviews
- 23. travnja 2021.
Friday 23 April marks World Book Day. This year the Council Library is bringing you reading recommendations by Council trainees from all over Europe. Be sure to take our quiz to find the book youʼll love next!
- Trade policies and politics - analysing the trends with Politico PRO
- Blog post
- 15. travnja 2021.
On April 14 the Council Library invited Cornelius Hirsch, an Intelligence Analyst for Politico Europe, for a webinar to discuss analysing trends in trade politics and policies.
- New books added to the library's collection - March 2021
- New books
- 30. ožujka 2021.
This month's new titles cover the protection of the environment, migration, EU economics and geopolitical balance, among other subjects.
- Think Tank Review - March 2021
- Think tank review
- 29. ožujka 2021.
Initiatives and programmes against the Covid-19 pandemic; a new reform agenda for the Eurozone; central banks and climate change; the Green Deal and the transformation of the production model; and the EU's strategic autonomy in a post-Covid world are some of the issues featured in the March Think Tank Review.