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
- Think tank event report - Who holds the power in the new European Parliament and why
- Blog post
- 3 ottobre 2014
Our followers will have seen lots of tweeting activity from the conference Who holds the power in the new European Parliament and why? The Council Library was bound to attend this event hosted by CEPS where VoteWatch Europe Director presented his report on the distribution of seats at Bureau and committee level in the new European Parliament.
- Think Tank Review - issue 16/2014
- Think tank review
- 24 settembre 2014
The latest issue of our monthly Think Tank Review, Issue 16/2014, has been released. This month we present you a rich double issue, providing abstracts and links to publications from both July and August 2014.
- Sean Connery vs Dr. No (2014); The Scottish indyref
- Book reviews
- 17 settembre 2014
For the Scottish referendum tomorrow, Sean Connery again hopes to vanquish 'No', being one of the very few celebrities who have come out to support the 'Yes' campaign.
- History still ongoing as Isms collide in Ukraine
- Book reviews
- 11 settembre 2014
While sanctions against Russia are being intensified, the Library team is observing an almost theological international relations debate taking place on the 'hows', 'whats' and 'whys' of the Ukraine conflict.
- US Ambassador to the EU Addresses Perspectives on Transatlantic Relations
- Blog post
- 10 settembre 2014
In the context of our monitoring of various think tank events in the Brussels bubble, we attended as US Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner presented his views on US - EU relations at a briefing hosted by the European Policy Centre. His remarks ranged from notes on current foreign policy challenges to TTIP negotiations and the role of the UK in the EU.
- More from the Cork EU Studies Conference
- Blog post
- 9 settembre 2014
While the team is busy sifting through think tank publications for the next issue of our Review, here's a look back to days 2 and 3 of the 2014 UACES conference.
- At a Glance: 'Philosophy and Resistance in the Crisis' by Costas Douzinas
- EU Council bibliography
- 4 settembre 2014
While our Head of Sector-at-large was in Cork for the EU studies conference UACES 2014, the library team had a look at a book that goes into significant detail of the protest movement in Greece, as well as moving into philosophical and sociological digressions.
- Cork EU Studies Conference – Insights from Day One
- Blog post
- 2 settembre 2014
As announced in yesterday's post, the first plenary session at the 2014 UACES was meant to map the EU political landscape after this year's European elections, nominations and appointments.
- UACES EU studies conference in Cork
- Blog post
- 31 agosto 2014
As someone just put it on Twitter, with "new people in #EUtopjobs & more possible sanctions against Russia, there should be a conference on all this EU stuff..."
- At a Glance: 'The Fall of the Euro' By Jens Nordvig
- EU Council bibliography
- 26 agosto 2014
Much has been said and written about the rise and 'imminent fall' of the euro, as well as about the policies adopted trying to save it. In this book, the topic gets tackled by a currency specialist; Jens Nordvig, the global head of currency strategy at investment firm Nomura Securities.