Event report

The Council Library hopes you will join in celebrating UNESCO’s International Literacy Day in a year during which access to reading instruction became more irregular with the shift to online education. This year’s theme is ‘Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide’.

Have you heard about the Council Archives’ Oral History project? Do you know who Charles Elsen is and how the Justice and Home Affairs DG was created? Keep reading to find out more!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Council Library invited Dr John Raines from IHS Markit to present the foreign policy implications of the recent US election.

On November 26 the Council Library invited the analysts at Oxford Analytica to share their core forecasts of the political and policy risks and opportunities for 2021.

The Council Library invited the publisher Springer Nature for a knowledge talk on the latest research on COVID-19.

The Council's Visits team currently offers virtual information sessions via video conference to groups of at least 20 participants. Discover how remote visitors have the opportunity to spend an hour or more learning about the functioning of the European Council and the Council of the EU – from wherever they are in the world!

On 14 June 1985, an agreement was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, which changed Europe profoundly and is considered one of the major achievements of the European integration process. Now, 35 years later, the coronavirus crisis has more than ever challenged one the keystones of Schengen: the free of movement of people.

The Council's Archives collect and preserve Council documents and information in order to make them accessible to citizens, but archiving is not only about that. As 9 June is International Archives Day, it is a good opportunity to learn more about this profession and find out how Archives work in order to preserve the memory of our institutions.

The Council Library has proudly supported the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) for a number of years. The theme of this year’s event is ’breaking the silence’. Discover more about the event and how the Council Library has marked the occasion.

#WeStandTogether on #EuropeDay Let's celebrate the true European heroes this year!

World Book Day is celebrated across the globe on 23 April. The Council Library, along with the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the EU, would like to take you on a virtual trip of the literary world of Croatia.

To mark International Women's Day, the GSC invited renowned neuroscientist and author Gina Rippon to give a lunchtime talk. The Council Library compiled a reading list for this occasion, which includes her new book, The Gendered Brain.

Are you interested in the latest developments in Turkey? If yes, then why not take a look at the new reading list complied by the Council Library.

The Council Library invited Oxford Analytica to give a presentation on the risks and opportunities that will drive global politics throughout 2020.

The Council Library is marking the 2019 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia with a list of reading references relating to the lunchtime conference titled ‘LGBTI children: the parents’ perspective’ held on 17 May 2019 at the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU.