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
- 'How Press Propaganda Paved the Way to Brexit', by Francis Rawlinson
- EU Council bibliography
- 28 september 2020
In 'How Press Propaganda Paved the Way to Brexit', Francis Rawlinson examines the role of the press in shaping British public opinion about the EU, not only in the run-up to the 2016 referendum but also in the decades preceding it
- Towards societal impact through open research
- Book reviews
- 25 september 2020
In this library note the Council Library invited Springer Nature to talk about open research.
- Multilateralism : reading references
- EU Council bibliography
- 21 september 2020
The Council Library has compiled a multilateralism reading list including research papers, articles, book chapters, ebooks and EU publications. The list also includes online resources on recent challenges to the multilateral system.
- Design Thinking - reading references
- EU Council bibliography
- 18 september 2020
Design thinking is a human centred approach to creatively solve problems. Discover more about this methodology in the Council Library's new reading list!
- ‘Would the world be better without the UN?’ by Thomas G Weiss
- EU Council bibliography
- 17 september 2020
Professor Thomas G Weiss asks us to explore what a world would be like without the UN, and in turn, what value it brings, and how it can be improved.
- Access to Council Library services and resources
- Book reviews
- 16 september 2020
The Council Library continues providing its online services. Our reading room is accessible to Council staff and EU member state delegates by appointment.
- New books added to the library's collection – July 2020
- New books
- 29 juli 2020
Find out here about the latest additions to the Council Library collection, including books on the EU's policies, the relationship between the EU and its member states, multilateralism, and various other subjects.
- Readers of Europe – the full list of recommendations
- EU Council bibliography
- 27 juli 2020
Over the past month the Council Library, in collaboration with the former Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, ran a new initiative – the Readers of Europe Reading List. It is a list compiled of reading recommendations from 18 Permanent Representations to the EU. Click to discover the full list and find your next book!
- Disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic
- EU Council bibliography
- 23 juli 2020
The Council Library has compiled a reading list for our readers who are interested in the concept of disinformation and would like to stay on top of the latest research on disinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Council Library services during the summer
- Book reviews
- 20 juli 2020
The Council Library will continue providing its online services throughout the summer period. Our reading room is accessible to Council staff and EU member state delegates by appointment.