Library blog

On 10 April 2014, we attended a book talk organised by the NATO Library in Brussels. Heidi Hardt, a professor at the University of Texas, presented her new book 'Time to react' which addresses crisis response efficiency of international organisations.

Transparency International has just published a comprehensive review of corruption- and integrity risks in the EU institutions.

Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. These words, pronounced by Malala Yousafzai in her speech at United Nations, have been chosen by UNESCO as motto for the World book and copyright day 2014 on 23 April 2014.

The April Think Tank Review is out, referencing papers published in March.

The most recent contribution to the UK - EU debate, which attracted some attention by the press, is the paper by UK diplomat Iain Mansfield awarded with the 'Brexit prize' by the free-market think tank Institute for Economic Affairs.

2014 will be a decisive year for separatist movements in Europe. A referendum on the independence of Scotland is scheduled for September.

Caritas Europa has released the second report of a series of annual studies on the human impact of the economic crisis and austerity policies on the European Union's most vulnerable people, with a focus on the seven EU Member States most affected by the crisis: Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain.

2014 will be a decisive year for separatist movements in Europe. A referendum about the independence of Scotland is scheduled for September.

French historian Jacques Le Goff, promoter and then president of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, has passed away.