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
- 'Operation Welcome: how Strasbourg remained a seat of European institutions, 1949-1979' by Claudia Leskien
- EU Council bibliography
- 9 stycznia 2017
Interview with Dr. Claudia Leskien about her PhD dissertation, researching experience and her first book.
- New books added to the Library collection - January 2017
- New books
- 6 stycznia 2017
Happy New Year, dear book lovers! We hope that you enjoyed your holidays and made a fresh start in 2017! For those of you who have crossed off all the titles on their reading lists, we have picked some fantastic new books that are definitely worth your time!
- 'International Organizations and Military Affairs' by Hylke Dijkstra (Routledge, 2016)
- EU Council bibliography
- 5 stycznia 2017
Interview with Dr Hylke Dijkstra, who presents his new book International organizations and military affairs and talks about how it feels to be Editor-in-Chief of an academic journal.
- Narrating European Society: Toward a Sociology of European Integration by Hans-Jörg Trenz
- EU Council bibliography
- 22 grudnia 2016
Interview with Professor Hans-Jörg Trenz, who explains the process of European integration and presents his new book Narrating European Society: Toward a Sociology of European Integration.
- Think Tank Review - Issue 41/2016
- Think tank review
- 21 grudnia 2016
This month we are publishing issue 41 of the Think Tank Review compiled by the EU Council Library. This issue references papers published in November 2016. As usual, we provide the link to the full text and a short abstract.
- Discovery tour of the Europa building
- Blog post
- 20 grudnia 2016
On Saturday 10 December 2016, the new Europa building opened its doors to visitors for one day. The Europa building is the new EU Council headquarters where the EU representatives will meet as from January 2017.
- EU Security Policy and Crisis Management: A Quest for Coherence (published by Routledge Studies in European Security and Strategy in March 2016)
- EU Council bibliography
- 19 grudnia 2016
Interview with Dr. Nicole Koenig about her new book EU security policy and crisis management: a quest for coherence and her previous and ongoing research activities.
- 'Orient-Occident': bridging cultures through music
- Blog post
- 16 grudnia 2016
'Where there is music, there is no place for racism', according to Catalan musician Jordi Savall. That outlook and many other ideas of tolerance and mutual understanding between cultures were discussed during an inspiring event at the European Parliament.
- Présentation du nouveau livre de Pierre Moscovici : S'il est minuit en Europe
- Blog post
- 14 grudnia 2016
L'équipe de la Bibliothèque et Recherche a assisté à la présentation du nouveau livre du Commissaire européen Pierre Moscovici, qui s'intitule "S'il est minuit en Europe". Durant cette rencontre, Pierre Moscovici a évoqué plusieurs thèmes d'actualité, dont la prochaine élection présidentielle en France, la sécurité et la crise des réfugiés, le populisme et la politique économique européenne.
- António Guterres sworn in as next UN Secretary-General
- Book reviews
- 13 grudnia 2016
On 12 December 2016, former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres was sworn in as Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the ninth UN Secretary-General in the organisation's 71-year history. Guterres will replace Ban Ki-moon on 1 January 2017, who is stepping down after two five-year terms.
