Hannes Swoboda, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Reading is so important to me because I can immerse myself in another world and it opens the door to fantasy, inspiration …
I simply love reading books, says Katarina Neved’alová, MEP
I simply love reading books. Almost any 🙂 When I was a child my parents had to prohibit me reading because I …
Guy Verhofstadt, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Hugo Claus carries the reader back in time with this extraordinary book set in the years between 1939 and 1947. Offering a …
Benoît Dubois, President of The French-Speaking Belgian Publishers Association, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
For the book to live we need readers and becoming one starts at a very early age! It doesn’t matter what the …
Books enable us to enter new worlds, virtual worlds, says Rainer Just, President of the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations
I read because I must read – for information and for professional reasons. The faster I read the better; the faster I …
I have always loved books, says Helga Trüpel, MEP
I have always loved books and reading is a very important part of my life, says Helga Trüpel, Member of the European …
Throughout our human journey, as we lose our illusions, it is essential not to lose our enthusiasm for life, says José Manuel Barroso, President of the EC
Fernando Pessoa, frequently considered one of the greatest if not the greatest Portuguese poet of the 20th Century, has among his heteronyms …
Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Eric Hobsbawm’s books, and among them The Age of Extremes, have deeply inspired my political thought, my understanding of history and my …
I’ve read all my life, says Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council
I’ve read all my life, starting when I was a kid, says Mr Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. Books …
I think we read because at some point in our lives someone at our side taught us and encouraged us to read, says José Ignacio Wert Ortega
Why do we read? I can think of countless reasons: We read because we want to know more about the world in …