Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, reading Italo Svevo’s “La Conscience de Zeno”
I am a part of the sect of Zeno’s admirers. This book, renowned and unsung at the same time, is both happy …
“A great book leaves the reader with an impression that it makes you wiser” – Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission
A great book leaves the reader with an impression that it makes you wiser, with inspiration from other people’s life experiences. …
“For me reading creates oasis of peace” – Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission
I always like to come back to my favourite book “The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World”, which …
Tibor Navracsics, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Citizenship, reading Edina Szvoren’s EUPL 2015 winning book
I enjoyed reading “Nincs, és ne is legyen” (There is None, nor let there be) …
I never go anywhere without a book in my bag – Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Trade
Set in Stalin’s Soviet society with its incomprehensible bureaucracy and hypocrisy, The Master and Margarita by Michail Bulgakov, is a beautiful love …
Commissioner Corina Crețu caught reading “The Name of the Rose”
Intrigued and fascinated by the levels of interpretation found in Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose writing. By the blend of …
“Reading has always been a great joy and a fulfilling passion to me” – Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health & Food Safety
“Europe: A History” by Norman Davies – First edition, 1996. I like this book as it constitutes one of the finest attempts …
“Books have been my faithful companion since my childhood”. – Violeta Bulc, Commissioner for Transport
Books have been my faithful companion since my childhood. I enjoy reading good books of diversified styles, from different time period and …
EC President Juncker reading Rilke’s poetry and “In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century” by Geert Mak
I read a lot of Rilke’s poetry, but very little of his prose, because in my opinion, he conveyed the feelings and …
Commissioner Carlos Moedas reads “The Innovators – How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution” by Walter Isaacson
Digital technologies have changed the world forever and I have been fascinated by the people behind them since my student days… since …