“Books belong to my daily routine: novels, poems, non-fiction.” – Viviane Reding, Member of the European Parliament
Books belong to my daily routine: novels, poems, non-fiction. Two out of three I usually read in parallel. Such as the excellent …
“Transmitting the passions for reading and for writing remains the true cultural battle” – Silvia Costa, Member of the European Parliament
Reading a book. To me, it represents a spiritual adventure, a space of freedom, a creative inspiration, a dialogue that spreads through …
“Reading is a door to unknown horizons” – Sylvie Guillaume, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Reading is a door to unknown horizons, an opportunity for us to discover the meaning of alterity. At a time when, thanks …
“For me reading is what makes us aware of our human condition”. – MEP Gianni Pittella, Head of the S&D group in the European Parliament
Once the Nobel Prize Iosif Brodskij said ““There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.” For …
“East of Eden” by American writer John Steinbeck is one of my favourite books. – Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament
“East of Eden” by American writer John Steinbeck is one of my favourite books. The novel describes the eventful lives of two …
Malika Benarab Attou, Member of the European Parliament, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
To quote Pessoa, reading truly is a “still journey” and a unique adventure to both the intimate and the universal. With these …
Reading has always been part of my life, says MEP Jörg Leichtfried for Get Caught Reading
“Reading has always been part of my life, be it at work or for personal pleasure. The book I am currently reading …
Alexander Alvaro, MEP, reads Briefe einer Freundschaft for Get Caught Reading
Alexander Alvaro, Member of the European Parliament, reads Briefe einer Freundschaft by Ingeborg Bachmann/Hans Werner Henze for the Get Caught Reading campaign. The FEP …
Margrete Auken, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
I love reading books that excite me to a degree that I feel the book almost eats me and I have a …
Reading is the number one way to attain knowledge, says Jo Leinen, MEP
Reading is the number one way to attain knowledge. And knowledge empowers people to make better decisions, including us politicians. Therefore, I …