Evelyn Regner, MEP, supports “Get Caught Reading”
Reading a lot is an important part of the job as a politician. Especially now, as Europe faces huge tasks, it is …
Literature is there to improve our understanding of other cultures, says Satu Hassi, MEP
Literature is there to improve our understanding of other cultures, says Ms Satu Hassi, Member of the European Parliament. The Yakoubian Building …
Reading is one of the few great pleasures that is good for you, says Mary Honeyball, MEP
I’m reading Lionel Shriver’s Big Brother. Reading is one of the few great pleasures that is good for you. Whether it’s a …
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 …
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 …
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 should take time to read more often, says Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, MEP
With a book between my hands, in my office. I don’t believe it. It’s just a stolen moment from my day, for …
Evelyn Gebhardt, MEP, for the “Get Caught Reading” campaign
Ms Evelyn Gebhardt, Member of the European Parliament, supports the “Get Caught Reading” campaign: “Information, information, information… Reading is essential for my …