Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, reading Pascal Mercier’s “Night Train to Lisbon”
It is not enough to travel to the far corners of the world. You’d better also travel to the far corners of …
Jonathan Hill, Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, caught reading Jane Austin
Jane Austen’s understanding of human nature is extraordinary: 200 years on, all her characters are instantly recognisable today. She writes the most …
“Reading is a window, which leads to knowledge”. – Martine Reicherts, Director-General of DG Education and Culture (DG EAC)
The Tao Te Ching is one of the founding texts of humanity and, more particularly, of spirituality. It is one of the …
“Reading is living. It is as simple as that. ” – Christos Stylianides, Commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management
Reading is living. It is as simple as that. “Thinking the Twentieth Century” by Tony Judt (with Timothy Snyder) “it is not …
“Keep reading and keep dreaming” – Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Reading is important to me because it has quite simply helped make me who I am today. I am an architect by …
“A good book inspires you throughout your entire life” – Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
A good book is the one that you can always return to in search of new meanings and dimensions. It is also …
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 …
“Books stir feelings, open horizons, foster awareness, and create pictures in our minds”. – Bertel Geismar Haarder, Minister for Culture of Denmark
Books stir feelings, open horizons, foster awareness, and create pictures in our minds. The world of literature gives us the experience of …
“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 …