Royal drama: a new novel revels in the eccentricities of cousins Sisi and Ludwig
20 Mar Books

Royal drama: a new novel revels in the eccentricities of cousins Sisi and Ludwig

In Empty Theatre, Jac Jemc blends fact and fiction to create a witty and imaginative rendition of the lives of royal cousins Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria
by Valeriya Safronova
Signature Dish: Evin Incir's nîsk
19 Oct Culture
Signature Dish: Evin Incir's nîsk
Signature Dish: Christel Schaldemose’s brunsviger
10 Mar Culture
Signature Dish: Christel Schaldemose’s brunsviger
Between a hammer and an anvil with Moldovan author Iulian Ciocan
01 Mar Books
Between a hammer and an anvil with Moldovan author Iulian Ciocan
Safeguarding Ukraine’s culture of resistance
23 Feb Culture
Safeguarding Ukraine’s culture of resistance
From Kharkiv to Paris: The Facets of Freedom exhibition pays homage to the struggle for liberty with art evacuated out of Ukraine
Signature Dish: Salvatore De Meo’s zavardella
21 Feb Culture
Signature Dish: Salvatore De Meo’s zavardella
Salvatore De Meo (EPP, IT) shares his recipe for zavardella, a hearty yet humble vegetable soup rich in taste and tradition
Why green and global are two sides of the same coin
07 Feb Books
Why green and global are two sides of the same coin
If the European Green Deal is to succeed, the EU must foster a global approach and help other regions to achieve their own energy transitions, argues Nathalie Tocci in her new book, A Green and Global Europe
Why the best way to use data modelling is to understand its limits
03 Feb Books
Why the best way to use data modelling is to understand its limits
Mathematical models shape our reaction to everything from global health to climate change. But as Erica Thompson, author of Escape from Model Land, finds the problem is they don’t always lead to the best real-world decisions
The film festival fuelling debate on Europe’s social and political issues
31 Jan Feature
The film festival fuelling debate on Europe’s social and political issues
It’s an unusual voting procedure that sees MEPs as one half of the electorate and film fans as the other, but the LUX Audience Award makes it work
Exhibitions showcasing art from around the globe
27 Jan Culture
Exhibitions showcasing art from around the globe
While art often crosses borders, from the national to the cultural, certain bodies of work carry strong connotations of place. Here are seven exhibitions across the bloc that spotlight countries and cultures outside the EU
Art attack: contextualising the latest trend in climate activism
20 Jan Culture
Art attack: contextualising the latest trend in climate activism
Climate activists have embraced a new polarising form of protest: vandalising art. Anthropologist Tijo Salverda talks about the goals and perceptions of these protests and the role of radical action in activist movements
Signature Dish: Irène Tolleret’s cod brandade
16 Jan Culture
Signature Dish: Irène Tolleret’s cod brandade
Irène Tolleret (Renew, FR) shares her recipe for cod brandade, a nod to the important place salt cod has occupied in European cuisines
Hot topic: how climate change will reshape Russia
12 Jan Books
Hot topic: how climate change will reshape Russia
The climate crisis is poised to alter the international order, predicts Thane Gustafson, author of Klimat: Russia in the Age of Climate Change. He explains why the global decline in demand for fossil fuels spells trouble for Russia – and beyond
Keep a low profile with these non-alcoholic beers
03 Jan Culture
Keep a low profile with these non-alcoholic beers
Non-alcoholic beers have enjoyed a spike in popularity in recent years, with particular interest from consumers in the early months of the year. Here are some interesting suggestions for you to try
Signature Dish: Vladimír Bilčík's oven-baked Christmas carp
22 Dec Culture
Signature Dish: Vladimír Bilčík's oven-baked Christmas carp
Vladimír Bilčík (EPP, SK) shares his recipe for oven-baked carp with white wine, a Christmas Eve staple in his house
Drink up: A parliamentary adviser-sommelier's take on Italian wines
21 Dec Culture
Drink up: A parliamentary adviser-sommelier's take on Italian wines
Matteo Adduci, political adviser to MEP Brando Benifei (S&D), has a special skill that sets him apart from other advisers: he's a qualified sommelier. Here, he recommends three wines from his home country
Going with your gut: the intersection of food and politics
13 Dec Books
Going with your gut: the intersection of food and politics
Fabio Parasecoli tells Emma Harper about his latest book, Gastronativism, which digs into how politicians and policymakers can use food as an ideological weapon
Pumping the breaks on an era of progress
02 Dec Books
Pumping the breaks on an era of progress
In his new book, The Age of Resilience, the popular social theorist and prolific author Jeremy Rifkin examines humanity’s transition from an age of progress to one of resilience
Parlement crew looks for extras among real-life Eurocrats
16 Nov Culture
Parlement crew looks for extras among real-life Eurocrats
Don't miss your chance to be cast as an extra in season three of the TV series Parlement, television's funny take on life at the EU institutions
EU talkin’ to me? TV’s Brussels send-up readies for season three
09 Nov Culture
EU talkin’ to me? TV’s Brussels send-up readies for season three
Parlement star Xavier Lacaille talks pan-European casting and playing an MEP’s assistant with Laura Lamberti
Unearthing Europe's underground war against Hitler
04 Nov Books
Unearthing Europe's underground war against Hitler
Halik Kochanksi tells us about her latest book, Resistance, which chronicles the opposition movements in every country occupied by Germany and Italy during the Second World War
EU AMA: Where do the banners on the Berlaymont building go to die?
28 Oct Culture
EU AMA: Where do the banners on the Berlaymont building go to die?
In our new Ask Me Anything column, we seek the answers to some of the EU’s most pressing questions. First up, Laura Lamberti is given the low-down on the Berlaymont banners by Jean-Luc Théate, managing director of DESIGNpoint
China’s influence campaign falls flat
14 Oct Books
China’s influence campaign falls flat
China has spent billions to improve the country’s image in Europe. The efforts have mostly been counterproductive, according to three new books
Mass migration is an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis. For one writer, it is also the solution.
19 Sep Books
Mass migration is an inevitable consequence of the climate crisis. For one writer, it is also the solution.
The climate crisis has made mass migration unavoidable. Gaia Vince, author of the new book Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval, explains how that’s not necessarily a bad thing, if we plan and prepare for it
Your summer reading list, from Parliament Magazine and Librebook
08 Aug Books
Your summer reading list, from Parliament Magazine and Librebook
Summer’s not over yet, bookworms. Together with the folks behind Librebook, a beloved Brussels bookshop focusing on contemporary European literature and thought, we bring you six reads to carry you through these last weeks of the season.
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
14 Jul Books
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
As a child, Lea Ypi embraced Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha's paranoid Stalinist regime with full enthusiam, unaware of her family's secret political heritage. In her memoir, she recalls an adolescence abruptly interrupted by Hoxhaism's collapse and the ideological and geopolitical turmoil that ensued.
Photo Essay: From Minsk to Tbilisi
15 Jun Culture
Photo Essay: From Minsk to Tbilisi
Tako Robakidze, a photographer based in Tbilisi, documents the lives of Belarusians who have fled their country and made a new life in Georgia, with words by Vladic Ravich.
Journalist Sally Hayden's new book documents the stories of African migrants at Europe’s borders
10 May Books
Journalist Sally Hayden's new book documents the stories of African migrants at Europe’s borders
Sally Hayden talks to The Parliament Magazine about her new book, My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route