Historical Archives Reference Library

Historical Archives Reference Library

Our specialised collection contains approximately 15.000 volumes on the history of European integration from the early 1940’s until today. It also comprises periodicals from professional archival associations and books on archival science. 

Of special interest are:

• The personal library donated by Enzo Enrique Agnoletti.
• A collection of publications of European interest such as reports, periodicals, books, CD-ROMs and microfilms.
• A unique collection of theses.
• The series of European Parliament’s debates, documents produced during sittings and Committee reports as well as the Official Journal of the European Communities from 1952, both on paper and on microfiche.

Users may consult the Library Catalogue via public access computers. Books associated with the HAEU archival fonds can be consulted here.

EU external relations law: the cases in context

Marking the 50th anniversary of the influential ERTA doctrine, this book analyses and contextualises the entire breadth of the jurisprudence of EU external relations law through a systematic, case-by-case account of the field. The entire framework of EU external relations law has been built from the ground up by the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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Cabinet du président Jenkins 1977-1981

This volume, with a preface by N. Piers Ludlow, describes the activities and archival holdings related to the Cabinet of Roy Jenkins, European Commission President (1977-81).

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Das Europa der Universitäten: die Europäische Rektorenkonferenz und die internationale Politik 1955-1975

The history of the Europeanisation of higher education has a long and - as revealed by this author - controversial history.

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The European ambition: the Group of the European People's Party and European integration

This book traces the EPP Group’s institutional, organisational and political trajectory in the European Parliament, focusing on the period after the first direct elections in 1979.

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