Katja's Book
How does the European Union function behind the scenes? Who are the people keeping the complex political machinery of the world's most powerful community of nations running?
Discover the answers to these questions and more in Katja Ridderbusch's new book, Der Tross von Brüssel ("The Brussels Entourage"), which offers informative and entertaining profiles of members of the Brussels workforce. In her book, Katja fondly invites readers to take a look behind the normally closed doors of Brussels, the administrative headquarters of the European Union, which has gained a reputation over the years of being abstract, bureaucratic and unwelcoming.
Purchase Der Tross von Brüssel: www.amazon.de
...and here's what the critics have to say:
"...this is a book that helps strip Brussels' image of prejudice and stereotype, a book that will hopefully find many readers..."
Süddeutsche Zeitung
".. Ridderbusch's book equally inspires and educates, not only about how the EU functions, but also about the unique ambience of this city..."
Handelsblatt.com
"Reading the book makes our idea of Brussels change and gradually come into focus. A one-dimensional or maybe two-dimensional image gains depth and becomes three-dimensional. The "news planet" called Brussels, always considered abstract, flat and somewhat unwelcoming, all of the sudden fills with stories and gets a human face."
Die Welt
"The book successfully combines information and entertainment. Katja Ridderbusch picks the readers up, takes them by the hand and gently guides them through the maze of the Brussels machinery. Along the way, she happens to write formidable journalistic profiles."
Deutschlandfunk