Writer Joan Mier releases 'Formigues d'Europa', a chronicle of EU bureaucracy

The book, written between Planoles and Brussels, explores the life of a civil servant in the European institutions.

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Author Joan Mier has published his latest work, Formigues d'Europa, a narrative that dissects the professional and personal reality of working within the European Union institutions.

Developed in Planoles, Sant Cugat, and Brussels, the book follows the alter ego Johannes AntZ. The author describes the European Council environment as an 'anthill', a term inspired by the institution's own General Secretary.
The story is divided into two parts: an internal look at the 'European court' during fifteen years of service, and a second part offering a liberated reflection on Europe from an outsider's perspective.

"Brussels is a Babylonian swarm where 30,000 lobbyists coexist."

Joan Mier · Author