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[Press release] FEP welcomes the first edition of the Day of European Authors on 27 March

27 March marks the first edition of the Day of European Authors, a yearly initiative of the European Commission, led by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, to reconnect younger generations with book (...)

The European Union Prize for Literature announces the 2023 nominees

The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) recognises emerging fiction writers from the European Union and beyond. Engaging the 41 countries participating in the Creative Europe programme of (...)

[Press release] European Publishers’ Associations and the Ukrainian Book Institute launch Tales of EUkraine in Bologna

The project will provide bilingual books for Ukrainian refugee children in Europe

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) and the Ukrainian Book Institute (UBI), in coordination with a partnership of six national Publishers’ Association in Europe, will present for the first (...)

[Press release] European publishers with Ukraine

To mark the 24 February anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FEP supports the initiative launched by the Voices of Children Foundation, giving voice to children who experience war on a daily base

The Federation of European Publishers, which represents 29 national associations of publishers (books, educational material and scientific journals, in all formats) in Europe, has been working (...)

In Memoriam of Fergal Tobin

Fergal Tobin with two former FEP Presidents, on his left John Clement (1996-1998) and his right, Piotr Marciszuk (2012-2014) at a session during the 50-years anniversary of FEP in 2017. (...)

FEP Educational Publishing Group welcomes Ethical Guidelines on the Use of AI and Data in Teaching and Learning

In October 2022, the European Commission published a set of Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data in Teaching and Learning, drafted by an ad hoc Expert Group on (...)

European Union Prize for Literature celebrates the 2022 nominees in a dedicated event

FEP Vice President Sonia Draga together with EIBF co-President Jean-Luc Treutenaere during the EUPL 2022 Ceremony "European Stories". ©️ Philippe Molitor/GLEAMLIGHT
On the evening of 6 December, (...)

[PRESS RELEASE] Ricardo Franco Levi elected President of the Federation of European Publishers

FEP members also elected the new Board for 2022-2024

The Federation of European Publishers during its General Assembly in Brussels elected Ricardo Franco Levi , President of the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), as its new President today, 4 (...)

European Book Market Statistics 2021-2022

For the first time, FEP presented its yearly book market statistics at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2022. The presentation provided detailed consolidated data regarding the European book market in (...)

President Zelenskyy addresses the book world at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Video and press release

At the joint invitation of the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Federation of European Publishers, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the book community on Thursday, 20 October at (...)