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Press Release: Belarus – Reports of detention of publisher and bookseller raise concerns

The International Publishers Association, the Federation of European Publishers and the European and International Booksellers Federation are extremely concerned by new reports from (...)

Press release: FEP welcomes the directive on value-added tax rates

The new directive allows super-reduced and 0 VAT also on books and ebooks

The Federation of European Publishers welcomes the adoption on 5 April by the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council of the directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC regarding value-added (...)

Press Release: Crowdfunding campaign to support the printing of Ukrainian children’s books

More than 3 million refugees and among them many, many children who left their homes only with the minimum essentials. These children need to find comfort, these children need to continue being (...)

Press Release: FEP invites the Ukrainian Publishers Association as Special Guest

Since the very first days of the conflict, the Federation of European Publishers has voiced its condemnation of the Russian war against one of our European neighbours: Ukraine.
Today FEP’s (...)

FEP condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine

The Federation of European Publishers condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine. This attack is a threat not just to Europe but also to the entire world, to quote the European Parliament President’s (...)

FEP Director and Hungarian publisher at the French Presidency’s Conference on the Future of Books in Europe

On Thursday, 24 February 2022, the French Ministry of Culture will hold the conference “What Are the Challenges for Books and Reading in Europe?” in the framework of the French Presidency of the (...)

FEP proposals at the Conference on the Future of Europe

Four points on sustainability, freedom to publish, digital transformation and culture

The motto of Europe is "United in diversity". The Federation of European Publishers, gathering 29 Publishers Associations in Europe – firmly believes that culture largely contributes to this unity (...)

Press Release: European and African publishers exchange at the Europe Africa Business Forum

From 14 to 18 February, the Federation of European Publishers participates at the Europe-Africa Business Forum to share publishers’ perspectives and knowledge between the two continents.
FEP (...)

Press Release: European Union Prize for Literature renewed for 2022-2024 cycle

The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) has been renewed by the European Commission for a new cycle, running from 2022 to 2024. Despite the new concept, the renewal of the project (...)

Press Release: European Parliament adopts its position on the Digital Services Act and misses an opportunity to deal a blow to illegal content online.

Brussels, 20 January 2022
The Federation of European Publishers notes the adoption today by the European Parliament of its position on the proposed Digital Services Act (DSA) Regulation. The DSA (...)