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As 2025 comes to a close, we look back on a year marked by collaboration and meaningful progress for booksellers across Europe and beyond. Our work took us to international stages, brought important advocacy victories for the sector and marked significant transitions within our organisation.

EIBF celebrates historic agreement: printed products — including books — to be excluded from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

The European & International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) is pleased to announce the opening of recruitment for its next Director, following the departure of Julie Belgrado, whose decade of dedicated leadership has been central to EIBF’s growth and success.

EIBF warmly welcomes the European Parliament vote to exclude printed products from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

In response to the European Commission's new proposal for amending the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF), joined by a coalition representing the book, magazine and newspaper publishing sectors, call on the co-legislators, the Counc

Today, on the UN International Media and Information Literacy Day, the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) is proud to release its Charter on Artificial Intelligence, outlining our vision and guiding principles for the responsible and ethical use of AI in the bookselling

Another year, another Frankfurter Buchmesse!

Today, leading voices from international organizations across the publishing and book sector come together to launch the statement “Belonging Matters — For Our Sector, Our Societies, and the Stories We Share.”

Every year, Banned Books Week shines a spotlight on the harms of censorship and celebrates the freedom to read. While its roots are in the United States, the movement’s message resonates globally: restricting access to books restricts access to ideas.

After more than ten years of dedicated service to the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF), Julie Belgrado has informed the organisation of her decision to step down from her role as Director to become the Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of European Screen Directors

The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) plays an active role in shaping the future of international book standards through its Ex-officio seat on the Board of the International ISBN Agency (IIA).

Last week, EIBF Policy Officer, Tora Åsling, attended and contributed to the programme of the Bookselling as Resistance conference, hosted by the Booksellers Research Network (BRN) at the University of Münster, Germany 10–12 September.