2025 in review - EIBF looks back at a year of community, victories and growth
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 victory as books are excluded from the EUDR
EIBF celebrates historic agreement: printed products — including books — to be excluded from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
Now Recruiting: Director of the European & International Booksellers Federation
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 welcomes European Parliament vote on EUDR
EIBF warmly welcomes the European Parliament vote to exclude printed products from the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
EIBF calls for the exclusion of books from the 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
EIBF unveils Charter on Artificial Intelligence
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
EIBF at the 77th Frankfurter Buchmesse and Bookselling in Times of War
Another year, another Frankfurter Buchmesse!
Belonging matters - EIBF joins call to action for the publishing and book sector
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.”
Banned Books Week: Five Lessons About Book Censorship by Philomena Polefrone
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.