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Tales of EUkraine - Solidarity in the publishing sector

 On October 19th, 2023, at the Frankfurt Book Fair, a panel of representatives from European Institutions, Publishers, and the Tales of EUkraine consortium, will present the project to the Book Fair Audience.

Speakers will discuss the European support for Ukraine and its cultural sector, and will discuss of the importance of Tales of EUkraine. Publishers will recount the reasons that led them to take part in TEUk and show the first TEUk books.


The event takes place at the Aldus Up Stage (4.1 / The ARTS+ Areal)

The event will start at 14:15 and end at 15:00 CEST


Speakers

  • Natasa Asik (Project Adviser) - EACEA
  • Georg Häusler (European Commission) - DG EAC
  • Kateryna Ilchuk (Head of SMM) - VIVAT
  • Daniela Kollarova (Slovakian Publishers Association, Coordinator of Tales of EUkraine in Slovakia) - DAJAMA
  • André Störr (Publisher) - FRIEDRICH MAUKE


The event will be moderated by Enrico Turrin, Deputy Director at the Federation of European Publishers


You can also read more here 


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