Tales of EUkraine books at the Victoria Amelina Reading Space in the European Parliament

Commemorative plate of the Victoria Amelina Reading Space

On 11 March, the European Parliament in Strasbourg inaugurated the Victoria Amelina Reading Space in honour of Ukrainian writer, human rights defender, and war crimes documentarian Victoria Amelina. For the occasion, Victoria Amelina's children's book, The Eh-Eh-Edventures of Excavator Eka, was showcased in the EP Library. Since the death of Victoria Amelina, TEUk added her children's book to its catalogue, and the title was published in bilingual Ukrainian-English version by the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) in the framework of the project. Quentin Deschandelliers, FEP Legal Advisor, attended the event on behalf of the TEUk Consortium.

EP Vice-President Pina Picierno with Yaryna Grusha, Ukrainian writer and translator

The ceremony was hosted by Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and was also attended by Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament. Among the participants were Robert Zīle, Vice-President of the European Parliament, and Borys Tarasyuk, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the Council of Europe.

From left to right: Yaryna Grusha, EP President Roberta Metsola and EP Vice-President Pina Picierno

Further to The Eh-Eh-Edventures of Excavator Eka, Victoria Amelina's unfinished book, Looking at Women Looking at War, was introduced by Yaryna Grusha — writer, translator, publicist, professor at the University of Milan, author at Linkiesta, and member of PEN Ukraine.

Victoria Amelina was killed in a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk in 2023. Her literary legacy and human rights work remain a significant contribution to preserving memory and the fight for justice.

Around 20 copies of The Eh-Eh-Edventures of Excavator Eka will be permanently showcased at the Victoria Amelina Reading Space and will be available for visitors of the EP Library.

Tales of EUkraine book distribution in Thessaloniki and Athens!

The books from Tales of EUkraine continue to be distributed across Greece thanks to our partners from the United Ukrainian Diaspora in Greece, the "Center for Support and Development of Cultural Heritage 'Trembita'" and the "Ukrainian Sunday School Trembita"! On 17 February, bilingual Ukrainian-Greek books published through Tales of EUkraine were distributed in Thessaloniki during the opening of a Ukrainian bookshelf at the Central Public Library in the presence, for the occasion, of the Consul of Ukraine in Thessaloniki Eugene Shkvira together with the first deputy mayor in charge of culture and tourism, Elina Dymantopoulou. Representatives of the local Ukrainian community participated in the event, which was also celebrated with a performance of Ukrainian folk songs by singer and bandurist Elena Rozumn. During this week, books were also distributed to Ukrainian parents and their children at the Infopoint of the United Ukrainian Diaspora and Opora Ukrainian...

About Tales of EUkraine

About the project Tales of EUkraine (TEUk) is an opportunity for European publishers to support their Ukrainian counterparts and to display their solidarity to the most vulnerable victims of the conflict by doing what they do best: publishing books. This project will bring together European and Ukrainian publishers to deliver bilingual children’s books to several communities hosting Ukrainian refugees, fostering integration and mutual understanding. TEUk has built a catalogue of Ukrainian children’s books available for publishers to acquire the rights to and publish them in bilingual editions. The project partners will purchase the part of the print run to be distributed to displaced children and organise its distribution to the Ukrainian refugee communities, whilst publishers will be invited to promote the book to their national communities. TEUk will facilitate the integration of Ukrainian children in their host countries, increase the knowledge of Ukrainian culture across the ...

Tales of EUkraine event at the Frankfurt Book Fair

One year later, Tales of EUkraine gets back at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the biggest trade book fair in the world! We are excited to return to the most prestigious event for the book sector and cannot wait to show all the progress we have made since our last time in 2023 . We are proud to be hosted by the Ukrainian Collective Stand . Join us on Wednesday 16 October , from 15:00 to 15:45 at stand B64, Hall 4.1 . Our speakers: Arnaud Pasquali , DG Education and Culture, Creative Europe Programme, European Commission Enrico Turrin , Deputy Director, Federation of European Publishers Olena Odynoka , Deputy Director, Ukrainian Book Institute Grzegorz Majerowicz , Board Member, “Fundacja Powszechnego Czytania” (Universal Reading Foundation) Nestoras Poulakos , Vakxikon Publications Andre Störr , Verlag Friedrich Mauke During the event, we will present the results achieved by the project so far and we will have contributions from publishers and partners who joined Tales of EUkraine...

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