Federation of European Publishers invites Ukraine to be special guest

The Federation of European Publishers (FEP) has invited the Ukrainian Publishers and Booksellers Association (UPBA) to be its special guest of honour, in solidarity with the country following its invasion by Russia.

The president of FEP, Peter Kraus vom Cleff, has written to the president of the UPBA Oleksandr Afonin, inviting him to join the federation. The organisation voiced its condemnation of the Russian invasion in the early days of the conflict.

FEP will liaise the UPBA to support them during the war, and Ukrainian representatives will be invited to the federation’s meetings.

"This attack is a war on Ukraine and it is a war on Europe," vom Cleff said. "Although it may seem derisory when one sees the bombs killing brave Ukrainians, European publishers want to support their fellow colleagues in inviting them to be special guests of our joint federation".