The European Publishers Council, together with the UK’s Publishers Association and the Booksellers Association, is asking the UK government to work with the European Union to secure an exemption for publishing from the EU import tax on small packages. This is in line with the UNESCO Florence Agreement, which supports the free movement of cultural and educational materials. Read the full letter:

On this Europe Day, media organisations and journalists across the continent come together to reaffirm their shared commitment to a strong, democratic, and united Europe. Europe is facing profound and complex challenges. At a time when anti-democratic forces are gaining ground globally, and disinformation threatens to erode trust within our societies, the role of independent, pluralistic media has never been more essential. Europe is more than a political or economic project.

The European Publishers Council (EPC), representing Europe’s leading news media and publishing companies, welcomes the European Commission’s launch of the European Democracy Shield . At a time when the integrity of democratic debate and the sustainability of professional journalism are under mounting pressure, this initiative sends a clear signal that the European Union stands firm in defence of free, responsible, and independent media. Angela Mills Wade, Executive Director o

We, the undersigned, representing leading broadcast, print and digital media, news organizations and journalists’ organizations around...

We, the undersigned European media associations, representing broadcasting, printed and digital press and radio, view the European...