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EU Literature Prize: Sant asks why political party publishers are disqualified

EU Literature Prize: Sant asks why political party publishers are disqualified Labour MEP and author and creator of Sensiela Kotba Soċjalisti asks Commission to clarify EU Literature Prize ban on politically-owned publishers 5 May 2021, 4:30pm by David Lindsay Labour MEP Alfred Sant is demanding answers from the European Commission as to why writers nominated for the European Union Prize for Literature are automatically disqualified from the accolade if they have been published by a political party publishing house. Sant, himself a prolific author  published by Labour Party-owned SKS Publishers, tabled a Parliamentary Question to the Commission pointing out that “the particular condition excluding writers published by houses owned or affiliated to a political party does not feature in the rules published on the website of the European Union Prize for Literature”.

Germany s Freedom of Expression Week : #MehrAlsMeineMeinung

Woche der Meinungsfreiheit now is up and running through next Monday (May 10), and includes opportunities for international citizens to sign on to its charter. Having grown quickly, the program has been developed by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, Germany’s publishers and booksellers association, and now has been joined by an impressive roster of close to 35 partners including Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, Frankfurter Buchmesse, PEN Center Germany, the Eintracht Frankfurt sports club and its influential president Peter Fischer, the Gutenberg Book Guild, the Anne Frank Educational Center, and the Goethe-Institut. And today’s news (May 5) from the United States about Facebook’s oversight board and Donald Trump’s social-media account may well play into some of the Freedom of Expression Week debates, discussions, presentations, and performances. As Elizabeth Linder, a former Facebook executive, has said today in a CNN interview from London, the

COVID-19 lockdowns give reading a boost across Europe--China Economic Net

by Yu Shuaishuai The world has been in pandemic mode for way over a year now, forcing businesses and entertainment venues to close and prompting people stuck in quarantine to revisit old hobbies. One of the few age-old pastimes that has been left largely untouched by COVID-19 is reading. As people have time on their hands, they turn to books in increasing numbers, as evidenced by surveys and interviews conducted on the eve of World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated annually on April 23. While the traditional book retail industry struggles to survive the recurring lockdowns, the e-book business is well and truly booming in Europe and beyond.

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