Lobby organisation
European & International Booksellers Federation
Business group · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European & International Booksellers Federation appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“EIBF represents national booksellers associations in the EU and beyond. Our members in turn represent a variety of booksellers, including brick and mortar bookshops, online bookshops, independent bookshops, and chains. Through its member associations, we speak on behalf of more than 25,000 individual booksellers.”
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“Our mission is to represent our members and their interests on a global platform, before the EU institutions and other international organisations. We provide policymakers with professional information about the economic, cultural, and educational role booksellers play, and advocate for book-friendly policies, for the benefit of all readers. By strengthening the link between booksellers associations from across Europe and worldwide, we foster the exchange of best practice between our members and provide a forum for discussion and cooperation between the representative bodies of booksellers throughout Europe and beyond.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU - Culture |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Nadine Morano | Règlement déforestation |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Laurence Farreng | EUDR |
| 17 Sep 2025 | Nela Riehl | Discussing Priorities of European Booksellers |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Maria Guzenina | Level playing field of SMEs |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Diana Riba I Giner | Book sector future and challenges |
| 4 Jun 2025 | José Cepeda | Competitiveness and cultural topics |
| 14 May 2025 | Pascal Arimont | Study afternoon on Amazon |
| 15 Apr 2025 | René Repasi | Payment Services Directive |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Piotr Müller | Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Dirk Gotink | European booksellers, internal market |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Hanna Gedin | Public Procurement |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Leila Chaibi | IMCO files |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Laura Ballarín Cereza | Late Payments |
| 19 Oct 2023 | Irena Joveva | European Book sector |
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