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I L IANA IVANOVA MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Ms Heidy Purga Minister of Culture of Estonia

Dear Minister Purga,

The first edition of the Day of European Authors, organised by the European Commission on 27 March 2023, marked a significant milestone in promoting reading and literature, with more than 1000 events organised across Europe. The initiative seeks to expose young people to the richness of European literature and to foster collaboration between education and culture. This is even more important today as we observe a downward trend in literacy across Europe.

As Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, I encourage Ministries of culture and education to actively participate and to promote at national level the 2024 edition of the Day of European Authors to make it a collective celebration of reading and literature.

The event this year will take place on 25 March. Schools, bookshops, libraries, and other organisations are invited to organise reading events on European books in all Creative

Europe programme countries. In addition, the European Commission is organising a tour of

120 European authors, who will visit schools to speak about European literature. Finally,

a conference on the European dimension of reading promotion on 25-26 March in

Belgium will gather representatives of Ministries of Education and Culture and stakeholders from the education and the book sectors - teachers, authors, publishers, librarians and booksellers and reading promotion organisations.

I would like to invite you to nominate the relevant department in your Ministry as our contact point and would be grateful if you kindly inform my services (EAC-DAY-OF-THE- [email protected]).

Yours sincerely,

Iliana Ivanova

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Heidy Purga

Kultuuriminister

Kultuuriministeerium

Kristina Kallas

Haridus- ja teadusminister

Haridus- ja Teadusministeerium

22.02.2024 nr 10.1-13/187-1

Austatud ministrid

Edastame teile Euroopa Komisjoni voliniku Iliana Ivanova 22.02.2024 kirja nr

Ares(2024)1371577 (Day of European Authors, 25-26 March 2024).

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From: Maili Liivamäe Sent: neljapäev, 22. veebruar 2024 12:56 To: Tiiu Noobel; Esindus EL juures üldaadress Subject: FW: Invitation letters from Commissioner Ivanova - Day of European Authors, 25-26

March 2024 Attachments: Transmission letter DoEA_EE.pdf; 2024 Letter_Day of European Authors_EE_Cul.pdf;

2024 Letter_Day of European Authors_EE-Edu.pdf

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From: Aivo Orav <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:03 PM To: Maili Liivamäe <[email protected]> Subject: FW: Invitation letters from Commissioner Ivanova - Day of European Authors, 25-26 March 2024

From: MAJCHRZYK Piotr Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 12:57:39 PM (UTC+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius To: Aivo Orav Subject: Invitation letters from Commissioner Ivanova - Day of European Authors, 25-26 March 2024

Excellency, It is my pleasure to share with you Commissioner Ivanova’s invitation letters for the next edition of the Day of European Authors taking place on 25-26 March 2024. I would be most obliged if you could kindly ensure the transmission to their highest destination. Yours faithfully, Piotr MAJCHRZYK Assistant to Sophie ALEXANDROVA, Deputy Head of Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana IVANOVA Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

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