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Joint Statement on Budget Cuts for Culture in Flanders

Joint Statement on Budget Cuts for Culture in Flanders

The European book sector, represented by the European Writers’ Council, the Federation of European Publishers, the European and International Booksellers Federation and the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, has learnt with consternation about the proposed savings on culture by the Flemish Minister for Culture. […]

Italy: AITI calls out to the Minister of Tourism

Italy: AITI calls out to the Minister of Tourism

AITI (Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti) wrote a letter to the Italian Minister of Tourism Daniela Santanchè and to the Italian National Tourist Board (ENIT) condemning the atrocious quality of the national campaign “Open to Meraviglia” (Open to Wonder)

Italian Translators’ Association STRADE addresses AmazonCrossing with an open letter

Italian Translators’ Association STRADE addresses AmazonCrossing with an open letter

A panel on how to become a literary translator, organised by Amazon Publishing on 10 March 2018 within the Milan book fair ‘Tempo di Libri’, was the occasion for Italian translators’ associations to follow up on a dialogue with AmazonCrossing about their contracts with translators.

This dialogue started in 2014, after a European campaign involving VdÜ, Strade, ATLF and CEATL. A meeting between the parties was organized at the 2014 Frankfurt book fair. This meeting brought some improvements in AmazonCrossing’s standard translation contract and the parties left with an agreement to continue discussions as CEATL still didn’t deem it satisfactory. […]

Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs launches open call (deadline: 31 March 2015)

Italian Ministry of Foreign affairs launches open call (deadline: 31 March 2015)

Underlining the importance of the diffusion of Italian books throughout the world to promote Italian culture, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a call for initiatives that contribute to the diffusion of Italian books abroad. Among the subventions of the ministry are translation grants to international publishers who publish Italian-language works of contemporary literature, literature for children and young people, important academic titles, and non-fiction works. […]