2024 Day of European Authors Conference
Fostering collaboration between the book and education sectors to tackle the decline in reading among young people.
The conference will provide an opportunity to:
- share good practices that promote reading from an early age through formal and non-formal learning
- highlight the role of European authors and book professionals in promoting reading and multilingualism in and outside schools
- propose recommendations on how to tackle the declining reading skills and habits in Europe
Participants
The conference is open to
- representatives of ministries of education and culture from the 27 EU countries and other Creative Europe and Erasmus+ programme countries
- EU institutions
- representatives from the book and the education sectors
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Georg Häusler is currently the Director for Culture, Creativity and Sport in the European Commission (DG EAC). Prior to that, he was Director in another Commission department for seven years.
He joined the Commission in 1999 and has had several senior posts including as Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Dacian Ciolos, from 2009 to 2014.
Before he began his Commission career, he was Secretary General of an EU-wide NGO. He studied law (PhD in 1993). He is 55 years old and married, with one son.
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Day of European Authors
The Day of European Authors celebrates European literature and encourages interest in reading. It inspires younger generations to explore the richness of European literature. It also promotes linguistic diversity in Europe.