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Ref. Ares(2023)988344 - 10/02/2023 Mariya GABRIEL Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Brussels, 10th February 2023 Dear Minister Hartman, I would like to invite you to join me in launching a new initiative, the Day of European Authors, with the first edition taking place on 27 March 2023. This action will be organised annually, as a celebration knitting together the book and education sectors and aspiring to reconnect young Europeans with reading and in particular help them discover the diversity of literature coming from our European countries. The objectives of the action will thereof be twofold: promote European literature and encourage reading, in particular in secondary schools. The Day of European Authors aims at showcasing literature as a way to expose young people to the richness of the European culture but also as a tool for individual empowerment, contributing to equipping learners with the adequate skillset to engage with ongoing social and personal challenges through reading. To celebrate the Day of European Authors, I am foreseeing three different activities which will all take place on 27 March 2023: 1. Reading in schools. Secondary schools across the EU will be invited, in particular via the eTwinning community, to organise reading aloud sessions with European authors. I will be myself attending one of those sessions in a school in Sofia. 2. Tour of European authors. The Commission will organise a tour of European authors who will visit schools and other places, such as libraries and bookstores. Mr Piret Hartman Minister of Culture  3. A conference on reading promotion. The conference will take place in Sofia, on 27 March and will bring together representatives of EU Member States ministries of Education and Culture in charge of reading policies, representatives of the book sectors and organisations active in the field of reading promotion. The objective will be to share experiences and practices on reading promotion actions and to contribute to the development of a stronger European dimension those efforts. The day is also an opportunity to emphasise the importance of the programs, in particular Erasmus+ and Creative Europe, and numerous initiatives for the promotion of reading implemented in individual EU Member States and express great appreciation for the efforts of your countries. I would be very grateful to count on your collaboration and support in promoting this new initiative within your school communities. My objective is to mobilise a great number of schools across the EU. I would be grateful if you could also encourage representatives of your ministries to take part in the conference taking place on 27 March. For more information on the upcoming initiative, please go to: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/cultural-and-creative-sectors/books-and-publishing/day- of-european-authors Yours sincerely, Mariya Gabriel Electronically signed on 10/02/2023 15:59 (UTC+01) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121 Piret Hartman Kultuuriminister 13.02.2023 nr 10.1-13/136-2 Kultuuriministeerium Austatud minister Edastame Teile Euroopa Komisjoni voliniku Mariya Gabrieli 10.02.2023 kirja nr Ares(2023)988344 (invitation letter for the Day of European Authors taking place on 27th March 2023). Samasisuline kiri on saadetud ka Haridus- ja teadusminister Tõnis Lukasele. Lugupidamisega Marten Kokk Esinduse asejuht Coreper I küsimustes Lisa: voliniku kiri 2 lk Tiiu Noobel +32 2227 4337 [email protected] Rue Guimard 11/13 1040 Brüssel Tel: +32 2 227 39 10 [email protected] https://eu.mfa.ee/et/