The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) is the voice of booksellers in the European Union and globally. EIBFs members are national Booksellers Associations, who represent all kinds of book retailers, a majority of those being small and medium-sized independent and family-owned bookshops.
EIB
European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 9031106115-62
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #525 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2008
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EIBF is part of Creativity Works!, a leading coalition of organisations, federations and associations representing Eu…
- EIBF is part of the SDG Book Club, a book club that aims to use books as a tool to encourage children ages 6-12 to in…
- EIBF has an ex-officio position within the board of the International ISBN Agency (https://www.isbn-international.org/)
- EIBF is part of the UNESCO's World Book Capital City Advisory Committee: https://www.unesco.org/en/world-book-capital…
- EIBF is part of EURead, a consortium of European reading promotion organisations (https://euread.com/)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European & International Booksellers Federation (EIBF)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) filed 3 positions between 25 Feb 2025 and 26 Jan 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 2 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) is the voice of booksellers in the European Union and globally. EIBFs members are national Booksellers Associations, who represent all kinds of book retailers, a majority of those being small and medium-sized independent and family-owned bookshops.
The European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) is the voice of booksellers in the European Union and globally. EIBFs members are national Booksellers Associations, who represent all kinds of book retailers, a majority being small and medium-sized independent and family-owned bookshops.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Cefic · 2 files in common
- EDF - Electricité de France · 2 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 2 files in common
- FEAD - European Waste Management Association · 2 files in common
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