Romania will be the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2028, and in that capacity, it will manage a pavilion of approximately 1,500-2,000 sqm.
The government approved on Thursday a memorandum on the initiation of the steps prior to Romania's participation, through the Ministry of Culture, as the guest of honour at the book fair.
The inter-institutional framework for the preparation and management of the events and book launches that Romania, through the Ministry of Culture, will organise, has been established, according to a press statement released by the government.
"Being the Guest of Honor in 2028 entails the management of a pavilion of approximately 1,500-2,000 sqm (as against 80 sqm in the 2024 edition and 100 sqm in 2025), as well as the organisation, between 2026 and the first semester of 2029, of a large-scale cultural program, which must be prepared in detail, in advance and which consists of related events held in several cities and regions, in partnership with German cultural organisations, universities, publishing houses and civil society organisations. The project implies the need to set up a committee, capable of coordinating a major project, with complex logistical, financial and institutional implications," the government reports.
The Frankfurt Book Fair is the most important book fair worldwide, operating as a primary market for copyright trading.
"In 2025, it brought together over 118,500 professionals from 103 countries, 4,350 exhibitors and a flow of 120,000 visitors, consolidating the event's position as the epicentre of global cultural dialogue by more than 3,500 events. For Romanian literature, the Frankfurt Book Fair is a strategic gateway not only to the German-language book market, but also to the entire world publishing scene, offering visibility to Romanian authors before major publishing groups on all continents."
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