Identity
A private non-profit legal entity established in 1994 by the Ministry of Culture to implement national policy to promote books. Publishers, authors, translators, librarians and booksellers are all involved in decision-making and work closely to achieve the Centre’s objectives. Through their representatives on EKEBI's board of directors they can intervene in major issues concerning EKEBI's policy. EKEBI is subsidised by the Ministry of Culture.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman

Nicholaos Zorogiannidis, former General Director of the Ministry of Culture, Author

Vice-Chairman

Dionysis K. Magliveras, Literary critic, Essayist

Secretary

Panayiotis Thanasoulas, Economist

Members

Athanasios Marantos, Director of Letters of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports

George Psichalos, Representative of the Publishers

Christina Kiriakopoulou, Representative of the Association of Greek Librarians & Information Scientists

Yolanda Pateraki, Representative of the Hellenic Translator’s Association, Translator, Αuthor

Εlena Chouzouri, Representative of the Hellenic Authors' Society

Antonios Malliaris, Representative of Booksellers