German publishers launch ambitious scheme to give EU innovators a head start

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association, an IPA member, has launched an ambitious Dragons’ Den-style initiative where promising European book industry innovators can win €10,000 and access to high-flying mentors and investors from the publishing and media industries.
IPA welcomes acquittal of ‘Vatileaks 2’ writers but blasts Vatican intimidation tactics

The International Publishers Association (IPA) and the Associazione Italiana Editori (Italian Publishers Association, AIE) has welcomed news that the case against the two ‘Vatileaks 2’ writers had collapsed, but condemned the Vatican’s attempt to intimidate the journalists into silence.