Europe

More than two dozen affiliates and councils serve the needs of reading professionals in Europe. IRA’s International Development in Europe Committee serves a coordinating role.

Find out more directly from the organizations and publications listed below, or contact IRA headquarters.

National Affiliates

Austria
Austrian Society for Research on and Promotion of Reading
Council No. A6A00

Belgium
Association Belge Pour la Lecture
Council No. B2A00
Serge L. Terwagne, President
Asociation Belge Pour la Lecture
Quai De La Batte 2-52
4500 Huy
Belgium
E-Mail

Publication:

  • Caractères

Belgian Reading Association - Nederlandstalige Afdeling
Council No. B1A00
Caroline Andries, President

Bulgaria (Rep.)
Bulgarian Reading Association
Council No. B6A00

Croatia
The Croatian Reading Association
Council No. C8A00
Maja Krtalic, President
The Croatian Reading Association
L. Jaegera 9
HR-31000 Osijek
Croatia
385 3121 1400
E-Mail

Publication:

  • HRCAK(newsletter)

Czech Republic
Czech Reading Association
Council No. C9A00
Radka Wildovä, President
U Sluncovä 605/5
186 00 Prague 8
Czech Republic
420 22 190 0110
E-Mail

Denmark
Danish National Association of Reading Teachers
Council No. D5A00
Gert Niemann, President
Danish National Association of Reading Teachers
Dr. Dichs Plads 2
2791 Dragor
Denmark

Estonia
Estonian Reading Association
Council No. E5A00
Maili Vesiko-Liinev, President

Finland
Finnish Reading Association
Council No. F3A00
Virpi Ravolainen, President
Poranmäki 6
FI-41400 Lievestuore
Finland
358 50 5953 888
E-Mail

Publication:

  • Kielikukko

France
French Reading Association
Council No. F6A00
Michel Piriou, President

Germany
German Society for Reading and Writing - Section of IRA
Council No. G5A00
Renate Valtin, President Humboldt Universität
Abteilung Grundschulpädagogik
Geschwister Scholl Str. 7
10099 Berlin
Germany
49 302 0934 182
E-Mail

Greece
Greek Reading Association
Council No. G7A00
Pan Papoulia Tzelepi, President
Syrou 2
Holargos
155 62 Athens
Greece
30 21065 63651
E-Mail

Publication:

  • Glossa kai Grammatismos (newsletter)

Eleni Tzelepi, Coeditor
Mplessa 25
Papagou 15669
Athens, Greece

Hungary (Rep.)
Hungarian Reading Association
Council No. H8A00
János Steklács, President

Ireland
Reading Association of Ireland
Council No. I5A00
Brendan Culligan, President
Reading Association of Ireland
Sion Hill
Blackrock
Co. Dublin
Ireland
352 21 020
E-Mail

Iceland
Icelandic Reading Association
Council No. I1A00
Erna G. Arnadottir, President

Israel
Israel Reading Association
Council No. I6A00
Shlomo Alon, President
2 Revadim St.
93391 Jerusalem
Israel
972 2 506 2820 26
E-Mail

Publication:

  • Majallat Al-Mu’ Allim

Kosovo
Kosovar Reading Association
Council No. K5A00
Osman Gashi, President
Kosovar Reading Association
Mother Teresa Ave.
10000 Prishtina
Kosovo (Rep)

Latvia
Latvian Reading Association
Council No. L3A00
Sandra Kalnina, President

Luxembourg
Luxemburg Reading Association
Council No. L7A00

Macedonia
Reading Association Republic of Macedonia Affiliate
Council No. M1A00
Anica Petkoska, President

Netherlands
Reading Association in the Netherlands
Council No. N1A00
Jeroen H. M. W. Clemens, President

Norway
Norwegian Reading Association
Council No. N6A00
Arnhild Johannessen, President
Saturnveien 6
5519 Haugesund
Norway
47 52 74 34 84
E-Mail

Publication:

  • Nora NORSK Forening for Leseopploering(newsletter)

Portugal
Littera Portuguese Association for Literacy
Council No. P9A00
Maria de Lourdes Dionísio, President
Instituto de Educação e Psicologia
Universidade do Minho
Gualtar
4710 Braga
Portugal
351 253 604 100
E-Mail

Romania
Romanian Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Association
Council No. R5A02
Ariana-Stanca Vacaretu, President

Slovakia
Slovak Reading Association
Council No. S2A00

Slovenia
Slovenian Reading Association
Council No. S2A50
Meta Grosman, President
Stari Trg 30
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
386 1 241 1362
E-Mail

Spain
Asociacion Espanola de Lectura Y Escritura
Council No. S4A00
Estela D’Angelo Menéndez, President

Sweden
Swedish Council of IRA
Council No. S6A00
Birgitta Ansefelt, President

Publication:

  • Läsning (Berit Hyland and Ingrid Norrlid, coeditors; Munkhagsgatan 128 H, S-587 25 Linköping)

Switzerland
Swiss Reading Forum
Council No. S8A00
Peter Gyr, President

United Kingdom
United Kingdom Literacy Association
Council No. U3A00
Teresa M. Cremin, President Publications:

Regional Councils

Russian Federation
Russia Regional Council
Council No. R8075
Natalia N. Smetannikova, President
Learning and Reading Centre
62, Akademik Anohina Street
Moscow
119571
Russian Federation
7 90 3790 6925
E-Mail

Local Councils

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  • Albanian Reading Association
    Council No. A1100
  • Moscow Council
    Council No. R8200
  • St. Petersburg IRA Council
    St. Petersburg IRA Council
    Tatyana Polyakova
    President

Special Interest Councils

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  • RWCT-Russia
    Council No. R8995
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