Ukraine's Cabinet introduces procedure for suspending new eBook program applications
The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced a clear procedure for temporarily suspending the acceptance of new applications from participants in the eBook program.
Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers has implemented a clear protocol for temporarily halting the acceptance of new applications for the eBook program. This was decided during a government meeting on Thursday, according to Taras Melnychuk, the Cabinet's representative to the Verkhovna Rada, who shared the news on Telegram. The Ukrainian Book Institute, a government agency, will be responsible for setting the maximum number of recipients who can benefit from the program, based on the available funds in its non-budgetary account.
They will subsequently inform the technical administrator of the Diia portal about this limit. Once the maximum number is met, the administrator will cease the acceptance of new applications, notifying the recipients accordingly.
The eBook service was introduced in Ukraine on December 16, 2024, offering 18-year-old Ukrainians the opportunity to receive UAH 908 from the state for books through the Diia app. In 2025, the program saw 434,808 purchases by 18-year-olds, roughly translating to about three books each. In April, Deputy Prime Minister for Humanitarian Policy and Culture, Tetiana Berezhna, hinted at the potential expansion of the eBook program to include parents of newborns starting from July 1, 2026.
However, Deputy Culture Minister Bohdana Laiuk later suggested that this particular extension may not occur by July 1 but should be operational by the end of 2026. Oleksandra Koval, the acting Director of the Ukrainian Book Institute, expressed the belief that extending the program to school-age children would make it significantly more effective.
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