The project Europeana 1914-1918 is a joint initiative of Europeana, Oxford University and many local partners. In Greece the main partners of the project, which is under the auspices of the Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU, are the Public Central Library of Veria, the National Library of Greece and Future Library.

The European public is invited to share their private memorabilia from the First World War on the web. This could be photographs, letters, diaries, short films, audio recordings, objects and their stories that will be digitised professionally and added to the online archive, along with corresponding descriptions. Independently of the roadshows that take place across Europe, everyone can contribute their digitised images and information to the website - www.europeana1914-1918.eu. The project will collect memorabilia in digital form from many countries across Europe. The project aims to save people’s family memories of this tragedy that convulsed Europe and make them accessible to the world.

The Press Conference in Greece will be held on June 10, 2014 at the National Library in Athens. Collection days are scheduled as follows: Athens (20-21 June), Thessaloniki – Veria – Serres – Chania (27-28 June).