European Commission Searches for New Chief Interpreter
After four years, DG Interpretation chief at the EC, Florika Fink-Hooijer, steps down. Commission reportedly wants a woman to fill role again to meet target proportion of female managers.
After four years, DG Interpretation chief at the EC, Florika Fink-Hooijer, steps down. Commission reportedly wants a woman to fill role again to meet target proportion of female managers.
European Commission’s Young Interpreters Award 2020 open to students currently in their last year of a master’s degree in conference interpreting. Deadline for entries is January 23, 2020.
EU Directorate General for Interpreting tests four remote simultaneous interpreting platforms, finds that technology could satisfy a “hidden demand” for interpreting.
The EU appoints the current head of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, Florika Fink-Hooijer, to the top post at its EUR 117m Directorate General for Interpretation, which services over 11,000 meetings each year.