As the Brexit transition period came to an end, a December 2020 agreement between the EU and the UK outlined the requirements for UK linguists on business trips. Continue reading
Much of the industry flourished despite Covid, proving just how essential it is to commerce. Here are the most popular stories of a year that redefined life and work in the global language industry. Continue reading
Contract interpreters rally in front of Parliament to draw attention to their dissatisfaction over EU’s offer of a “mitigating measure" as bookings vanished in light of Covid-19. Continue reading
As institutional interpretation work vanishes, auxiliary conference interpreters call EU mitigation offer “unworthy of a public entity.” EU staff interpreters set up emergency solidarity fund. Continue reading
EU offers grants of between EUR 0.2–0.8m to developers of “language tools” and “language resource projects” under the EUR 4m CEF Automated Translation budget. Continue reading
Six awardees in France, Italy, Spain, and the UK will provide interpreting and cultural expertise services to Frontex in over 35 languages in this multiple framework contract. Continue reading
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, rose to 110.24 in March 2020. Continue reading
Sourcing TMS and services from separate providers? Are localization pros really the least depressed? Will transcreation/trans-adaptation grow long-term? Should Irish be an official EU working language? Continue reading
Ireland and the EU hope their support for Irish education and professional training will pay off with enough Irish translators to allow the EU’s Irish derogation status to expire in 2022. Continue reading
European Commission announces 28 winners of 2019–2020 edition of annual competition that draws the best young translators from all over the EU. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
How was December business for LSPs? What are the most-used MT services? Should the EU rethink its translation RFPs and tests? What’s the language industry outlook for 2020? Continue reading
Malfunctioning testing platform, used by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation in a 49-language-pair tender, leaves would-be suppliers frustrated at having to redo tests. Continue reading
LSPs moving toward hourly rates for linguists? Edit distance a viable metric long-term? Are regulations important to translation demand? Will Rev recover from bad press over transcriptionist pay cuts? Continue reading
Thierry Fontenelle leaves EU Translation Centre (CdT) to join European Investment Bank (EIB) as Head of the Linguistic Services Division. Tamara Ferlusca replaces him. Continue reading
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