Semantix exec Britta Aagaard joins the Pod to talk about Semantix's recent major translation deal win for the European Commission, the role of their tech partner ESTeam, and more. Continue reading
The pandemic forced the European Parliament to quickly adopt remote interpreting and reconfigure on-site interpreting setups, with plans to establish regional interpreting hubs. Continue reading
EUR 34m translation contract covers a whopping 522 possible language combinations for draft text regulations, notifications, and exchanges on a Member State communication system. Continue reading
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
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