Here’s How European SMEs Translate and Localize Their Websites
New survey published by European Commission shows nearly half of SMEs in Europe are still looking to make their websites available in other languages. Continue reading
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Machine Translation Left Unaddressed by EU in Proposed AI Legislation
How risky are machine translation and other natural language processing applications? “First AI legislation on the planet” aims to mitigate risk. Violators may face significant fines for breach. Continue reading
Remote Simultaneous Interpreting ‘More Difficult’ for 83% of Interpreters, Survey Finds
New survey examines how work has changed for over 850 conference interpreters due to Covid-19 pandemic. In short: less work, fewer clients, higher expectations. Continue reading
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera Is the European Commission’s New Chief Interpreter
Newly appointed Director-General of the DG SCIC on plans to improve conferencing tools, equipment at the European Commission; and reaching out to contract interpreters affected by the pandemic. Continue reading
Can You Translate ‘Uncatalogued Ephemera’? Winners of 14th Juvenes Translatores Named
European Commission names 27 winners of Juvenes Translatores 2020–2021, who worked on translating ‘eyelids drooping,’ ‘scraped together,’ and other challenging bits from a diary entry from the future. Continue reading
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Semantix Partners with ESTeam, Summa Linguae on EUR 34m EU Translation Contract
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 Meetings Rise Again, Two EU Institutions Treat Contract Interpreters Differently
European Commission to honor long-term interpreter contracts until December 2020. Parliament continues terminating contracts; sets up paid online learning scheme to soften blow. Continue reading
These Language Service Providers Won Europe’s Giant TRAD19 Contract
European Commission’s half-million-page TRAD19 tender is awarded to 68 language service providers (LSPs). Analysis of top suppliers, price per page, language combinations. Continue reading
How and Why European SMEs Use Machine Translation
Country-based analysis of large-scale survey among European SMEs reveals diverse behaviors and needs of 13 European countries relating to machine translation. Continue reading
Contract Interpreters Rally Over Lack of Support From EU
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
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Human or Machine Translation? Survey Reveals EU SME Preferences by Use Case
Survey conducted in line with rollout of European Commission’s machine translation service, eTranslation, reveals attitudes toward MT versus human translation among Europe’s SMEs. Continue reading
Contract Interpreters ‘Puzzled’ and ‘Hurt’ by EU Offer
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 Delays New Medical Device Translation Requirements
LSPs and translators hopeful of a demand boost from EU Medical Devices Regulation (EU MDR) must wait a little longer as coronavirus delays application. Continue reading
InTrain: University of Bologna Launches Open Source RSI Training Platform
University of Bologna at Forlì launches free, open-source, online training platform for remote simultaneous interpreters. Continue reading
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