EU Interpreters Suspend Remote Interpreting Services
EU interpreters vote unanimously to stop remote interpreting until demands for improved work conditions are met.
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Leading the World’s Largest Interpreting Service With Genoveva Ruiz Calavera
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera reflects back on her first year as EC's Director-General for Interpretation, from transitioning out of the pandemic to facilitating the EU’s support of Ukraine.
How the European Commission Is Tackling the New Era of Interpreting
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera shares key challenges and strategies in delivering interpretation in more than 24 languages for the European Commission.
The Results Are In: 2022 European Language Industry Survey
European Language Industry Survey 2022 draws over 1,300 respondents from LSPs, linguists, buyers. Stakeholders weigh in on talent-engagement trends, machine translation, data-for-AI, RSI, and more.
Translators at Heart of EU’s ‘Colorful Diversity’ — Juvenes Translatores Winners Honored
European Commission celebrates 27 young translators in 15th edition of annual translation contest; winning students encouraged to pursue future in translation.
Slator Interpreting Services and Technology Report
60-page report on the growth industry of interpreting, featuring analysis by mode, setting, geo, buyers, business use cases, RSI, OPI, VRI. Incl. market size estimate.
TEW GDPR Report Sheds Light on Grey Areas
the Translating Europe Workshop Towards Common European GDPR Guidelines for the Translation and Interpreting Profession report sheds light on grey areas of GDPR implementation and compliance in the language services industry
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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