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
Tag: European Parliament
European Union Looks for 50 Translators with ‘Perfect Knowledge’ of Irish
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
EU Awards EUR 63 Million in Translation Contracts to Kick Off 2020
DGT awards translation contracts to 50+ LSPs across 18 target languages, worth USD 70m over five years; incumbent translation productivity provider SDL bags repeat contract. Continue reading
What It Takes to Be a Lawyer-Linguist at the European Union
Lawyer-linguists at the EU work on matters that have major policy and political implications. Here’s what it takes to be part of the elite few. Continue reading
EU Parliament’s Translation Directorate Quick-Picks Plunet
The Directorate-General for Translation has awarded Plunet a two-year EUR 0.97m TMS contract. DG TRAD to use Plunet Business Manager for managing its translation outsourcing. Continue reading
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Just Released: The Mother of All EU Translation Contracts
European Parliament publishes new call for tenders for translation into 19 languages, amounting to about 609,000 pages or 100–150 million words per year across four institutions. Continue reading
How the Public Sector and Regulations Shaped Language Services Demand in 2018
The public sector was a significant source of contracts, conflicts, and developments for the language services industry in 2018. Here’s what you need to know. Continue reading
EU Seeking 225 Translation Contractors for Six Target Languages
In November 2018, three EU tenders were issued relating to translation. Two tenders call for 225 contractors for translation into multiple languages and the third tender, worth EUR 225,000,... Continue reading
European MPs Side with Interpreter Strike by Cutting off Mics
A group of MEPs cut off power to a Parliamentary meeting in Strasbourg on Tuesday July 3, 2018 in support of interpreters’ demands in relation to working conditions at the European Parliament. Continue reading
On-strike European Parliament Interpreters Summoned Back to Duty
The interpreter strikes planned in the wake of changes to working conditions at the European Parliament (EP) are being curtailed and interpreters called back to duty in a move that MEPs are... Continue reading
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Reader Polls: Will TransPerfect Stay on Top and Why US and UK LSPs Dominate
Will TransPerfect defend the number one position in 2018? And why are Anglo-American LSPs dominating the Slator LSPI? What will Brexit mean for English use in the EU? Any why buyers choose to... Continue reading
The European Commission Just Killed a EUR-100m Translation Market
The European Parliament adopts Commission's proposal to remove the requirement to provide certified translations of public documents when moving from one EU country to another. The Commission... Continue reading
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