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Interpretation

The Directorate‑General for Interpretation is the Commission’s interpreting service and conference organiser. It allocates meeting rooms and provides support for the smooth running of multilingual meetings.

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  • News article

Interpreting Europe Conference 2023 (SCIC Universities)

“SCIC Universities conference” becomes “Interpreting Europe Conference”. The theme of the conference is "Attracting talent for an upskilled profession”. It will take place on 30 November and 1 December 2023.

  • News article

Finnish interpreter training course

Conference interpreter training course lasting 5 months in Brussels, Belgium, for up to 10 participants whose mother tongue is Finnish. Apply by the 2nd of November 2023, 18.00 CET.

  • News article

The Fifth KCI Virtual Cafe

Special edition on the occasion of the European Day of Languages & the European Year of Skills

Responsibilities

  • provide interpretation services for the Commission, European Council, Council of the EU, Committee of the Regions, European Economic and Social Committee, European Investment Bank as well as agencies and offices in EU countries
  • allocate Commission meeting rooms and provide support for multilingual meetings and conferences
  • advise on the construction and renovation of conference facilities with installations for simultaneous interpretation
  • help to put the Commission's multilingualism strategy into practice
  • bring together partners from non-EU countries to share expertise in the field of interpretation and pass on best practices from their respective fields

Plans and reports

Commission work programme - overview of institution-wide deliverables for current year

Strategic plan - department strategy, objectives for 2020-2024

Management plan - department forecasted outputs, activities, resources for current year

Annual activity report - department achievements, resources used during previous year

Leadership and organisation

1 MARCH 2024
Interpretation - Organisation Chart
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Contact

Directorate General for Interpretation

Name
Directorate General for Interpretation
Email
scic-euroscicatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)
Postal address
European Commission, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium