Directorate-General for Translation

DG Translation is the European Commission's in-house translation service. We translate for Europe — working in all the official languages of the European Union.

News

Winners of Juvenes Translatores 2011 selected

Juvenes Translatores conference room
The 27 winners of our yearly translator contest are now known. We welcome them in Brussels at the award ceremony on 27 March.
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Jobs

Open competitions for translators: summer 2012

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) will announce translator competitions for English, Estonian, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian and Portuguese in July 2012.
Working for DG Translation
Interpreting and translating for Europe pdf - 725 KB [725 KB] Deutsch (de) français (fr) (booklet)
Contractors

Want to bid for translation, editing & other contracts?

We outsource part of our work — to freelancers and agencies. Check out which services we need now.
All open calls

Last call — translation

Translation - call for tenders
What's next?
Related sites

Translation & drafting resources
Helpful links — producing clear texts on EU topics
Languages in the EU
Language-related news and
EU language policy

Juvenes Translatores
Translation contest for pupils
age 17

DG Interpretation
Presenting our interpretation
service
Study
Quantifying quality costs
All studies
Last update: 06/02/2012 | Top