The European Commission's translation service (DG Translation) outsources part of its translation work to private contractors. The links and guidelines listed here help them to produce high-quality translations on EU matters.

General EU information

EU institutions

• Names of institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union
• List of directorates-general and departments of the European Commission
• List of EU Commissioners
• Council configurations
• European Parliament committees
• Committee of the Regions — commissions

European legislation

• EU legislation — databases and information about legislative procedures
• EUR-Lex — EU law currently in force
• PreLex
• Official documents from EU institutions
• EEA Agreement — European Economic Area Agreement

Contractor guides

Guidelines

• Guide for contractors translating for the European Commission [391 KB]
• Translation checklist [207 KB]

EU terminology

• IATE — EU terminology database
• TARIC codes — online customs tariff database
• EU Budget online
• RAMON — Eurostat's statistical metadata website (including combined nomenclature)

Style guides

• Greek style guide [3 MB] — DG Translation in-house style guide
• Interinstitutional Style Guide — for Greek
• Joint practical guide for EU legislative drafting — for Greek

 

Language-specific information

Terminology and glossaries

• Register of standardised terms [544 KB] (KATOK)

Models and templates

• LegisWrite models (EL/FR/EN) [2 MB]
• Law [100 KB]
• Draft law [95 KB]

Useful links (national legislation / authorities / expert bodies)

• see also Language resources and useful links for Greek