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Translation

The Directorate-General for Translation translates texts for the European Commission into and out of the EU's 24 official languages, and a few others when needed. The department deals exclusively with written texts.

Responsibilities

  • translate laws, policy papers, reports, correspondence, etc. drafted by or sent to the Commission
  • help the Commission communicate with the public, thereby helping citizens understand EU policies
  • edit original documents drafted by Commission authors
  • advise Commission departments on language and on managing multilingual websites
  • ensure correct terminology in all official EU languages, as documented in the interinstitutional database IATE

Transparency

As part of the Commission's commitment to transparency, Commission staff holding management functions publish information on and minutes of all meetings they hold with interest representatives.
Meetings of the Directorate-General for Translation

Leadership and organisation

  • 1 JANUARY 2025
Translation - Organisation chart

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