The Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) translates texts for the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ...

into and out of the EU's 24 official

language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

s, and a few others when needed. The department deals exclusively with written texts.

Activities

* Edit original documents drafted by Commission authors * Advise Commission departments on language and on managing multilingual websites * 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 * Ensure correct terminology in all official EU languages, as documented in the interinstitutional database

Interactive Terminology for Europe Interactive Terminology for Europe (IATE) is the interinstitutional terminology database of the European Union. The project was launched in 1999 with the objective of creating a web-based interface for all EU terminology resources so as to make th ...

(IATE)

External links

Directorate-General for Translation official webpage

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Activities

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