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DGT

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ID 736543 Last modified 04.11.2016
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Domain Directorates-General & Directoratestranslation & interpretation
  • in-house translation service of the European Commission, working in all the official languages of the European Union
DGT abbreviation
Directorate-General for Translation
Usage examples
  • The Management Committee shall consist of: (a) the Secretary-General of the Commission; (b) the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration; (c) the Director-General of the Directorate-General for the Budget; (d) the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Translation; (e) the Director-General of the Joint Research Centre; (f) two staff representatives; (g) a representative of the other Community institutions.
DG Translation
Usage examples
  • The Directorate-General for Translation (DG Translation) translates texts for the European Commission — into and out of the EU's 24 official languages, and a few others when needed. We deal exclusively with written texts. The spoken word is interpreted into other languages by our colleagues in DG Interpretation. With a staff of around 2 500 people, DG Translation is one of the largest translation services in the world. We are based in Brussels and Luxembourg, with small outposts in other EU countries.
Good to know
  • 15.10.2012: Modification of the short names with ‘DG’ (the abbreviation is now placed in front of the name) [10.10.2016]
DGT abbreviation
DG Traduction
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