Tag: European Commission
European Commission Appoints Marcin Stryjecki as Director in Its Directorate-General for Translation
Marcin Stryjecki's 30+ years of service reflects a strong ability to combine strategic direction with operational execution, providing a solid foundation for heading the Directorate for Translation.
Translating Europe Forum 2024
The 2024 TEF took place November 6–8 in Brussels, Belgium. Many sessions addressed artificial intelligence (AI), including Marina Pantcheva’s keynote, which compared AI and human translators with characters from the Asterix comic series.
New speech-to-speech tech company in running for $3 million grant
Voiseed aims to shake up the audio localization industry with a deep learning, virtual voice engine.
Interactio Raises $30 Million in Series A Funding
The Lithuania-based remote interpretation platform Interactio announced this morning that it has raised $30 million in series A funding, with investments from venture capital...
Weekly Shorts | April 16, 2021
European Commission Appoints New Director General for Interpretation Genoveva Ruiz Calavera has stepped into the role of Director General of the Directorate General for Interpretation at the European Commission (DG SCIC, the French-language acronym for the department). Ruiz Calavera began working in the role on April 1
Conference Interpreters Face Tumultuous EU Measures
Several of the measures put forth by the European Commission and European Parliament have aimed at mitigating the impact of contract cancellations on auxiliary...
Chief Interpreter for European Commission Steps Down
The Chief Interpreter post will be filled on an interim basis while the European Commission seeks a new head to fill the position.
After acting...
European Commission Campaign Promotes Translation
From health services to entertainment, translation impacts an inexhaustive list of industries. The European Commission has created the #DiscoverTranslation campaign to inform audiences of...