Evropská komise a EDJ - 2023


This year, the Commission will focus on the results of the 2024 Eurobarometer on Europeans and their languages and compare them with the 2012 Eurobarometer results.

The event  will connect live with some of the EU countries that achieved positive results, including Finland, Portugal and Czech Republic. Together, they will try to identify key factors of success.

Watch the event here: https://youtu.be/a0P-FREmcMw

#DiscoverTranslation

How much do you know about the EU’s 24 official languages? In the run-up to the European Day of Languages on 26 September, DG Translation (DGT) is launching a social media campaign featuring fun facts about each of them. You – or your family and friends – can also attend some of the numerous events and activities taking place across Europe and online, and order this year’s multilingual poster. 

We will kick off the EDL campaign publishing the new EDL poster on 1 September. Starting on 2 September, each day DGT will post fun facts about a different official language. 
Challenge yourself, see how much you know about our official languages, and share the posts from DGT’s social media channels (#EDLangs):

This year’s celebrations coincide with the 20th anniversary of the ‘Big Bang’ EU enlargement (adding 9 new official languages) and the publication of the Eurobarometer survey on Europeans and their languages. These will be the focus of online events organised by DG EAC, DGT and DG SCIC on 26 September: 

KCI Virtual Café on EDL “Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement"

Online session 15.00 - 16.45

This year, the EU celebrates 20 years of its biggest enlargement: on 1 May 2004, ten countries (Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) joined the European Union, which grew from 15 to 25 members. This historic enlargement of the EU, increasing the number of Member States by two-thirds overnight, was the culmination of a long accession process. It signalled the reunification of a Europe that had been divided for half a century. The enlargement made the EU the world's largest integrated market and increased trade between Member States, contributing to economic growth both in the EU and the acceding countries. 

Have a look at the draft programme! 

The 2004 enlargement languages will be in the spotlight: our interpreters will be providing simultaneous interpretation from all of them into French, German and English, providing participants with a nice opportunity to witness simultaneous interpretation in action. 

Celebrate the European Day of Languages with us!

2024 EDL events

The European Commission’s translation field offices are involved in the organisation of a large number of  events taking place in cities around Europe! Several of the events involve online activities, including quizzes, radio contests, webinars, interactive workshops, games, mini language courses and lectures – you can participate from anywhere.

Throughout September, numerous in-person and online events and activities are organised across the EU by DGT’s local language officers in cooperation with DG EAC and DG COMM.

You can find details of all these events in the ECML online calendar and here.


Poster 2023

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