European Commissioner for Multilingualism

Tomorrow's translators show their stuff

17-year-olds from across the EU test their translation skills. "Translation is the language of Europe" according to Italian writer and intellectual Umberto Eco. On 27 November, well over 2000 pupils celebrated the language of...

Students compete for EU translation prize

Published: Thursday 27 November 2008 Pupils from across the EU will today (27 November) compete for EU-wide translation prizes in a competition designed to promote the profession among young people in Europe. , in its second...

English dominates EU language curricula, study finds

Over 90% of European schoolchildren learn English at some stage of their compulsory education and this figure is rising, according to a study presented on Friday (21 November) by the Eurydice network on behalf of the European...

Meeting EU Education, Youth, Culture and Audiovisual Council

EU Voorzitterschap Frankrijk * November 2008 Education, Youth, Culture and Audiovisual Council The Education, Youth, Culture and Audiovisual Council (EYC Council) is meeting in Brussels on 20 and 21 November. The 27 ministers...

Poor Language Skills Hurting EU Firms

Brussels says the bloc's global competitiveness is at stake, as 11% of small businesses have lost out on revenue thanks to foreign language deficiencies Europeans must improve their language skills to ensure Europe's...

Orban: Multilingualism 'cost of democracy' in EU

Multilingualism Commissioner Leonard Orban has spoken to EurActiv Slovakia of his conviction that the dossier will continue to be afforded "its own place" in the EU policy framework after the expiry of the European Commission's...

Lucky London students visit Belgian captial

11/1 Arsenal to win League Get a free £20 Paddy Power bet! Secondary School Pupils from Hackney Free, Highbury Fields and Lambeth Academy who learn languages through the innovative Arsenal Double Club took a trip with a...

The Commission organises a debate in Brussels on translation, "the l..

Donderdag 6 november 2008 | European Union ] The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, and the Commissioner for multilingualism, Leonard Orban, have invited 16 well known European translators, writers,...