Details Publication date1 August 2016 (Last updated on: 13 May 2022)AuthorDirectorate-General for TranslationRelated departmentDirectorate-General for Translation Description Our brochures cater for language professionals and the general public. They cover issues like: how the EU deals with the language consequences of an expanding Union how DG Translation helps the EU Commission communicate in the EU's 24 official languages how we process documents and manage language versions Documents Study13 May 2022Directorate-General for TranslationLanguages take you further. Discover the official EU languages!Understanding and speaking foreign languages makes our life easier when we travel abroad and meet people from different countries. Languages are fun! Promotional material21 May 2021Directorate-General for TranslationLanguages take you furtherHow do you say 'Yes', 'No' or Thank you' in a foreign language? Get familiar with some basic words and phrases in the EU's official languages. Promotional material6 March 2023Directorate-General for TranslationTranslation in figuresWe are the translation service of the European Commission. We provide high-quality translation and other language services. Promotional material27 August 2021Directorate-General for TranslationEuropean day of languages, 26 SeptemberDiscover the posters produced every year by DG Translation to mark the European Day of Languages. Promotional material27 September 2021Publications Office of the European UnionLanguages, our living historyThe words we use in our language every day are our living history. Promotional material1 January 2015Directorate-General for TranslationHow to write clearlyThis guide will help you to write clearly, whether you are using your own language or one of the other official languages. Promotional material18 July 2014Directorate-General for TranslationTranslation and multilingualismPractical information about the structure, working procedures and work opportunities in the European Commission's in-house translation service.
Study13 May 2022Directorate-General for TranslationLanguages take you further. Discover the official EU languages!Understanding and speaking foreign languages makes our life easier when we travel abroad and meet people from different countries. Languages are fun!
Promotional material21 May 2021Directorate-General for TranslationLanguages take you furtherHow do you say 'Yes', 'No' or Thank you' in a foreign language? Get familiar with some basic words and phrases in the EU's official languages.
Promotional material6 March 2023Directorate-General for TranslationTranslation in figuresWe are the translation service of the European Commission. We provide high-quality translation and other language services.
Promotional material27 August 2021Directorate-General for TranslationEuropean day of languages, 26 SeptemberDiscover the posters produced every year by DG Translation to mark the European Day of Languages.
Promotional material27 September 2021Publications Office of the European UnionLanguages, our living historyThe words we use in our language every day are our living history.
Promotional material1 January 2015Directorate-General for TranslationHow to write clearlyThis guide will help you to write clearly, whether you are using your own language or one of the other official languages.
Promotional material18 July 2014Directorate-General for TranslationTranslation and multilingualismPractical information about the structure, working procedures and work opportunities in the European Commission's in-house translation service.