Other style guides

• Interinstitutional style guide – useful for lists of countries, currencies, official names of institutions (in 24 languages). Note that such full official titles are not always applicable in websites aimed at a general readership.
• Commission style guide (PDF) - similar to the Interinstitutional style guide. Recommended reference for writing European Commission internal documents, as well as its communications with the outside world.
• How to write clearly is a booklet that can be downloaded as a PDF from the Publications Office

• Drafting aids in EU languages
• DG Translation in-house English style guide (PDF), useful reference, expanding on the Interinstitutional style guide.
• Terminology database IATE (various languages)

• International Telecommunications Union style guide
• Guardian style guide
• Plain language resources

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