Guidelines for translating into English

Terminology and glossaries

• IATE — EU terminology database
• TARIC codes — online customs tariff database
• EU Budget online
• Eurostat classifications and code lists
  • Combined Nomenclature

Style guides

• English Style Guide — DG Translation in-house style guide (August 2025)
  • What's new? (August 2025)
  • Country Compendium — a companion to the English Style Guide (August 2025)
• Interinstitutional Style Guide — for English
  • List of countries, territories and currencies
• The Essential Guide to drafting Commission documents on EU competition law
• Joint practical guide for persons involved in the drafting of EU legislation
• Tips on translating into English
  • Clear English for EU translators
  • Translating from Slovak into English

Models and templates

• European law — multilingual translation memory (DG Translation)

European legislation

• EUR-Lex — EU law currently in force