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The '''Directorate-General for Translation''' ('''DGT''') translates texts for the '''[[European Commission]]''' into and out of the EU's 24 official [[language]]s, and a few others when needed. The department deals exclusively with written texts.

==Activities==
* Edit original documents drafted by Commission authors
* Advise Commission departments on language and on managing multilingual websites
* Translate laws, policy papers, reports, correspondence, etc. drafted by or sent to the Commission
* Help the Commission communicate with the public, thereby helping citizens understand EU policies
* Ensure correct terminology in all official EU languages, as documented in the interinstitutional database [[Interactive Terminology for Europe]] (IATE)

==See also==
* [https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/johannes-hahn_en European Commissioner for Budget and Administration]
* [https://commission.europa.eu/persons/christos-ellinides_en Director-General for Translation]

==External links==
*[https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/departments-and-executive-agencies/translation_en Directorate-General for Translation official webpage]

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[[Category:Directorates-General in the European Commission|Translation]]
[[Category:Language policy of the European Union]]
[[Category:Translation organizations]]

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