Directorate-General for Interpretation (European Commission)
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The Directorate-General for Interpretation (shortly called DG Interpretation and commonly abbreviated as SCIC for its former French
name Service Commun Interprétation-Conférences) is a Directorate-General
of the European Commission
. It is the European Commission’s interpreting service and conference
organiser and provides interpreters for around 11,000 meetings every year, thus being the largest interpreting service in the world.
DG Interpretation manages the allocation of Commission meeting rooms and provides support for the smooth running of meetings in many languages that are held there. It also organises conferences for Directorates-General and departments of the Commission, typically in the range of over 40 main events per year.
, head of DG Interpretation is Marco Benedetti, Director-General, and it refers to Androulla Vassiliou
, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
name Service Commun Interprétation-Conférences) is a Directorate-General
Directorate-General
A Directorate-General is a branch of an administration dedicated to a specific field of expertise.* The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General are each headed by a European Commissioner;* The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General;...
of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
. It is the European Commission’s interpreting service and conference
Conference
A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic.* Academic conference, in science and academia, a formal event where researchers present results, workshops, and other activities....
organiser and provides interpreters for around 11,000 meetings every year, thus being the largest interpreting service in the world.
DG Interpretation manages the allocation of Commission meeting rooms and provides support for the smooth running of meetings in many languages that are held there. It also organises conferences for Directorates-General and departments of the Commission, typically in the range of over 40 main events per year.
, head of DG Interpretation is Marco Benedetti, Director-General, and it refers to Androulla Vassiliou
Androulla Vassiliou
Androulla Vassiliou is a Cypriot and European politician who was the European Commissioner for Health, confirmed by the European Council on 3 March 2008...
, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.