Publication of a report on the situation of translators in the EU

The EU Expert Group on Multilingualism and Translation published a report on the role of translators in the cultural and creative sectors and made recommendations to improve translators' working conditions and professional development. The reports also contain recommendations on how public institutions can stimulate the translation and promotion of European books.

The report advocates increased public funding for translation projects so that publishers can take on more translation projects and pay a fair fee to the translators who work on them.

National reference systems should have a holistic approach and cover the entire value chain, from authors to booksellers. Actions to promote reading should also have a strong European dimension and promote openness to diversity and books from abroad.

Finally, the report encourages national public authorities to cooperate more at European level, for example through the promotion of multi-country books and a harmonised approach to data collection.

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