In addition to the initiative by 14 EU Member States, which follows up on the Council Framework Decision on the right to interpretation and translation, accompanied by the Council Resolution on “Best Practices”, the Commission has now also prepared a draft text for a Directive on the right to interpretation and translation. It will now be the task of the European Parliament to merge the texts in such a way that an optimum result can be achieved, i.e.
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Two Proposals for One Directive on the Right to Interpretation and Translation
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European Commission acts to ensure fair trial rights in the EU
The European Commission proposed legislation today that will help people exercise their fair trial rights anywhere in the EU when they cannot understand the language of the case. EU countries would be obliged to provide full interpretation and translation services to suspects. It is the first step in a series of measures to set common EU standards in criminal cases.
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The Finnish examination system for authorizing translators
Experiences of the first two years by Ari Penttilä. The full text (in Finnish) is available in the SKTL's latest issue of their newsletter.
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Membership info
Dear Colleagues,
The Executive Committee of EULITA has drawn up the Guidelines for the Admission of Full and Associate Members. Information about the admission procedure in now available in English and French.
Liese Katschinka, President
on behalf the Executive Committee
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Plan to give suspects translation rights
Commission proposal would provide the right to interpretation during questioning and at trial.