For this episode of DGT podcast: Languages and Technology, our guest is Anna Sole Mena from the European Commission Directorate-General of Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. We talk about the European Day of Languages and how languages build bridges. The Commission runs a range of events and projects to support multilingualism and language learning. Tune in to hear more! You can also find out more about the European Day of Languages by visiting our website on multilingualism, translation and language-based AI services.
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Episode 112: Good advice is expensive - and good for whom? The role of consultants in EU policy-making
The EU spends enormous amounts to external consultants, sums that are increasing exponentially, while the institutions are continuously reducing their staff. Is the money well spent? Does it perhaps more harm than benefit for the taxpayers, because of various conflicts of interests? Wouldn’t it better to have done the tasks by internal staff? Many Members of the European Parliament doubt. Even the Court of Auditors examines the question.
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Episode 111: Clarté et élégance: le Guide de rédaction de la Commission vient de paraître
La département français a exécuté un travail d’Hercule en rédigeant le Guide de rédaction de la Commission. Ce n’est point une simple traduction du Commission Style Guide, mais un guide propre au français avec 12 règles d'or de la rédaction en français, 10 principes de rédaction claire et beaucoup d’autres choses.
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Episode 109: Grammar of Hate Speech
n a crisis as the COVID-pandemic, antisemitism and hate against other minorities spreads as fast as the virus. We speak with the EC coordinator on combating antisemitism to hear, what the Commission does on the field, and with researcher Natalia Knoblock (Michigan) to learn, what linguistic research can do to determine whether we deal with hate speech or simple expression of an opinion.
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Episode 107: Digital Euro
The European Central Bank will decide in spring whether to consider the launch of a digital Euro. This complex project would facilitate payments, but could also shake the foundations of the financial system.
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