By Paula Arellano Geoffroy, 20 July 2026
The European Commission offers free online resources for language professionals that can support your daily work. Here’s a little summary of them.
eTranslation
eTranslation is the secure neural machine translation service of the European Union (EU). It covers 24 EU official languages. You can choose to work with general text, formal language, finance, law, intellectual property, or your own glossary. You will need to authenticate to access.
Translation memory
DGT-Translation Memory (DGT-TM) is the EU’s multilingual database of aligned sentences and their manually produced translations from EU law. It contains segments from the Acquis Communautaire, the body of European legislation.
IATE terminology database
IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe) is the EU’s terminology management system. It contains millions of terms that have been collected since 2004 in the 24 EU official languages. The database is constantly updated by translators and terminologists across the EU.
Knowledge Centre on Translation and Interpretation
The Knowledge Centre on Translation and Interpretation (KCTI) gathers, analyses and shares information about translation, interpreting and language technologies across the EU. It contains reports, studies, statistics, best practices and language policy, among others.
AI translation and language tools
The EU offers a hub of secure AI-based translation tools that are safe to use for translating and generating content in multiple languages. You will have to create an EU login account and register to use these tools.
Resources for language teachers and educators
The EU offers many European resources for teachers and educators working with languages. These resources include teaching materials, methodology guidance, language assessments and initiatives for schools and teachers, among others.
Publications on translation and languages
This page displays the EU’s publications on translation and multilingualism, including magazines, materials for schools and researchers, and other publications for education and language.
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