Three students have won the EFNIL award for their excellent research in language studies. Joana Pena-Tarradelles from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona was recognized for her thesis, “Are Coercive Language Policies Fair? A Normative Approach Building on the Multilingual Convergence Model.” Her work looks at how to protect minority languages in Europe, suggesting new ways to […]

The HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics hosted the 21st EFNIL conference from September 23–25. This year’s theme centered on linguistic diversity and language planning. In her opening address, Merit-Ene Ilja, Acting Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation, outlined the EU’s initiatives to promote linguistic diversity. Sabine Kirchmeier, President of EFNIL, highlighted

The European Conference on Literary Translation, part of the UNESCO World Book Capital programme, will be held in Strasbourg, 2-4 October.   EFNIL, represented by Sabine Kirchmeier, is co-organizing a workshop on Language equality: Translating to and from medium and small-sized languages. The workshop will be based on results from ELM, ELE and a recent survey

A webinar for EFNIL members was organized by Sabine Kirchmeier, president of EFNIL, and the secretariat. The webinar touched upon various relevant topics and offered a platform for discussing linguistic results and future aspirations. Sabine Kirchmeier presented the ELE Project results giving insight into the digital landscape for over 80 European languages. Key findings and

The annual meeting of EFNIL (European Federation of National Institutions for Language) and its accompanying conference took place in Ljubljana from October 11 to 13. The main focus of the EFNIL 2023 annual conference centered on language portals and online dictionaries, exploring the general language user’s approach. The theme was “By the People, for the

1 – 13 October, Ljubljana, Slovenia We are happy to announce that the 20th Annual Conference of the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL) will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 11th, 12th and 13th October 2023. The theme of the conference is: By the People, for the People: Online Dictionaries, Language Portals, and

We are happy to inform you about three upcoming conferences that might be of interest to you.

The Directorate General for Translation demonstrated their online translation tool at a webinar exclusively for EFNIL members and organisations. EFNIL had its first event this year on the 10th of February with the kind cooperation of the European Commission. The Directorate General for Translation (DGT) had offered to demonstrate their online translation tool at a