1. Interpretation 1 Riga 12 October 2012 Ann D’haen-Bertier Latvian in the EU The perspective of interpretation

2. Interpretation 2 DG SCIC: The General Picture Inter-institutional service: "our clients": Commission, Council, EESC, CDR, Presidencies, Agencies Resources: approx 800 staff (+/- 600 interpreters) list of some 3000 freelance on inter-institutional list Yearly output: approx 115 000 days; of which nearly 55 000 ACI contract days (50 %) Daily: 50-60 meetings; 600-900 interpreters assigned Comparison: UN 11 %; EP and EC and ECJ approx 80 % Interinstitutional cooperation with EP and CoJ

3. Interpretation 3 Multilingualism: our "daily bread" Official EU languages (23) + accession + candidate countries Co-official or regional languages (ES, UK) Other languages: eg of EU trading partners, sign language Hence: High level of complexity

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6. 6  Ensure adequate resources to meet demand ("aging", new interpreters )  Ensure quality (monitoring, training, terminology…)  Keep up with new developments and technologies Challenges

7. Interpretation 7 Latvian interpretation in the EU: a success story Resources: 2004: 4 staff,3 temporary agents and 34 freelance 2012: 12 staff and 60 freelance (22 Brussels based) Language cover: Beginning: DE and EN mostly Now: 10 passive languages: FR, NL, IT, SV, PL, NOR, RU Increased demand satisfaction: Early years: approx 50 % (2007: 63 %) 2012: 98 % Steady rise in demand over years: in 2010: 2494 days in 2011: 2956 days in 2012 first semester: 1774 days

8. Interpretation Council League Table 1st Semester 2012 i-slots*% dem. 1EN7289100 2DE6816100 3FR6787100 4IT6099100 5ES5996100 6NL3517100 7PT3509100 8EL335398 9LV313597 10PL310299 11SL304689 i-slots% dem. 12CS293992 13BG291694 14RO290094 15SK280794 16LT263184 17SV259196 18DA252398 19FI218095 20MT211684 21ET202888 22HU177099 * i-slot = interpretation slot = ½ day interpretation

9. Interpretation 9 Succes has many fathers … Close cooperation and solid training by university of Latvia SCIC support: Pedagogical assistance Bursaries Grants for univerities Regular contacts and support from Latvian authorities Feedback ad hoc information sessions and conferences The Presidency: SCIC's input