On 30 November, the Association of Hungarian Translators and Interpreters (MFTE) hosted FIT Europe’s general meeting in Budapest, welcoming representatives from various European FIT member associations. To kick off the day, our president gave a presentation showcasing the Regional Centre’s work over the past three years, followed by a spirited debate on issues concerning our member
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The Union of Translators and Interpreters of the Czech Republic (JTP) alerted FIT to the Czech government’s proposal to replace human interpreters with unsupervised AI machine interpreting in immigration and legal settings. Concerned that this could set a precedent for other governments to prioritise perceived cost savings over best practices and service quality, the FIT
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Registration is now open for the CEATL’s European Conference on Literary Translation, with FIT and FIT Europe as partners in the event. 2-4 October 2024, in Strasbourg, France, and online Full programme and registration platform here: https://www.ceatl.eu/achievements/strasbourg-conference
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On 20 October, after three years of meeting online owing to the pandemic, we were finally able to meet in person when FIT Europe held its annual general meeting (AGM) in Athens. Believe me when I say the atmosphere was buzzing with the anticipation and joy of getting back together! The Panhellenic Association of Translators (PEM) hosted
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The 2nd Conference for Translation & Interpreting Professionals, a landmark event in the Greek language industry, was held on 20–21 October 2023 on the premises of the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA) in the heart of Athens. Co-hosted by the Panhellenic Association of Translators (PEM), the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting (DFLTI) of Ionian
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