Mapping public service interpreting and translation (PSIT): the EU work package on PSIT and languages of lesser diffusion (LLD) in the European Master’s in Translation Network

Multilingualism is one of the fundamental pillars of the European Union (EU) (Treaty of Rome 1958), recognized and enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (European Union 2000) as the right of any person who is an EU national to use any of the 24 official languages to communicate with EU institutions.It guarantees that those institutions respond in the same language.Moreover, this right guarantees the cultural and linguistic diversity of the EU and makes them an essential part of its cultural heritage.In fact, EU language policy is based on three main objectives: 1. Communicating with citizens in their own language; 2. Protecting Europe's rich linguistic diversity; and 3. Promoting language learning in Europe.To achieve these objectives, several instruments and strategies have been put in place in EU member countries: encouraging and promoting language learning, having a strong body of professional translators and interpreters to facilitate communication between their multilingual institutions and the member states, and developing their own language technologies to promote communication across language barriers.How to cite this article?