natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Приветства факта, че според извършено от ЕСП проучване на удовлетвореността на потребителите, качеството и навременното предоставяне на преводи на езиците на държавите от ЕС-15 като цяло се счита за задоволително, въпреки че продължават да съществуват проблеми по отношение на техническата и правната терминология;
Welcomes the fact that the quality and timeliness of translations into the EU-15 languages, according to a client satisfaction survey carried out by the ECA, is considered generally satisfactory, although some problems persist in relation to technical and legal terminology;
Въпреки това, изразява загриженост за значително по-ниското качество на превода на езиците на десетте нови държави-членки в някои институции през 2004 г., което се дължи главно на липса на квалифицирани преводачи; отбелязва, че същевременно Комисията се е заела с проблема и че с помощта на държавите-членки всички институции са постигнали напредък при назначаването на квалифицирани преводачи;
Is concerned, however, about the considerably lower quality of the EU-10 translations in some institutions in 2004, mainly caused by a lack of qualified translators; notes that - in the meantime - the Commission has addressed the problem and that all institutions, with the help of the Member States, have made progress in recruiting qualified translators;
Призовава Комисията да организира критичен преглед на неспособността на Европейската служба за подбор на персонал (EPSO) да набере необходимия персонал от десетте нови държави-членки;
Calls on the Commission to organise a critical review of EPSO's failure to recruit the staff needed from the EU-10 countries;
Изразява принципно становище, че институциите трябва да предприемат необходимите мерки за гарантиране на високо качество на превода; следователно призовава Съвета, администрацията на Парламента и Комисията да дадат отчет относно предприетите мерки за контрол и подобряване на качеството на превода навреме за процедурата по освобождаване от отговорност за 2006 г.;
Is generally of the opinion that the institutions must take the necessary measures to guarantee a high quality standard of translations; calls on the Council, the Parliament's administration and the Commission, therefore, to report on measures taken to monitor and improve the quality of translations in time for the 2006 discharge procedure;
Призовава институциите да създадат средства за измерване на удовлетвореността на ползвателите и да извършват редовни проучвания на удовлетвореността на потребителите;
Calls on the institutions to set up tools for measuring user satisfaction ; in addition, calls for random quality checks and client satisfaction surveys to be conducted on a regular basis;
Процедури за управление на заявките за превод
Procedures for managing translation demands
Отбелязва, че ЕСП е отправила критика относно неясните процедури за подаване на заявки за преводи, както и липсата на яснота относно вида документи, които трябва или които не е необходимо да бъдат превеждани;
Notes that the ECA criticised ambiguous procedures for requesting translations, and also unclear guidelines with regard to what documents must be and need not be translated;
В тази връзка, приветства готовността на Комисията да проучи процедурата за разрешаване и подбор на заявките за превод през 2006 г.; също така изразява задоволство от факта, че през 2003 г. Съветът е изготвил списък на основните документи, като по този начин е ограничил превода на други текстове;
In this context, welcomes the Commissions readiness to address the authorisation procedure and the screening of translation requests in 2006; also welcomes that, in 2003, the Council established a list of core documents, thereby limiting the translation of other texts;
Препоръчва по-засилено използване на документи с ограничена дължина и на писмени резюмета;
Recommends that greater use be made of documents that are limited in length and written summaries;
Насърчава парламентарните комисии и делегации да предоставят текстовете само на езиците на титулярните или заместващите членове; счита, че други езикови редакции могат да се предоставят при специално искане;
Encourages parliamentary committees and delegations -whenever possible - to provide texts only in the languages of committee and delegation members and their substitutes; considers that additional language versions should be provided upon request;
Подчертава значението на комисиите, делегациите и политическите групи при изготвянето на месечните прогнози за превод
Highlights the importance of committees, delegations and political groups in the drawing up of monthly translation forecasts
Член 12, параграф 2 на Кодекса за поведение относно езиковото многообразие. ; подчертава, че в замяна ползвателите следва да бъдат осведомявани за разходите, направени вследствие на техните заявки за превод;
Article 12(2) of the Code of Conduct on Multilingualism. ; stresses that, in return, users should be informed of the costs incurred by their requests for translation;
Ефективност на преводаческия процес
Efficiency of the translation process
Призовава институциите да разработят количествени и качествени показатели за постигнатите резултати с цел улесняване на контрола на процеса на превод за управленски цели;
Calls on the institutions to develop qualitative and quantitative performance indicators with a view to facilitating the monitoring of translation processes for management purposes;
Призовава Съвета, Парламента и Комисията да използват ефективно и ефикасно вътрешните и външните ресурси, като бази данни, превод с помощта на компютърни програми, дистанционна работа и възлагане на външни изпълнители;
Calls on the Parliament, the Council and the Commission to make efficient and effective use of the internal and external resources, such as data bases, computer-assisted translations, teleworking and outsourcing;
Приветства подобряващото се сътрудничество между службите за превод на различните институции, по-специално по отношение на създаването на обща терминологична база, разработването на обща преводаческа памет и съвместно използване на ресурсите посредством проекта за балансиране на работната натовареност;
Welcomes the improving inter-institutional cooperation between the translation services of the different institutions, in particular the creation of a common terminology data base, the development of common translation memories and the sharing of resources by means of the workload-balancing-project;
Възлага на своя председател да предаде настоящата резолюция на Съвета, Комисията и Европейската сметна палата.
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors.
On 13 September 2006 the European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented its Special Report n°9/2006 concerning translation expenditures incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council to the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT).
On 13 September 2006 the European Court of Auditors (ECA) presented its Special Report n°9/2006 concerning translation expenditures incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council to the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT).
Twenty-one languages have the status of official and working languages of the European institutions.
Twenty-one languages have the status of official and working languages of the European institutions.
Each EU institution has its own translation service.
Each EU institution has its own translation service.
The institutions which, on account of their activities, have to provide the largest volume of translations are the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (approximately 70° %).
The institutions which, on account of their activities, have to provide the largest volume of translations are the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (approximately 70° %).
For practical reasons the languages most frequently used within the institutions are reduced in number, but documentation received from, and sent to Member States is in their official languages.
For practical reasons the languages most frequently used within the institutions are reduced in number, but documentation received from, and sent to Member States is in their official languages.
The translation of incoming and outgoing documents is therefore vital to the sound running of the institutions, and for communicating with Member States and their citizens.
The translation of incoming and outgoing documents is therefore vital to the sound running of the institutions, and for communicating with Member States and their citizens.
Respect for multilingualism
Respect for multilingualism
The principle of multilingualism is laid down in Articles 21, 290 and 314 of the EU Treaty is one of the key features of the European Union, which highlights cultural and linguistic diversity and ensures equal treatment of EU citizens.
The principle of multilingualism is laid down in Articles 21, 290 and 314 of the EU Treaty is one of the key features of the European Union, which highlights cultural and linguistic diversity and ensures equal treatment of EU citizens.
It guarantees citizens' right to communicate with the EU institutions in any of its official languages, thus enabling them to exercise their right of democratic control.
It guarantees citizens' right to communicate with the EU institutions in any of its official languages, thus enabling them to exercise their right of democratic control.
At the same, time the linguistic services contribute to the EU institutions remaining open and transparent to the citizens of Europe.
At the same, time the linguistic services contribute to the EU institutions remaining open and transparent to the citizens of Europe.
In Parliament the use of official languages is governed by its 'Code of Conduct on Multilingualism', updated in 2004; its Rules of Procedure stipulate that Members may speak in the official language of their choice and that interpretation into the other languages is provided.
In Parliament the use of official languages is governed by its 'Code of Conduct on Multilingualism', updated in 2004; its Rules of Procedure stipulate that Members may speak in the official language of their choice and that interpretation into the other languages is provided.
The total cost of all the linguistic services of the EU institutions, translation and interpretation combined, represent approximately 1 % of the total EU budget.
The total cost of all the linguistic services of the EU institutions, translation and interpretation combined, represent approximately 1 % of the total EU budget.
While multilingualism is an expression of the EU's cultural diversity, the increasing number of official languages calls for pragmatic solutions in the preparatory work within the institutions.
While multilingualism is an expression of the EU's cultural diversity, the increasing number of official languages calls for pragmatic solutions in the preparatory work within the institutions.
Objective of the audit
Objective of the audit
The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which the Commission, the Parliament and the Council manage their translation resources and expenditure efficiently and effectively.
The objective of the audit was to assess the extent to which the Commission, the Parliament and the Council manage their translation resources and expenditure efficiently and effectively.
The Court addressed three questions:
The Court addressed three questions:
· Is translation demand met and are there adequate procedures to avoid unnecessary translations?
· Is translation demand met and are there adequate procedures to avoid unnecessary translations?
· Are translations timely and of adequate quality for their purpose?
· Are translations timely and of adequate quality for their purpose?
· Were the institutions able to keep the cost of translations under control?
· Were the institutions able to keep the cost of translations under control?
The audit principally covered the years 2003 and 2004, but changes which occurred in 2005 as a consequence of enlargement were also taken into consideration.
The audit principally covered the years 2003 and 2004, but changes which occurred in 2005 as a consequence of enlargement were also taken into consideration.
Management of interpretation demands
Management of interpretation demands
Clear guidelines would be necessary to establish criteria for translation requests.
Clear guidelines would be necessary to establish criteria for translation requests.
However, according to the Court, none of the institutions has established consistent and clear procedures defining who can request a translation, which types of documents should be translated (when and into which languages), criteria for authorising non-mandatory translations and procedures for monitoring the enforcement of "translation policy".
However, according to the Court, none of the institutions has established consistent and clear procedures defining who can request a translation, which types of documents should be translated (when and into which languages), criteria for authorising non-mandatory translations and procedures for monitoring the enforcement of "translation policy".
Requests for translations concerning the EU-15 languages were generally met by the institutions, whereas the situation was different for the 10 new enlargement languages (EU-10) due to an insufficient number of translators from the new Member States.
Requests for translations concerning the EU-15 languages were generally met by the institutions, whereas the situation was different for the 10 new enlargement languages (EU-10) due to an insufficient number of translators from the new Member States.
None of the institutions was able to meet its targets for recruitment of staff translators and support staff for the new language units.
None of the institutions was able to meet its targets for recruitment of staff translators and support staff for the new language units.
Over recent years the institutions have managed to limit the increase in translation volume using the following measures:
Over recent years the institutions have managed to limit the increase in translation volume using the following measures:
· establishing a list of "core documents",
· establishing a list of "core documents",
· limiting the maximum length of texts,
· limiting the maximum length of texts,
· offering executive summaries in different languages rather than complete translation,
· offering executive summaries in different languages rather than complete translation,
· concentrating on translating the final version of documents,
· concentrating on translating the final version of documents,
· encourage users to exercise restraint.
· encourage users to exercise restraint.
Quality control
Quality control
The quality of translations into the EU-15 languages was generally considered to be good.
The quality of translations into the EU-15 languages was generally considered to be good.
However, the Court noticed quality problems for translations into the EU-10 languages.
However, the Court noticed quality problems for translations into the EU-10 languages.
About 90% of translations were finished within the agreed deadlines.
About 90% of translations were finished within the agreed deadlines.
At the Commission, the Directorate General for Translation (DGT) divides all translations into five categories of "translation quality types" (TQT), with a different degree of revision and/or quality evaluation according to the type of document.
At the Commission, the Directorate General for Translation (DGT) divides all translations into five categories of "translation quality types" (TQT), with a different degree of revision and/or quality evaluation according to the type of document.
In addition, some Commission DGs, such as DG Competition, systematically review the translations they receive.
In addition, some Commission DGs, such as DG Competition, systematically review the translations they receive.
The Parliament and the Council do not allocate translations to quality categories and their quality control procedures are therefore less structured.
The Parliament and the Council do not allocate translations to quality categories and their quality control procedures are therefore less structured.
As a result, revision practices vary significantly, although legislative acts are always revised by lawyer-linguists before publication.
As a result, revision practices vary significantly, although legislative acts are always revised by lawyer-linguists before publication.
In addition, the Parliament uses bi-monthly random checks to verify spelling and grammar.
In addition, the Parliament uses bi-monthly random checks to verify spelling and grammar.
None of the institutions' translation services has put in place specific tools to measure users' satisfaction or formulated procedures for handling complaints about quality.
None of the institutions' translation services has put in place specific tools to measure users' satisfaction or formulated procedures for handling complaints about quality.
Cost and efficiency of translations
Cost and efficiency of translations
In the past he institutions have calculated neither their total translation costs, not their costs per page.
In the past he institutions have calculated neither their total translation costs, not their costs per page.
For 2003 the Court estimated the full costs of translations
For 2003 the Court estimated the full costs of translations
Full costs entail, according to the Court, costs for translators, secretaries, management, service staff, planning, building, IT, and human resource management (i. e. training). at EUR 414.2 million: Commission - EUR 214.8 million, Parliament - EUR 99 million and Council - EUR 100.4 million.
Full costs entail, according to the Court, costs for translators, secretaries, management, service staff, planning, building, IT, and human resource management (i. e. training). at EUR 414.2 million: Commission - EUR 214.8 million, Parliament - EUR 99 million and Council - EUR 100.4 million.
The average cost per page was EUR 166.37: Commission - EUR 150.2, Parliament - EUR 149.7 and Council - EUR 251.8.
The average cost per page was EUR 166.37: Commission - EUR 150.2, Parliament - EUR 149.7 and Council - EUR 251.8.
External translations were approximately 30% cheaper than in-house translations.
External translations were approximately 30% cheaper than in-house translations.
In general, the institutions did not produce sufficient indicators and management information to monitor the translation process.
In general, the institutions did not produce sufficient indicators and management information to monitor the translation process.
Given the character of its (political) work, reliable forecasts of demand are difficult to estimate in the Parliament and the Council.
Given the character of its (political) work, reliable forecasts of demand are difficult to estimate in the Parliament and the Council.
It seems to be common practice that translators decide on the use of IT-tools (computer assisted translation), research tools and voice recognition software themselves.
It seems to be common practice that translators decide on the use of IT-tools (computer assisted translation), research tools and voice recognition software themselves.
Productivity, defined as the number of standard pages translated internally per internal translator ("full time equivalent" = FTE), fluctuates widely from one language division to another and from one institution to another
Productivity, defined as the number of standard pages translated internally per internal translator ("full time equivalent" = FTE), fluctuates widely from one language division to another and from one institution to another
The productivity of the EU translation services is considered lower than in the private sector
The productivity of the EU translation services is considered lower than in the private sector
See also PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Comité Economique et Social (CES) & Comité des Régions (CdR), "Analyse comparative de la productivité des départements de traduction des institutions européennes", Bruxelles, 4 août 2000, p.
See also PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Comité Economique et Social (CES) & Comité des Régions (CdR), "Analyse comparative de la productivité des départements de traduction des institutions européennes", Bruxelles, 4 août 2000, p.
24: "Il est à noter que la productivité d'un traducteur d'un établissement privé tourne aux environs de 8 à 10 pages par jour sans tenir compte de la production via "Translation Memory" (une page correspondant à 350 mots)" (350 words = 2 100 characters = 1,4 standard pages). .
24: "Il est à noter que la productivité d'un traducteur d'un établissement privé tourne aux environs de 8 à 10 pages par jour sans tenir compte de la production via "Translation Memory" (une page correspondant à 350 mots)" (350 words = 2 100 characters = 1,4 standard pages). .
The productivity of the Commission DGT (approximately 5 pages a day) was slightly lower than the Parliament's translation service.
The productivity of the Commission DGT (approximately 5 pages a day) was slightly lower than the Parliament's translation service.
The lower productivity can to some extent be explained by the Commission's role as initiator of the legislative process.
The lower productivity can to some extent be explained by the Commission's role as initiator of the legislative process.
The Council's productivity was systematically lower than that of the Commission and the Parliament, due to a high share of legislative documents requiring particular attention and highly fluctuating demand.
The Council's productivity was systematically lower than that of the Commission and the Parliament, due to a high share of legislative documents requiring particular attention and highly fluctuating demand.
The institutions did not dispose of a comparable set of performance indicators which would allow monitoring the translation process in the institutions in the same way.
The institutions did not dispose of a comparable set of performance indicators which would allow monitoring the translation process in the institutions in the same way.
Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council
Special Report No 9/2006 of the European Court of Auditors concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council
CONT 26.4.2007
CONT 26.4.2007
Alexander Stubb 20.6.2006
Alexander Stubb 20.6.2006
Jean-Pierre Audy, Herbert Bösch, Paulo Casaca, Antonio De Blasio, Szabolcs Fazakas, Christofer Fjellner, Ingeborg Gräßle, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Jan Mulder, Francesco Musotto, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Alexander Stubb
Jean-Pierre Audy, Herbert Bösch, Paulo Casaca, Antonio De Blasio, Szabolcs Fazakas, Christofer Fjellner, Ingeborg Gräßle, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Jan Mulder, Francesco Musotto, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Alexander Stubb
Daniel Caspary, Edit Herczog, Bill Newton Dunn, Paul Rübig, Margarita Starkevičiūtė
Daniel Caspary, Edit Herczog, Bill Newton Dunn, Paul Rübig, Margarita Starkevičiūtė
Monica Maria Iacob Ridzi
Monica Maria Iacob Ridzi
(Опростена процедура – член 43, параграф 1 от Правилника за дейността)
(Simplified procedure – Rule 43(1) of the Rules of Procedure)
PE 386.420v02-00
PE 386.420v01-00
– като взе предвид предложението за решение на Съвета и на Комисията ( COM(2007)0007 ),
– having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission decision ( COM(2007)0007 ),
– като взе предвид Споразумението за партньорство и сътрудничество с Украйна (9108/2004),
– having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Ukraine (9108/2004),
– като взе предвид Договора за ЕО и по-специално член 44, параграф 2, последното изречение на член 47, параграф 2 и член 55, член 57, параграф 2, член 71, член 80, параграф 2, членове 93, 94, 133 и 181a, във връзка с второто изречение на член 300, параграф 2,
– having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 44(2), the last sentence of Article 47(2), and Articles 55, 57(2), 71, 80(2), 93, 94, 133 and 181a, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2),