Door Mariëtte van Drunen en Eva Schwarzberg
In het vierde kwartaal van 2010 heeft Het directoraat-generaal Vertaling (DGT) van de Europese Commissie voor de vierde keer de vertaalwedstrijd Juvenes Translatores gehouden. De prijsuitreiking vindt volgende maand plaats in Brussel.
Winnaar
De vertaalwedstrijd voor leerlingen in het laatste jaar van het voortgezet onderwijs is in Nederland gewonnen door de Leidse gymnasiumleerlinge Eline Westra. Zij was een van ruim drieduizend leerlingen uit alle 27 lidstaten van de Europese Unie die deelnamen. In Nederland deden in 2010 zeven scholen mee aan de vertaalwedstrijd en per school mochten maximaal vijf leerlingen deelnemen. Uit alle deelnemende landen is een winnaar geselecteerd.
Juvenes Translatores
De deelnemers aan Juvenes Translatores (Latijn voor 'jonge vertalers') moesten een tekst uit een Europese taal vertalen naar hun moedertaal en Westra heeft gewonnen met haar vertaling uit het Frans. Het doel van de wedstrijd: jongeren enthousiasmeren voor talenonderwijs, zodat ze beter kunnen communiceren met mensen uit andere EU-landen en meer begrip ontwikkelen voor mensen uit andere culturen. Ook wil de EU het beroep van vertaler onder de aandacht brengen vanwege het dreigende tekort aan vertalers bij de Europese instellingen.
Brussel
Westra vertegenwoordigt Nederland tussen 6 en 8 april 2011 als alle landelijke winnaars in Brussel bijeenkomen voor de prijsuitreiking, zo staat op de website van de Europese Unie. ”Samen met een van mijn ouders en de docent ga ik drie dagen naar Brussel, waar we dan samen met alle andere landelijke winnaars een rondleiding krijgen door het Europees Parlement en vertalers aan het werk zien. Dan krijg ik nog een prijs van de Europese Commissaris van Meertaligheid maar ik heb nog geen idee wat dat is.”
Aanvullende informatie en bronnen:
Klik hier voor de originele Franse tekst en hier voor de winnende vertaling van Eline Westra.
Dit artikel is gebaseerd op de informatie in een artikel op Europa NU en van de homepage van Juvenes Translatores.
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Ombudsman criticises age discrimination by the Commission
The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has criticised the European Commission's discrimination against freelance interpreters who are older than 65. This follows a complaint from an interpreter who stopped receiving job offers after he turned 65, although he wanted to continue working.
The Ombudsman made a proposal for a friendly solution in which he asked the Commission to abandon this discriminatory policy. He also suggested that the Commission compensate the complainant. The Commission rejected his proposals. The Ombudsman has now sent a special report to the European Parliament (EP) asking it to support his position.
Mr Diamandouros said: "The European Parliament has abolished its discriminatory policies after my intervention. It is therefore even more regrettable that the Commission still discriminates against persons on grounds of age."
Background
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits discrimination on the basis of age.
The Belgian complainant worked as a freelance interpreter for more than 35 years for the European Commission and the EP. He interpreted, at conferences and meetings, from Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish, into French. In 2004, when he turned 65, he stopped receiving job offers from the two EU institutions. He turned to the Ombudsman, complaining that he was being discriminated against by the two institutions because of his age. The Ombudsman opened two separate inquiries.
The Commission confirmed that it treated freelance conference interpreters over 65 differently because it needed to give opportunities to new, young interpreters. The Ombudsman was not convinced. He accepted that different treatment on grounds of age can sometimes be justified under exceptional circumstances. In this case, however, a complete ban on giving any work to interpreters over 65 was disproportionate.
The EP accepted the Ombudsman's recommendations and changed its policies. It now bases its hiring policy solely on the professional ability of interpreters. The Commission, however, rejected his proposals to stop its policy of discrimination and to compensate the complainant. The Ombudsman therefore sent a special report to the EP stressing that unjustified age discrimination is a violation of a fundamental right. He only issues special reports for cases raising important questions of principle.
You can read the special report here.
The European Ombudsman investigates complaints about maladministration in the EU institutions and bodies. Any EU citizen, resident, or an enterprise or association in a Member State, can lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman offers a fast, flexible and free means of solving problems with the EU administration. For more information: www.ombudsman.europa.eu
Bron: Nieuwsbank.nl
Ombudsman criticises age discrimination by the Commission
The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has criticised the European Commission's discrimination against freelance interpreters who are older than 65. This follows a complaint from an interpreter who stopped receiving job offers after he turned 65, although he wanted to continue working.
The Ombudsman made a proposal for a friendly solution in which he asked the Commission to abandon this discriminatory policy. He also suggested that the Commission compensate the complainant. The Commission rejected his proposals. The Ombudsman has now sent a special report to the European Parliament (EP) asking it to support his position.
Mr Diamandouros said: "The European Parliament has abolished its discriminatory policies after my intervention. It is therefore even more regrettable that the Commission still discriminates against persons on grounds of age."
Background
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits discrimination on the basis of age.
The Belgian complainant worked as a freelance interpreter for more than 35 years for the European Commission and the EP. He interpreted, at conferences and meetings, from Dutch, English, German, Italian, and Spanish, into French. In 2004, when he turned 65, he stopped receiving job offers from the two EU institutions. He turned to the Ombudsman, complaining that he was being discriminated against by the two institutions because of his age. The Ombudsman opened two separate inquiries.
The Commission confirmed that it treated freelance conference interpreters over 65 differently because it needed to give opportunities to new, young interpreters. The Ombudsman was not convinced. He accepted that different treatment on grounds of age can sometimes be justified under exceptional circumstances. In this case, however, a complete ban on giving any work to interpreters over 65 was disproportionate.
The EP accepted the Ombudsman's recommendations and changed its policies. It now bases its hiring policy solely on the professional ability of interpreters. The Commission, however, rejected his proposals to stop its policy of discrimination and to compensate the complainant. The Ombudsman therefore sent a special report to the EP stressing that unjustified age discrimination is a violation of a fundamental right. He only issues special reports for cases raising important questions of principle.
You can read the special report here.
The European Ombudsman investigates complaints about maladministration in the EU institutions and bodies. Any EU citizen, resident, or an enterprise or association in a Member State, can lodge a complaint with the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman offers a fast, flexible and free means of solving problems with the EU administration. For more information: www.ombudsman.europa.eu
Bron: Nieuwsbank.nl
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