EU translation rates (EN-DA)
Thread poster: RS Linguisti (X)
RS Linguisti (X)
RS Linguisti (X)
Denmark
Local time: 14:59
English to Danish
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Jan 9, 2021

Hello,

I did some googling on this and it seems that the threads on this subject are rather old so I thought I'd ask around.

I have been doing EU translation for one of the big agencies the last few months. I don't know if it is outsourced to one or more agencies at this moment?

Initially, I was offered ~30 EUR/page (which I guess is around 250 words?), which I just managed to renegotiate to ~34 EUR/page. This is for regular EU texts, not trademark, which I
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Hello,

I did some googling on this and it seems that the threads on this subject are rather old so I thought I'd ask around.

I have been doing EU translation for one of the big agencies the last few months. I don't know if it is outsourced to one or more agencies at this moment?

Initially, I was offered ~30 EUR/page (which I guess is around 250 words?), which I just managed to renegotiate to ~34 EUR/page. This is for regular EU texts, not trademark, which I have understood is a bit lower.

Anyone wants to share what a normal price is/how much they get? I am of course particularly interested in EN-DA but also in what the rates for other languages are/if they are similar.

Thanks!
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 13:59
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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@Rasmus Jan 10, 2021

A range of the rates paid by the European Commission and other EU institutions and agencies is publicly available (though not very easy to find unless you already know where to go), as well as the name of the winners of that particular open procedure (please regard lot 9).

34 EUR/page
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A range of the rates paid by the European Commission and other EU institutions and agencies is publicly available (though not very easy to find unless you already know where to go), as well as the name of the winners of that particular open procedure (please regard lot 9).

34 EUR/page seems quite good:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/trad19_list_of_contractors_.pdf

Good luck!
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Joakim Braun
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Sweden
Local time: 14:59
German to Swedish
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Good Jan 10, 2021

34 euros per 250-275 words (EN/FR/DE to SV) is about what I charged when doing EU translations 5-10 years ago. Since then prices have dropped considerably, ending my interest. So in today's environment this looks like a good rate. Of course with EU text the difficulty level varies enormously.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
 
RS Linguisti (X)
RS Linguisti (X)
Denmark
Local time: 14:59
English to Danish
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Thanks Jan 11, 2021

Thanks for the replies so far.

@Teresa, would you happen to know where the list for Parliament is to be found?


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Portugal
Local time: 13:59
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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@Rasmus Jan 11, 2021

RS Linguistics wrote:

Thanks for the replies so far.

@Teresa, would you happen to know where the list for Parliament is to be found?


I'm not sure, I'll try to find out... It will be helpful if you happen to know which open procedure it was?


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 13:59
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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@Rasmus Jan 11, 2021

Apparently, the EP is not as transparent as the EC. They publish in the OJ an annual list of all the contractors, translation agencies included, with a value greater than 15.000 EUR, but only the total amount awarded each year not the rate per page. If you email me ([email protected]) the agency name I could try finding out more...

Pl
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Apparently, the EP is not as transparent as the EC. They publish in the OJ an annual list of all the contractors, translation agencies included, with a value greater than 15.000 EUR, but only the total amount awarded each year not the rate per page. If you email me ([email protected]) the agency name I could try finding out more...

Please check this: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/contracts-and-grants/en/public-procurement/contracts-awarded

[Edited at 2021-01-11 13:32 GMT]
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RS Linguisti (X)
RS Linguisti (X)
Denmark
Local time: 14:59
English to Danish
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TOPIC STARTER
2020 Jan 11, 2021

Teresa Borges wrote:

RS Linguistics wrote:

Thanks for the replies so far.

@Teresa, would you happen to know where the list for Parliament is to be found?


I'm not sure, I'll try to find out... It will be helpful if you happen to know which open procedure it was?


Thank you so much.. I think it started early 2020 so it probably took place in 2019


 


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