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July 2013

Translators in demand

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The European Personnel Selection Office has launched a competition to  recruit English, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Maltese and Slovenian translators  to work for the EU institutions in Brussels and Luxembourg.

Candidates must have a university degree, a perfect command of the language of the competition (English, Danish, Dutch, French, Italian, Maltese or Slovene) and be able to
translate into that language from two EU official languages, one of which must be English, French or German.

World-class translators are central to everything the EU does. The language services of the European Union institutions have a crucial role to play in strengthening  communication and helping citizens understand the role of the EU in their  everyday lives. Working to strict deadlines, they translate political, legal,  financial, scientific and technical texts and provide wide-ranging linguistic  advice. It is intellectually challenging work with a high degree of sensitivity  and responsibility.

The closing date for all applications is 13 August 2013.

Fore more information: https://translators.eu-careers.eu

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Sun, grass and Slovene kozolec for the Oxford picnic

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Andy Murray may have won Wimbledon on 7th July, but the main news that day is that record numbers turned out in glorious weather for the annual picnic of the British-Slovene Society at the Oxford University Arboretum.15

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Some 60 people spent up to five hours enjoying perfect picnic conditions on carefully mown grass next to the traditional Slovene kozolec (hayrack), which was a gift of the new Slovenian state to Britain some 20 years ago. Staff at the Arboretum even stacked grass to dry on the kozolec – a much appreciated gesture.

The sun shone, the drinks and food gradually disappeared, balls were kicked, discs thrown and peacocks chased. Young and old chatted and lay back in the welcome shade offered by the trees of the Arboretum. The last picnickers only left when the park closed for the day.

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Lisa travelled all the way from South Wales. On her left Francis King who arranged for the kozolec to come to the Arboretum.

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Ambassador Iztok Jarc came with his family.

Slovene singing at the picnic: MOV06682

More pictures in the gallery.