The Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) is an EU agency based in Luxembourg City.

• Provide language services to decentralized EU bodies (mainly agencies), as well as institutions where necessary, on the basis of a cooperation agreement signed with each client.

• Contribute to interinstitutional cooperation between the different translation services in the EU with the aim of streamlining working methods and harmonizing procedures.

As part of its function, the Centre manages IATE, the largest terminology database in the world, on behalf of the EU institutions.

The Chairman of the Management Board is Christos ELLINIDES, Director-General of the Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission.