European Language Industry Association

Our Mission in Short

What We Do

Our mission is to accelerate your business success

ELIA is the European not-for-profit trade association of language service companies with a mission to accelerate our members‘ business success. Founded in 2005, we have become the leading trade association for the language services industry in Europe.

We are committed to delivering, benefits, events and initiatives with a single goal in mind: to help language service companies grow. This means providing hyper-relevant opportunities for you and your company to learn, network and develop best practice together, while representing the interests of the language industry as a whole.

At ELIA we strive to maintain the welcoming and open environment the association has become famous for, where our members feel like part of a growing family all strengthening the industry together.

Tips & Announcements

Our Latest News

Keep up to date with the latest news and events from ELIA Association.

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The Voices Behind the Words: Member Spotlight with Jakov Miličević, CEO at Verbosari

Welcome back to "The Voices Behind the Words: Member Spotlight" – our interview series shining a light on the diverse stories and experiences of our members.
Posted on Nov 12, 2024

Building Bridges: ELIA at the LIND and EMT Meeting to Strengthen Industry-Academia Collaboration

Last week, Diego Cresceri, one of our Directors of the Board, represented ELIA at the joint meeting of the LIND (Language Industry Expert Group) and EMT (European Master in Translation) groups.
Posted on Oct 29, 2024

The Voices Behind the Words: Member Spotlight with Kostas Samaras, Managing Director of L.T.E.S.

Welcome back to "The Voices Behind the Words: Member Spotlight" – our interview series shining a light on the diverse stories and experiences of our members.
Posted on Oct 08, 2024

Upcoming Events

Our events allow members to benefit from the massive pool of expertise and networking connections within the industry.

Focus on Project Management 2024

Come join ELIA’s Focus on Project Management and unlock your project management potential! Our three-day...

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Together 2025

Together is ELIA’s initiative dedicated to bringing together freelance language professionals and language...

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Focus on Executives 2025

The 9th edition of ELIA’s Focus on Executives brings industry leaders together in a relaxed atmosphere...

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Thoughts of Our Members

Latest Testimonials

Over the years we have brought exceptional value to our members. Hear their opinions below.

The wealth of knowledge, resources, and networking opportunities provided by ELIA has empowered us to elevate our services to new heights. (...) The impact of ELIA on our agency's development cannot be overstated, and we look forward to continuing this fruitful partnership for years to come.

Marija Jestrić

Director of International Sales, Alkemist

Besides being able to connect and find partners, we acquired an insight into best practices and, as a result, upgraded and improved our processes which yielded a 90% growth or our turnover in 2015. We have gained a lot by becoming an ELIA member.