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European Language Industry Association

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.
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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.

We are delighted to announce that we are returning to our roots as we welcome back ELIA
as the acronym for the European Language Industry Association in 2023.

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Our Latest News

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


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3 Ways to Stay Updated With The Latest Industry Trends & Changes

Keeping up to date with the latest trends and changes in the Language Industry is critical to ensuring your Language Service Company stays competitive and relevant. But how do you know where to source...
Posted on May 24, 2023

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World Day of Cultural Diversity

May 21 marks World Cultural Diversity Day, a day that celebrates the diverse cultures, traditions, and languages that make our world so beautiful and unique.
Posted on May 19, 2023

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Multilingual Marketing and the Power of Language

As a translator or interpreter, you know better than anyone the importance of language in communication. But did you know that the words you choose can have a significant impact on the success of your marketing campaigns?
Posted on May 12, 2023

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Come to Meet Us

Upcoming Events

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


 

Networking Days 2023

Networking Days is the perfect opportunity for language industry professionals to come together, discuss...

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Focus on Project Management 2023

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

Together 2024

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

Execs 2024

The 8th 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.


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.

Gregor Medvešček

Head of Sales and Marketing, Translat

My business has grown 40% in the last 3 years of coming to Elia conferences.

Tea Dietterich

CEO, 2M Language Services

Our Newest Members

Born from six European language service companies, today ELIA has 231 members from around the world.


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