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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.

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


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Webinar

Beyond Translation: Strategic AI Integration for Non-Linguistic Operations in LSPs

This session explores an often-overlooked frontier: the use of AI beyond linguistic tasks to enhance the operational backbone of Language Service Providers (LSPs).
Posted on Oct 28, 2025

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Meet the Board

Meet Your New Board of Director Members:
Maii Abdel-Wahab, ELIA Treasurer

Continuing on with the ELIA Board of Directors interview series: next up is Maii Abdel-Wahab, Business Relationship Manager at Arabize.
Posted on Oct 27, 2025

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Discussion Group

ELIA Online Discussion Groups

ELIA’s new Online Discussion Groups bring Members together for candid, small-group conversations about the real challenges and opportunities shaping the language industry. Each one-hour meeting is limited...
Posted on Oct 22, 2025

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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.


 

Focus on Project Management 2025

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

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Together 2026

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

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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.

Gregor Medvešček

Head of Sales and Marketing, Translat

Our Newest Members

Born from six European language service companies, today ELIA has 175 members from around the world.


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