Frontmatter -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Overviews of Languages and Cultures in Contact -- Chapter 1. The Translation Service in the European Parliament -- Chapter 2. Multilingualism and the Interpretation of Languages in Contact -- Chapter 3. The Use of Anglicisms in Contemporary French -- Chapter 4. Translation of EU Legal Texts -- Chapter 5. European Affairs: The Writer, the Translator and the Reader -- Part 2: The Making of a Single European Voice -- Chapter 6. The Contribution of Freelance Translators -- Chapter 7. Translation and Computerisation at the EU Parliament -- Chapter 8. Translating Transparency in the EU Commission -- Chapter 9. Helping the Journalist to Translate for the Reader -- Part 3: The Debate Between Insiders and Outsiders -- Chapter 10. Linguistic Interpenetration or Cultural Contamination? -- Chapter 11. Equivalences or Divergences in Legal Translation? -- Chapter 12. Opaque or User-friendly Language? -- Chapter 13. Round Table on Multilingualism: Barrier or Bridge? -- Chapter 14. Conclusions -- Appendix: The European Community's Language Charter -- Index of Names