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Topic: Eurojargon


In the News (Thu 16 Feb 12)

  
  EUROPA - The EU at a glance - Eurojargon
People within the EU institutions and in the media dealing with EU affairs often use 'eurojargon' words and expressions that they alone understand.
Eurojargon can be very confusing to the general public, which is why we have written this “plain language guide” to help you.
Should you have any comments regarding the usefulness of this guide, or if you think certain eurojargon terms should be included in it, let us know by filling out one of our forms.
europa.eu /abc/eurojargon/index_en.htm   (5557 words)

  
  Amazon.com: Eurojargon: Books: Anne Ramsay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eurojargon explains the meaning of more than 3,000 acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets used across the European Union to identify European projects, schemes, and agencies (often used to avoid the problem of translation): many have crept into everyday use over recent years and have become almost a language in themselves.
Eurojargon is an attempt to bring together those used within the context of the EU.
Eurojargon is aimed at a wide range of user-specialist consultants in EU information, academics and students, information specialists, economists and, politicians.
www.amazon.com /Eurojargon-Anne-Ramsay/dp/1579582745   (697 words)

  
 Cultivate Interactive Issue 3: Book Review: EUROJARGON
Eurospeak, eurojargon, eurobabble (call it what you want) can be very tiresome to comprehend and quick definitions are often impossible to find.
Eurojargon [1] is an attempt to give us Europeans a head start in understanding what is being talked about by people in and out of suits in Europe.
Eurojargon markets itself at "specialist consultants in EU information, academics, documentalists, librarians, journalists, local authority staff, civil servants, economist and politicians." A long list of people to please but it does its job well.
www.cultivate-int.org /issue3/review   (776 words)

  
 EU Presidency 2004 Website > Youth > EU4U > Jargon Buster - Why Eurospeak?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Some jargon is inevitable and useful, but people in EU institutions and in the media dealing with EU affairs sometimes use a large amount of "eurojargon" which baffles outsiders.
Eurojargon and eurospeak are often used to avoid the problem of translation.
There is even a eurojargon dictionary, which explains the meaning of more than 3,000 acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets (nicknames) used in EU projects, schemes, and agencies.
www.eu2004.ie /content/index.asp?sNavlocator=3,243,249   (307 words)

  
 EUROPA - De EU in het kort - Eurojargon
Eurojargon kan erg verwarrend zijn voor het grote publiek, en daarom hebben wij deze "verklarende gids" opgesteld die hopelijk nuttig voor u is.
Zij stelt wetgeving, beleidsmaatregelen en actieprogramma's voor en is verantwoordelijk voor de tenuitvoerlegging van de besluiten van het Parlement en de Raad.
De Europese Unie is eveneens een vrijhandelszone, maar zij is veel meer dan dat: zij is gebaseerd op een proces van economische en politieke integratie, met een gemeenschappelijke besluitvorming op talrijke beleidsgebieden.
www.europa.eu.int /abc/eurojargon/index_nl.htm   (5892 words)

  
 Eurojargon by at Smarter.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eurojargon is an attempt to bring together those used within the context of the EU.

Some have been...
Eurojargon is an attempt to bring together those used within the context of the EU.

Some have been included that are from a wider context that that of the EU, such as European associations and organizations recognized by the EU.
The sixth edition of Eurojargon contains a large number of additional entries as well as updated information on those included in earlier editions.

Eurojargon is aimed at a wide range of user-specialist consultants in EU information, academics and students, information specialists, economists and, politicians.
www.smarter.com /eurojargon---pd--ch-1--pi-560803.html   (362 words)

  
 European Voice
Eurojargon is a newly updated, extremely comprehensive dictionary of over 5,000 European Union acronyms, abbreviations and terminology.
Its aim is to explain the jargon used by and about the EU institutions and to define obscure terms.
Eurojargon is offered to UACES members at a special 20% discount on listed price.
www.uaces.org /B213.htm   (149 words)

  
 Abebooks Search Results - Eurojargon
Eurojargon is an attempt to bring together those used within the context of the EU.This sixth edition of Eurojargon contains a large number of additional entries as well as updated information on those included in earlier editions.
Eurojargon explains the meaning of more than 3,000 acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets used across the European Union to identify European projects, schemes, and agencies (often used to avoid the problem of translation).
Eurojargon explains the meaning of more than 3,000 acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets used across the European Union to identify European projects, schem 1579582745.
www.abebooks.co.uk /search/sortby/3/kn/Eurojargon   (1242 words)

  
 European Union Library Resource Center: Glossary
Eurojargon Europa: "People in the EU institutions and in the media dealing with EU affairs are in the bad habit of using words and expressions that they alone understand.
Because outsiders cannot understand it, eurojargon is very unhelpful to ordinary people, and the EU institutions are trying to cut it out."
From the glossary perspective, the site's Readings in Nomenclatures page may be a useful starting point for getting a handle on international statistical classifications.
www.library.uiuc.edu /edx/EU/glossary.htm   (363 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Eurojargon: A Dictionary of European Union Acronyms, Abbreviations and Sobriquets: Books: Anne Ramsay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Eurojargon explains the meaning of more than 3,000 acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets used across the European Union to identify European projects, schemes, and agencies (often used to avoid the problem of translation): many have crept into everyday use over recent years and have become almost a language in themselves.
Eurojargon is an attempt to bring together those used within the context of the EU.
This sixth edition of Eurojargon contains a large number of additional entries as well as updated information on those included in earlier editions.
www.amazon.co.uk /Eurojargon-Dictionary-European-Abbreviations-Sobriquets/dp/1579582745   (467 words)

  
 Anne Ramsay, Anne Fla Ramsay, Anne Eurojargon Ramsay Eurojargon (A Dictionary of the European Union Acronyms, ...
Anne Ramsay, Anne Fla Ramsay, Anne Eurojargon Ramsay Eurojargon (A Dictionary of the European Union Acronyms, Abbreviations and Sobriquets)
Anne Ramsay, Anne Fla Ramsay, Anne Eurojargon Ramsay Eurojargon (A Dictionary of the European Union Acronyms, Abbreviations and Sobriquets)
Eurojargon is aimed at a wide range of user-specialist consultants in EU information, academics and students, information specialists, economists and, politicians.
www.schwartzbooks.com /cgi-bin/item/1579582745   (493 words)

  
 SCIC News - Jargon Watch
If it is true that English and French are the driving forces in the development of Eurospeak, the other languages nonetheless follow suit and produce their own gibberish.
A plain Language guide to Eurojargon: People in the EU institutions and in the media dealing with EU affairs are in the bad habit of using words and expressions that they alone understand.
Because outsiders cannot understand it, eurojargon is very unhelpful to ordinary people, and the EU institutions are trying to avoid using it in information for the general public.
scic.cec.eu.int /scicnews/jargon/jargon.htm   (234 words)

  
 EU2007.de - Glossary
Those who deal with European policy on a daily basis soon become accustomed to using a large number of specialized words and expressions which the general public does not understand.
To help you overcome this problem, we would like to refer you to the European Commission's "Eurojargon" guide.
These can be found in a separate EU glossary containing around 220 terms relating to European integration and the institutions and activities of the European Union.
www.eu2007.de /en/About_the_EU/Glossary   (167 words)

  
 Eurojargon
Eurojargon explains the meaning of over 3000 acronyms, abbreviations and sobriquets used across the EU to identify European Projects, Schemes, and Agencies (used to avoid the problem of translation).
This document is unique as it cites the source references to official texts (where appropriate).
Eurojargon sells widely to the European Commission, to members of the European Parliament, journalists, translators, government departments, local authorities, lecturers, libraries of all types, chambers of commerce, business support organisations, voluntary sector bodies and private sector companies in all parts of industry.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/cpi_ltd/eurojarg.htm   (141 words)

  
 David Rowan: A Glossary for the Nineties: Chapter 16 - Eurojargon
David Rowan: A Glossary for the Nineties: Chapter 16 - Eurojargon
A Glossary for the Nineties: Chapter 16 - Eurojargon
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www.davidrowan.com /1998/01/glossary-for-nineties-chapter-16.html   (1647 words)

  
 FT.com / World / Europe - EU launches an attack on 'eurojargon'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
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The Brussels body, saddled with a woeful reputation for communication, announced measures to sharpen its message and banish "eurojargon".
However, despite the pledge to cut back on the sometimes baffling eurojargon, old habits clearly die hard.
www.ft.com /cms/s/ef793aa8-f984-11d9-81f3-00000e2511c8.html   (449 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Eurojargon : a dictionary of European Union acronyms, abbreviations, and sobriquets
Eurojargon : a dictionary of European Union acronyms, abbreviations, and sobriquets
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worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/af7fd9480dea8615a19afeb4da09e526.html   (61 words)

  
 Bulgarian Translator's Blog: EU wordsmith lifts lid on eurojargon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Bulgarian Translator's Blog: EU wordsmith lifts lid on eurojargon
EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Poor translations of EU jargon can alienate ordinary people, with EU translators' increasing reliance on the internet raising the risk of mistakes, European Commission terminologist Alex Andersen told EUobserver.
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www.ivaylo.com /blogger/2006/04/eu-wordsmith-lifts-lid-on-eurojargon.html   (612 words)

  
 European Information Services - writing, editing, newsletters, booklets, guides, directories - Eurojargon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I have significant experience of writing and editing, having produced a range of materials including newsletters, booklets, guides and directories.
I have also produced a number of articles for the Commission's website, mainly profiling people involved in some way with 'Europe'.
I have also edited the new (7th) edition of Eurojargon - a dictionary of EU terminology, last published in 2000 - which I intend to publish in cooperation with the European Information Association during 2003.
www.lightoneurope.com /WRITING.HTM   (282 words)

  
 Eurojargon
"Eurojargon is a comprehensive, easy-to-use dictionary of 'Eurospeak', containing more than 5,000 acronyms, abbreviations and other EU-related terms.
"Eurojargon's breadth of coverage is unmatched and the inclusion of addresses, URLs and references to official texts - from which further information can be obtained - makes it a unique work of reference."
Available only to current students, faculty and staff of The University of Tulsa.
www.lib.utulsa.edu /databases/descriptions/EURO.asp   (135 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Eurojargon: A Dictionary of EEC Acronyms, Abbreviations and Sobriquets: Books: Anne Ramsay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Amazon.com: Eurojargon: A Dictionary of EEC Acronyms, Abbreviations and Sobriquets: Books: Anne Ramsay
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If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it has become available.
www.amazon.com /Eurojargon-Dictionary-Acronyms-Abbreviations-Sobriquets/dp/0906011574   (420 words)

  
 SCICNEWS Nr 87 - 15 December 2004 - Siteseeing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
David Monkcom (DG PRESS) has pointed out that the article we published on ‘Eurojargon’ in
SN 85 was misleading, in that it referred to (and quoted from) “an extensive glossary of terms relating to the institutions and integration” as being part of Eurojargon.
In fact, this glossary is available via a link, and is not part of Eurojargon proper.
scic.cec.eu.int /scicnews/2004/041215/news10.htm   (86 words)

  
 European Union
Sometimes you may need to consult a glossary for help with definitions of unfamiliar terminology.
See also Eurojargon: A Dictionary of European Union Acronyms, Abbreviations and Sobriquets (6th edition) INTL KJE926.5.R35 2000.
If you have questions on research European Union law, please feel free to contact the Wolff Library reference desk at 202-662-4195 or by email: intlref@law.georgetown.edu.
www.ll.georgetown.edu /intl/guides/EuropeanUnion.cfm   (2842 words)

  
 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002276081
Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2002276081
Publisher description for Eurojargon : a dictionary of European Union acronyms, abbreviations, and sobriquets / edited by Anne Ramsay.
Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog
www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0653/2002276081-d.html   (231 words)

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