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PBSS Translations has now closed but we are delighted to recommend - 

Lifeline Language Services offers an extensive range of services including interpreting, voice-overs, subtitling, press-ready typesetting, proof-reading and audio language transcription as well as traditional translation.

We are leaving our links page here for a while in case you are linked to anything.

Professional Translation Associations - a selection
Association of Translation Companies (ATC)
 
-  The UK's professional organisation of translation companies
Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI)
 
-  Institute for professional translators, especially freelance; accreditation of  translator  status 
Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)
  
-  Translator membership and accreditation organisation; providers vocational  examinations for translators

French sites
AdmiFrance  -  Official site of the French Government (also in English, German and Spanish)
France Pratique  -  Excellent for all aspects of everyday life in France
Le Monde  -  On-line version of French newspaper

L'auto-entrepreneur - New small business entity (in French)

The small entrepreneur - New small business entity (in English) - UPDATED MAY 2009

European regional sites
European Union  -  The European Union on-line
European Parliament  -  Find your MEP, learn about current projects
European Commission  - Gateway to the European institutions
European Commission Press Room
- Latest news from Europe
Eurostat - European Statistics Office (in English, French and German)
European Commission Translation Service  - Directorate General for Translation (DGT)
The Euro - official site  - Very user-friendly site with masses of information about the Euro
European Central Bank  -  in Frankfurt
EU Representative Office in the UK  -  Provides information about the EU to the general public and all types of organisations
Europages
  -  European business directory
IATE  -  European Commission terminology database
EU English style guide  -  Very helpful resource for translators handling EU documentation
Euromyths  -  Challenging the British press's highly distorted coverage of the European Union

German sites
Die Welt  -  On-line version
Die Zeit  -  On-line version
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ)  -  On-line version
T-Online  -  Home of Deutsche Telekom

Business associations
West Kent Chamber of Commerce & Industry  -  Our local chamber
Business Link  -  Government funded business support organisation; regional branches throughout UK

CILT
  -  National Languages Centre promoting a greater national capability in languages

UK Government
DirectGov - UK government and public services all in one place 
Department of Trade & Industry
  -  Promotes and regulates business in the UK
British Patent Office  -  Registers trademarks, patents, brand names, etc. plus provides information on Community Trademarks
UK Information Commissioner  -  UK data/information regulator

Other
Eurocheque.com  -  The foreign cheque writer

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