The European Commission announces the 27 young winners of its 17th EU young translation contest (Juvenes Translatores) for secondary schools. The topic of this year was ‘daring to make a difference'.

Over 3 000 enthusiastic participants put their language skills to the test, choosing to translate a text between any two of the EU's 24 official languages. While English has a prominent role, of the 552 language combinations available, students from 701 schools used 155 combinations, including Romanian into Swedish and Czech into Danish.

Students participating in the contest enjoyed the opportunity to discover the fascinating world of translation. As a student from a school in Austria put it: ‘Juvenes Translatores was not only a competition for me, but an opportunity to get to know translation. An experience, a realisation which allowed me to recognise how different languages can be, but that at the core they connect us all.'

The European Commission's translators selected one winner for each EU country, as well as 247 students who received special mentions for their outstanding translations. The award ceremony will take place in Brussels, on 21 March 2024.