The Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) translates texts for the European Commission into and out of the EU's 24 official languages, and a few others when needed. The department deals exclusively with written texts. Responsibilities translate laws, policy papers, reports, correspondence, etc. drafted by or sent to the Commission help the Commission communicate with the public, thereby helping citizens understand EU policies edit original documents drafted by Commission authors advise Commission departments on language and on managing multilingual websites ensure correct terminology in all official EU languages, as documented in the interinstitutional database Interactive Terminology for Europe - IATE Leadership and organisation European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Acting Director-General Christos Ellinides External links – homepage of the DGT Translation Language policy of the European Union Translation organizations