Following a call for tender, the Hellenic Parliament selected Haris Ghinos of ELIT Language Services as its exclusive interpretation provider during the last Greek EU Presidency.

As consultant interpreter, I organised and oversaw interpretation services throughout this complex project, ensuring that the service provided for the high-level meetings organised by the Hellenic Parliament was of the highest quality.

As Chief Interpreter, I led teams of conference interpreters for the high-level conferences of the Parliamentary Dimension. I also coordinated teams of interpreters assigned by DG INTE of the European Parliament and by various national parliaments.

The highlight of the Parliamentary Dimension was the prestigious Inter-parliamentary Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Defence and Security Policy (CSDP), in the presence of Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. I coordinated the simultaneous interpretation for multiple parallel sessions as well as an on-site translation team.

This collaboration with the Hellenic Parliament – and with most other Government agencies – confirmed that when it’s quality that counts, ELIT Language Services is the preferred interpretation services provider for the region’s most demanding clients.