Brussels, 25/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - The winners of “Juvenes Translatores”, the EU translation contest for secondary schools, received their awards on Thursday 25 March, in Brussels, from Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth. One pupil from each of the 27 member states was given a trophy and a certificate for producing the best translation from their country. This is the third time that the European Commission has organised this competition. This year, there were 2,200 entries to the competition. “The overall high standard of the translations and the 30% increase in participation compared with last year show that young people are increasingly keen to learn languages”, the commissioner said. (I.L./transl.jl)