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The HINTS network

HINTS is a network of Heads of INTerpreting Services. It is composed of representatives of interpreting services of national and international organisations.

Members meet twice a year on an informal basis to share and discuss interpreting-related issues and examine cooperation possibilities in this field. They also advise and help each other concerning urgent questions and keep in touch electronically.

Mission Statement

The HINTS network is composed of representatives of interpreting services of national and international organisations whose aim it is to exchange best practices and information at a mainly operational level in areas such as interpreters’ working conditions, the recruitment of free-lance interpreters, technical set-ups for meetings with interpreting and professional development activities for the interpreting community. It also serves as a network to provide mutual assistance in case of operational constraints.

HINTS is an informal network at an operational level committed to find solutions for the highest quality standards of the service provided by interpreters but has no vocation to take strategic decisions committing the organisations or institutions of its members.

Current Member Organisations

	African Development Bank
	Council of Europe
	EUROCONTROL
	European Commission
	European Court of Justice
	European Parliament
	European Patent Office
	Food and Agriculture Organization
	German Federal Foreign Office
	German Federal Ministry of Defence
	Government of Canada
	International Labour Organization
	International Monetary Fund
	Italian Parliament
	Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office
	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
	Nato Defense College
	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	Secretariat of the Pacific Community
	State Department
	UNESCO
	World Bank Group
	World Health Organization
	World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa
	World Intellectual Property Organization
	World Trade Organization

HINTS declarations

HINTS may adopt declarations on interpreting-related issues. The following Declarations relate to:
- the next generation of interpreters (Brussels Declaration, September 2025).
- the use of Generative AI Tools (Strasbourg Declaration, April 2023).
- Interpreter Confidentiality (Rome Conclusions, October 2019).
- the Use of Social Media (Geneva Declaration, October 2011).
- Training of Conference Interpreters (Munich Declaration, October 2008).