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Juvenes Translatores – 2026-2027 contest

What is Juvenes Translatores?

Each year since 2007, the European Commission’s DG Translation has run the Juvenes Translatores contest in schools across the EU. This translation contest gives young people a taste of what it’s like to be a translator, encourages them to learn foreign languages, and may inspire some of them to become professional translators.

Key dates

  1. 1 September – 12 October 2026
    Registration of schools
    • Opens on 1 September at 12:00 (Brussels time)
    • Closes on 12 October at 23:59 (Brussels time)
  2. 15 October 2026
    Publication of the selected schools list
  3. 15 October – 10 November 2026
    Registration of students
    • Opens on 15 October at 12:00 (Brussels time)
    • Closes on 10 November at 23:59 (Brussels time)
  4. 26 November 2026
    Contest day
    • Starts at 10:00 (Brussels time)
    • Ends at 12:00 (Brussels time)
  5. 11 February 2027
    Announcement of winners
  6. 8-10 April 2027
    3-day trip to Brussels for the award ceremony

Who can take part in this year’s contest?

Secondary school students born in 2009.

Around 3,000 teenagers from over 700 secondary schools participate every year.

Tutorial on how to register participants

 

Useful documents

Source texts for translation
  • General information
  • 21 November 2025
Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation
English
(128.92 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (BG)
    (100.98 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (ES)
    (121.12 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (CS)
    (169.52 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (DA)
    (119.28 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (DE)
    (128.71 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (ET)
    (86.49 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (EL)
    (128.82 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (FR)
    (129.33 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (GA)
    (112.97 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (HR)
    (123.22 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (IT)
    (92.83 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (LV)
    (115.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (LT)
    (88.33 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (HU)
    (126.48 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (MT)
    (117.85 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (NL)
    (126.04 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (PL)
    (140.41 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (PT)
    (91.13 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (RO)
    (140.74 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (SK)
    (122.91 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (SL)
    (99.77 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (FI)
    (98.6 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Source text for translation (SV)
    (88.97 KB - PDF)
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Instructions for contest day
  • General information
  • 27 October 2025
Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day
English
(340.8 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (BG)
    (483.81 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (ES)
    (323.25 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (CS)
    (382.1 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (DA)
    (204.07 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (DE)
    (329.93 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (ET)
    (322.07 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (EL)
    (459.32 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (FR)
    (311.55 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (GA)
    (325.92 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (HR)
    (417.92 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (IT)
    (315.01 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (LV)
    (413.32 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (LT)
    (410.23 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (HU)
    (386.49 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (MT)
    (376.84 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (NL)
    (359.15 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (PL)
    (459.79 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (PT)
    (328.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (RO)
    (418.23 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (SK)
    (363.4 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (SL)
    (452.68 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (FI)
    (316.77 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Instructions for contest day (SV)
    (317.88 KB - PDF)
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Factsheet
  • General information
  • 22 August 2025
Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet
English
(206.22 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (BG)
    (207.9 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (ES)
    (198.66 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (CS)
    (219.51 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (DA)
    (189.26 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (DE)
    (233.66 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (ET)
    (182.56 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (EL)
    (227.88 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (FR)
    (226.45 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (GA)
    (205.76 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (HR)
    (186.22 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (IT)
    (182.1 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (LV)
    (188.79 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (LT)
    (189.65 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (HU)
    (205.29 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (MT)
    (219.08 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (NL)
    (220.87 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (PL)
    (259.41 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (PT)
    (197.08 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (RO)
    (192.17 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (SK)
    (240.59 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (SL)
    (187.18 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (FI)
    (189.82 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Factsheet (SV)
    (189.17 KB - PDF)
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Contest rules
  • General information
  • 27 August 2025
Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules
English
(376.74 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (BG)
    (415.38 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (ES)
    (414.82 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (CS)
    (445.07 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (DA)
    (416.43 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (DE)
    (470.31 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (ET)
    (399.09 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (EL)
    (483.89 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (FR)
    (454.27 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (GA)
    (464.3 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (HR)
    (443 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (IT)
    (338.9 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (LV)
    (448.31 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (LT)
    (423.62 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (HU)
    (457.73 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (MT)
    (560.39 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (NL)
    (420.24 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (PL)
    (450.3 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (PT)
    (329.72 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (RO)
    (425.41 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (SK)
    (461.39 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (SL)
    (431.61 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (FI)
    (448.2 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Contest rules (SV)
    (401.92 KB - PDF)
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Privacy statement
  • General information
  • 18 August 2025
Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement
English
(266.88 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (BG)
    (415.49 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (ES)
    (284.68 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (CS)
    (407.91 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (DA)
    (361.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (DE)
    (367.43 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (ET)
    (270.24 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (EL)
    (406.59 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (FR)
    (358.27 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (GA)
    (283.05 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (HR)
    (366.6 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (IT)
    (276.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (LV)
    (413.28 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (LT)
    (406.58 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (HU)
    (386.43 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (MT)
    (423.94 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (NL)
    (296.08 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (PL)
    (465.16 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (PT)
    (364.51 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (RO)
    (382.16 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (SK)
    (297.36 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (SL)
    (328.07 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (FI)
    (311.72 KB - PDF)
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  • Juvenes Translatores – Privacy statement (SV)
    (281.97 KB - PDF)
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Get ready

To help you prepare, here are the texts students had to translate in previous contests.

2025-2026
  • General information
  • 30 April 2026
Practice text – 2025-2026
English
(98.47 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (BG)
    (100.98 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (ES)
    (121.12 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (CS)
    (169.52 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (DA)
    (119.28 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (DE)
    (128.71 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (ET)
    (86.49 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (EL)
    (128.82 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (FR)
    (129.33 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (GA)
    (112.97 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (HR)
    (123.22 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (IT)
    (92.83 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (LV)
    (115.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (LT)
    (88.33 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (HU)
    (126.48 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (MT)
    (117.85 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (NL)
    (126.04 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (PL)
    (140.41 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (PT)
    (91.13 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (RO)
    (140.74 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (SK)
    (122.91 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (SL)
    (99.77 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (FI)
    (98.6 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2025-2026 (SV)
    (88.97 KB - PDF)
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2024-2025
  • General information
  • 13 August 2025
Practice text – 2024-2025
English
(255.36 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (BG)
    (285.28 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (ES)
    (281.24 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (CS)
    (285.54 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (DA)
    (268.13 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (DE)
    (264.04 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (ET)
    (274.31 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (EL)
    (266.72 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (FR)
    (262.26 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (GA)
    (281.73 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (HR)
    (285.62 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (IT)
    (225.39 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (LV)
    (298.71 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (LT)
    (270.34 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (HU)
    (310.62 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (MT)
    (259.13 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (NL)
    (261.67 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (PL)
    (228.28 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (PT)
    (287.76 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (RO)
    (305.82 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (SK)
    (370.76 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (SL)
    (310.82 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (FI)
    (237.07 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2024-2025 (SV)
    (261.69 KB - PDF)
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2023-2024
  • General information
  • 13 August 2025
Practice text – 2023-2024
English
(100.85 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (BG)
    (98.35 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (ES)
    (125.24 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (CS)
    (109.68 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (DA)
    (105.28 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (DE)
    (99.5 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (ET)
    (92.81 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (EL)
    (127.19 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (FR)
    (101.9 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (GA)
    (129.5 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (HR)
    (156.61 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (IT)
    (95.78 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (LV)
    (105.97 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (LT)
    (104 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (HU)
    (119.79 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (MT)
    (94.61 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (NL)
    (91.67 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (PL)
    (102.71 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (PT)
    (96.2 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (RO)
    (145.37 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (SK)
    (140.1 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (SL)
    (99.18 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (FI)
    (91.69 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2023-2024 (SV)
    (101.06 KB - PDF)
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2022-2023
  • General information
  • 13 August 2025
Practice text – 2022-2023
English
(110.17 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (BG)
    (147.19 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (ES)
    (168.62 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (CS)
    (162.44 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (DA)
    (111.68 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (DE)
    (169.49 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (ET)
    (102.59 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (EL)
    (141.18 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (FR)
    (108.74 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (GA)
    (143.61 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (HR)
    (125.55 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (IT)
    (101.38 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (LV)
    (180.32 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (LT)
    (132.51 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (HU)
    (172.1 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (MT)
    (167.25 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (NL)
    (150.63 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (PL)
    (149.49 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (PT)
    (150.3 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (RO)
    (168.5 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (SK)
    (126.66 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (SL)
    (140.91 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (FI)
    (100.23 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2022-2023 (SV)
    (79.02 KB - PDF)
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2021-2022
  • General information
  • 13 August 2025
Practice text – 2021-2022
English
(128.55 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (BG)
    (173.2 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (ES)
    (133.02 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (CS)
    (146.54 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (DA)
    (152.06 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (DE)
    (150.44 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (ET)
    (160.2 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (EL)
    (132.94 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (FR)
    (144.6 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (GA)
    (125.87 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (HR)
    (186.07 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (IT)
    (146.43 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (LV)
    (156.02 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (IT)
    (137.44 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (HU)
    (147.39 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (MT)
    (142.8 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (NL)
    (125.27 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (PL)
    (174.26 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (PT)
    (140.04 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (RO)
    (177.1 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (SK)
    (202.04 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (SL)
    (173.16 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (FI)
    (121.79 KB - PDF)
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  • Practice text – 2021-2022 (SV)
    (122.98 KB - PDF)
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