Transcript The EU
45 Countries, 52 Languages, 500 Million Consumers: Europe as an Opportunity for LSPs European Language Industry Association (ELIA) ELIA is a non-profit organization that aims to: • Represent and promote the interests of the language industry in Europe • Forge relationships with companies across Europe including but not limited to, the EU, its new member states and those who have applied to join • Develop relationships with colleagues and related bodies from other parts of the world to make our voice heard worldwide • Share information and experience to develop the industry • Provide a forum for members to network and exchange information • Promote the concept of ethics and quality standards throughout the industry The European Union: 500 million people – 27 countries Member states of the European Union Candidate countries Global Language Services Market Share by Region Source: Common Sense Advisory, Inc. 23 official languages 506 language combinations Language combinations Source: AsiaOnline EU population in the world Population in millions, 2009 1339 500 307 128 EU China Japan 142 Russia United States The area of the EU compared to the rest of the world Surface area, 1 000 km² 16 889 9327 9159 4234 365 EU China Japan Russia United States How rich is the EU compared to the rest of the world? 38 700 27 800 25 100 12 508 9819 12 200 4 400 3 329 1 326 EU China 468 Japan Russia United States Size of economy: 2008 gross domestic product in billion of euros EU China Japan Russia United States Wealth per person: 2008 gross domestic product per person 131 230 Romania 43 43 34 30 20 9 Estonia Denmark Netherlands Belgium Slovenia Cyprus 0.3 49 Slovakia Malta 62 Latvia 3 63 Lithuania Luxemburg 68 83 Austria Ireland 92 Portugal 77 93 Hungary Czech Republic 111 Bulgaria Greece 244 United Kingdom Italy Finland Poland Germany Sweden Spain France 295 305 313 357 410 506 544 How big are the EU countries? Surface area in 1 000 km² 21.5 5.4 5.3 4.5 3.3 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 Slovakia Finland Ireland Lithuania Latvia Slovenia Estonia Cyprus Luxemburg Malta 8.4 Austria 5.5 9.3 Sweden Denmark 10.0 Hungary 7.6 10.5 Czech Republic Bulgaria 10.6 10.8 11.3 Portugal Belgium Greece Netherlands 16.5 38.1 Romania Poland 60.1 Italy 45.8 61.6 United Kingdom Spain 64.4 France Germany 82.1 How many people live in the EU? Population in millions, 2009 500 million total Bulgaria Romania Latvia Poland 72 68 63 Lithuania Hungary Estonia 76 76 Slovakia Portugal 80 Malta 91 Czech Republic 95 94 Slovenia Greece Cyprus EU-27 115 114 107 103 Italy Spain France Belgium 118 117 116 Finland Germany United Kingdom 135 123 122 Denmark Sweden Austria Netherlands Ireland Luxembourg GDP per inhabitant: the spread of wealth 2008 GDP per inhabitant Index where the average of the 27 EU-countries is 100 271 137 101 100 61 58 56 46 40 Free to move “Schengen”: No police or customs checks at borders between most EU countries 4 4 Controls strengthened at EU external borders More cooperation between police from different EU countries 4 You can buy and bring back any goods for personal use when you travel between EU countries © Corbis 4 The EU – a major trading power Share of world trade in goods (2007) Share of world trade in services (2007) EU 17% Others 53.2% EU 28.5% United States 14.5% Others 40.6% Japan 5.8% China 9.5% United States 18.2% China 5.9% Japan 6.8% Unique Market Opportunities by Clusters • Paris, for Haute couture • Stuttgart area for automotive • Toulouse, in France, for aerospace • The Silicon Fen in Cambridge, UK, for biotechnology and computer technology • Antwerp, the diamond center • Rotterdam, the main container port • The Finnish Maritime Cluster • Shoe manufacturing cluster in the Marche region in Italy • Software Development and Localization in Ireland Unique Market Opportunities by Geography • United Kingdom and Ireland – Entry point for American Companies – Extremely competitive • Germany and France – Local source language – Major global manufacturers – Strong local language markets • Nordic Countries – Exogenous and Endogenous demand for language services – Global brands Join us for the ELIA Networking Days Dublin, October 2010