Mariusz Jan Czarnecki, born in 1976, Polish, since 2005 an official at the European Commission, worked in DG Translation (DGT) as a translator and reviser from 03.2005 to 05.2009. Since May 2009 a DGT Field officer in the Communication Unit in the Representation of the European Commission in Berlin, Germany. Has given many speeches and presentations on translation and the European Commission in general at universities, fairs and conferences in Europe. Speaks Polish, German, English, Russian, French.