Latvian-developed AI translation tool to help Ukraine on its path to joining the EU

RIGA - Today, during the Riga Conference, Tilde CEO Artūrs Vasiļevskis symbolically handed over to Anatolii Kutsevol, the Ambassador of Ukraine, a newly developed AI-powered translation platform designed to support Ukraine’s path toward EU membership. The project is being implemented with funding from the Latvian state budget and support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and the Central Finance and Contracting Agency (CFCA).  

The solution addresses one of Ukraine's key accession challenges – translating national legislation and aligning it with the EU acquis, the entire body of EU law. This is a complex, resource-intensive process that requires high linguistic precision, legal accuracy, and institutional coordination.  

The Latvian technology company Tilde is tailoring its state-of-the-art AI-powered translation platform for Ukraine’s legal and administrative texts. The system will enable secure, high-quality translation of large volumes of official content, reducing manual workload and helping to ensure consistency with EU legal terminology. While its primary focus is EU legislation, e.g., acquis translation, the AI platform can also support routine public administration tasks, such as translating emails and documents in a secure environment.  

The platform will combine multiple components already used across EU institutions and governments: machine translation, translation memory, and a terminology portal. These will be explicitly adapted to Ukraine’s public sector needs.  

The official launch of the first version of the platform took place today as part of the Riga Conference side-events program at the Academic Library of the University of Latvia. Participants included Minister of Foreign Affairs Baiba Braže, representatives of the Central Finance and Contracting Agency, the Embassy of Ukraine in Latvia, and Tilde. Its aim was to mark the official opening of Tilde’s AI-powered translation platform for testing, symbolically handing it over as a tool to support Ukraine’s EU integration.  

Tilde CEO Artūrs Vasiļevskis: “We’re pleased that AI can be used to provide practical support for speeding up Ukraine’s EU accession. EU legislation translation is a highly time-consuming task, and this secure, tailored AI platform helps accelerate the process while ensuring translations are accurate and trustworthy.”  

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braže: “Ukraine is Europe – Latvia fully supports Ukraine’s merit-based EU integration process. Latvia is one of the leaders in providing significant political, financial, diplomatic, and humanitarian support. Our experts have shared Latvia’s experience of joining the EU and provided training and technical expertise. Ukraine faces the challenge of implementing comprehensive reforms amid wartime. One of the major challenges is translating national legislation and aligning it with the entire body of EU law. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia is proud to support a translation platform powered by artificial intelligence, developed by the Latvian company Tilde, which has been chosen for this purpose.

 Latvia’s achievements are recognized worldwide, especially in the fields of innovation, ICT, quantum technologies, AI, and other emerging technology sectors. One of the privileges of my work is meeting regularly with our entrepreneurs and learning more about their work and achievements. This is why I am very pleased that this year, the “Riga Conference 2025” will also include a Business Forum to showcase the achievements of Latvian entrepreneurs."

Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia Anatolii Kutsevol: “We are deeply grateful to Latvia for this forward-looking initiative. This AI platform is a tangible contribution to Ukraine’s European path - helping us align our legislation with EU law more efficiently and precisely. It demonstrates how technology and partnership can bring Ukraine and the EU closer together.”

The solution is intended for use by key public sector institutions, including the Government’s European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Coordination Bureau and the AI Department of Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation. 

About Tilde:

Tilde is a leading European AI-driven language technology company headquartered in Latvia. Through cutting-edge research, extensive multilingual datasets, and expert teams, Tilde advances language equality in the digital age and develops trustworthy AI for Europe’s languages.