Charting the European LLM Benchmarking Landscape: A New Taxonomy and a Set of Best Practices

The article titled "Charting the European LLM Benchmarking Landscape: A New Taxonomy and a Set of Best Practices," published on November 5, 2025, examines the development of benchmarking large language models (LLMs) specifically in non-English languages. It emphasizes recent progress in this area and introduces a novel taxonomy aimed at better categorizing these benchmarks to address the requirements of multilingual applications. This taxonomy is intended to provide a structured framework that enhances the evaluation process of LLMs across diverse languages. By focusing on non-English contexts, the article contributes to a more inclusive understanding of LLM performance beyond predominantly English benchmarks. The discussion aligns with ongoing efforts to refine benchmarking methodologies for LLMs, as noted in the broader context of benchmarking large language models. Overall, the article offers insights into best practices that can guide future research and development in multilingual LLM evaluation.