The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germans score 'very high' in English proficiency A new survey, which ranks people in 111 non-English speaking countries, put Germany in 10th place, saying that Germans have “very high proficiency” in English. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.de/20221116/germans-score-very-high-in-english-proficiency Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:38:28 +0100 germans-score-very-high-in-english-proficiency The times when learning German has made me feel like a real geek The Local editor Jörg Luyken gets a nerdy kick every time a German word helps him understand a little more about his own language. https://www.thelocal.de/20180130/the-times-when-learning-german-has-makes-me-feel-like-a-real-geek Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:46:14 +0100 the-times-when-learning-german-has-makes-me-feel-like-a-real-geek NRW to push for business court cases in English: report In the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, economic legal proceedings could in future also be conducted in the English language, according to Rheinische Post (RP). https://www.thelocal.de/20180104/nrw-to-push-for-court-cases-in-english-language-report Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:42:47 +0100 nrw-to-push-for-court-cases-in-english-language-report