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Berlin: Nearly 40% of Police Applicants Fail Basic German Test

TEC News February 25, 2026

Startling new data shows that even university-educated law enforcement officer candidates are struggling to pass basic dictation exams.

Teacher Katrin Baminger collects her students from a special German language class for recently arrived migrant children at Felbigergasse elementary school in Vienna, Austria on December 3, 2019.

Austrian Parliament Approves Compulsory Summer Schooling for Children With Low-Level German Skills

TEC News / AFP January 21, 2026

“German is the key to participation,” Education Minister Christoph Wiederkehr told parliament before the vote.

Austrian Parliament with MPs attending for the first time after the National Council elections in Vienna on October 24, 2024.

Austria: Decline of German Language Skills Reveals Failure of Migration Policy

Michael Curzon January 8, 2026

Officials are tinkering around the edges to ‘fix’ educational problems, when they should be doing more on border control.