Irish worst at foreign languages in Europe says EU report

international | eu | other press Wednesday February 22, 2006 19:16 by Seán

Irish people are the worst in Europe at learning a foreign language according to a report out yesterday by the European Commision.

Irish people are the worst in Europe at learning a foreign language accoring to a report out yesterday by the European Commision.
The report shows that only 34% of irish people can speak a foreign language, compared to figures of 99% for Luxembourg, 97% for Sweden and 95% for Latvia.

9% said that they can speak Irish fluently.
The UK was second worst on the list, with 62% saying they can't speak a foreign language.

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