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The Dutch have won the title for being the best at English as a foreign language in the world for the seventh year in a row.

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Video. Which EU country speaks the best English as a second language?

Updated: 04/12/2025 - 17:22 GMT+1

English remains the world's international language of communication, yet new research shows that EU citizens' reading and listening skills are better than their speaking and writing.

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