<figure><img src="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iwGebiznkHLE/v4/-1x-1.jpg"><figcaption><div></div><div></div></figcaption></figure><p>Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Andreas Kluth argues English should be Germany&#x2019;s official second language. But he tells Bloomberg&#x2019;s Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts that the proposal from business-friendly Free Democrats has seen a fierce backlash.</p>

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Andreas Kluthe argues English should be Germany's official second language. But he tells Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker and Yuan Potts that the proposal from business-friendly Free Democrats has seen a fierce backlash.

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