The foreign language skills of EU citizens have increased in recent years, but not when it comes to German, a Eurobarometer survey published by the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday revealed. In 2023, almost 60% of Europeans stated that they could hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue, up 3% on the previous survey from 2012, and almost 80% of 15-24-year-olds, up 5%. German is still one of the most widely spoken foreign languages in the EU: According to the survey, 10% of Europeans can hold a conversation in German, even if they are not native speakers. Compa…