THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Police in Diverse European Capital Struggling to Recruit as 40% Fail Language Test.
Berlin Police is struggling to recruit new personnel, with 40 percent of applicants failing the German language tests.
Four in 10 applicants for Berlin Police are failing mandatory German language tests, underscoring the lack of integration among newcomers and raising security concerns for social cohesion in the German capital. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Among the 240 recruits who began training in early 2025, over half required additional German-language tutoring. The high failure rate has been attributed to the high number of migrant applicants. According to force data, 37 percent of Berlin police officers are from migrant backgrounds, the highest share of any force in Germany. Despite attempts to fill vacancies with migrants, 25 percent of entry-level posts remain unfilled. This follows a 2024 study conducted by Germany’s Federal…Open