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Originally Posted by Zoggite  The principal one, yes; but not the only one...
Sorry if I appear to be a bit "touchy" about this subject, but I have experienced linguistic bullying & extremism first-hand (not in the UK), and am now very wary of any moves to restrict access to professions on the grounds of language alone... |
Fair enough, Personally speaking I couldn't work in another country and not have a clue of how to converse at least adequately in the local language-I'd be a nervous wreck!.
On another point I have always found the common recognition of professional qualifications directive in the EU (different states, different languages, different laws, different practices yet no further validation required) a bit bizarre when you compare it to the US - Different states, one language yet different license exams in each state e.g. for a Pharmacist to practice in diiferent states would require him/her to pass separate state exams.
I often wonder if patients would prefer the common recognition of qualifications or some sort of re-validation for EU pharmacists?