(2.Oktober) Earlier this year, regional municipal authorities in Norway’s Buskerud county said that it would require taxi drivers to speak Norwegian at university level.(…)
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) definition of level B2 includes being able to “understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization”; as well as “interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party”.