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German
Yes, German. People speak this language (as a second language) in Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia.
I went to these countries and I always spoke German there because most people didn't speak (much of) English.
I heard German is the second language in every European nation south-east from Germany (the Balcans etc.) but I don't know that for sure because I've never been to ALL of these countries.
Welcome to the club: people who think their language is the most difficult


Most difficult: Polish
Oh, but I'm saying it because I read in a British newspaper article that it was researched which European language was the most difficult one to learn for foreigners and Dutch was the winner.
Mind you, it's only one investigation so I suppose they could be wrong...