Editing Beamter (section)

==Beamte in other countries and in the European Union public authorities==
Although a common translation for Beamter is ''Civil Servant'', there are major differences from the [[British Civil Service]], which refers to employees within government departments and not, for example, teachers or postmen.  A better translation is ''public servant'', being permanently employed within the [[public sector]].

Another country whose entire administrative structure is based on an officialdom comparable to that of Germany is '''[[Austria]]''', where Beamte even often have the same titles, e.g. ''Rat'' ("councillor" or "counsellor"). Most cantons and the federal government of '''[[Switzerland]]''' have abolished their officialdom.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} [[French Civil Service|France]] and the Netherlands are also countries traditionally administered by Beamte.