Constituency Austria Role Austrian Politician Name Eugen Freund | Occupation Politician Nationality Austrian | |
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Born 15 April 1951 (age 73)
Vienna, Austria ( 1951-04-15 ) Political party Social Democratic Party Party Social Democratic Party of Austria | ||
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Eugen Freund (born 15 April 1951) is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Austria. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.
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- Eugen freund about austria s image in the u s
- Brexit poem eugen freund meets fresh prince of bell air theme by dj jazzy jeff
- Professional career
- Member of the European Parliament 2014present
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Professional career
A former press secretary for the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria under Minister Willibald Pahr, Freund joined the country’s state broadcaster, ORF, in 1986 and among other posts was Washington correspondent and then presenter of the main evening news show until his retirement at the end of 2013.
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present
In January 2014, Austria’s Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) named Freund as its top candidate for the 2014 European elections, succeeding Hannes Swoboda. As a Member of the European Parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence and the parliament’s delegation for relations with the United States. In addition, he is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Western Sahara.
In October, Freund joined the SPÖ as a member.