Eugen Freund

Eugen Freund studied at University of Vienna. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is journalism, politics and photography. Places of work recorded in the authority are Strasbourg and Brussels. Positions recorded include Member of the European Parliament. Distinctions recorded are Berufstitel Professor.

• Name — Eugen Freund • Honorific Suffix — MEP • Office — Member of the European Parliament • Term Start — 1 July 2014 • Term End — 2019 • Constituency — Austria • Born — 15 April 1951 • Birthplace — Vienna, Austria • Party — Austria: Social Democratic Party: Party of European Socialists • Alma Mater — Vienna University • Website — http: www.eugenfreund.eu

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.

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 served 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 was a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Western Sahara. In October, Freund joined the SPÖ as a member. In 2018, Freund announced that he would not stand in the 2019 European elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.