Hannes Swoboda was born on 10 November 1946 and is an Austrian social democratic politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1996 until 2014.
12 Facts About Hannes Swoboda
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Hannes Swoboda held a number of different functions within the Social Democratic Party of Austria.
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Hannes Swoboda is a member of the federal party executive committee of the SPO and the Viennese party executive committee.
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From 1997, Hannes Swoboda served as vice-president of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with south-east Europe.
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Hannes Swoboda was rapporteur for the Accession of Croatia to the European Union.
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Besides the above-mentioned, Hannes Swoboda focuses in his work in the Committee of Foreign Affairs on Central Asia and Russia.
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Besides his involvement in foreign affairs, Hannes Swoboda focuses on economic policies and questions of inclusion, as well as the fight against the rising right-wing extremism in Europe.
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Hannes Swoboda worked on the question of Roma discrimination in Europe, Swoboda went on several fact finding missions to get to know the situation.
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Hannes Swoboda is a member of the Parliamentarian Working Group of the Advisory Board of "A Soul for Europe", an initiative that is building an international network with bases in Amsterdam, Berlin, Belgrade, Brussels, Porto and Tbilisi.
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Hannes Swoboda supported the European cause by signing the Spinelli Group Manifesto.
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Hannes Swoboda enjoys painting and photography in his spare time.
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Hannes Swoboda is married to the former Austrian secretary of state for Europe and previous Siemens AG board member, Brigitte Ederer.