Bernhard Friedmann
Encyclopedia
Bernhard Friedmann is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. He served as Member of Parliament (the Bundestag
) from 1976 to 1990 and as member (1990-2001) and President (1996-1999) of the European Court of Auditors. He was also President of Studienzentrum Weikersheim
(2005-2008).
in 1995, and was awarded an honorary doctorate the University of Sibiu
(Hermannstadt) in Romania in 1997. He became an honorary citizen of his hometown of Ottersweier in 2002. He received the Euronatur-Umweltpreis environmental prize in 1997.
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
) from 1976 to 1990 and as member (1990-2001) and President (1996-1999) of the European Court of Auditors. He was also President of Studienzentrum Weikersheim
Studienzentrum Weikersheim
Studienzentrum Weikersheim is a conservative and christian democratic German political think tank, that was founded in 1979 by Hans Filbinger, Helmut Metzner and others on Schloss Weikersheim in Germany.-Presidents:...
(2005-2008).
Honours
He was appointed honorary Professor of European Political Science at the University of FreiburgUniversity of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
in 1995, and was awarded an honorary doctorate the University of Sibiu
Sibiu
Sibiu is a city in Transylvania, Romania with a population of 154,548. Located some 282 km north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Cibin River, a tributary of the river Olt...
(Hermannstadt) in Romania in 1997. He became an honorary citizen of his hometown of Ottersweier in 2002. He received the Euronatur-Umweltpreis environmental prize in 1997.
Publications
- Einheit statt Raketen – Thesen zur Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands als Sicherheitskonzept. Busse und Seewald 1987, ISBN 3-512-00826-7
- Unternehmen Osteuropa - eine Herausforderung für die Europäische Gemeinschaft. Zur Notwendigkeit einer EG-Ostpolitik. Nomos 1994, ISBN 3-7890-3169-0, zusammen mit Christa Randzio-Plath
- Evaluierungsansätze zu ausgewählten Politikbereichen der Europäischen Union. Europa-Union Bonn 2001, ISBN 3-7713-0520-9