Richard Kühnel

Richard Kühnel, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Germany, on a visit to the Bremen Citizenship in November 2016

Richard Nikolaus Kühnel (born June 3, 1969 in Graz ) is an Austrian EU official . From 2008 to 2014 he was Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Austria . On June 1, 2014, he took over the management of the Representation of the European Commission in Germany . On September 1, 2019, he will move to Brussels as Director of the Directorate-General for Communication.

Life and work

Kühnel studied law with a focus on European and international law at the University of Graz .

Web links

• Curriculum vitae on the homepage of the Representation of the European Commission in Germany (archive.org, as of June 3, 2019)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Vorarlberg office in Brussels necessary , Vorarlberg Online, November 22, 2011
2. ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/deutschland/press/pr_releases/12336_de.htm%7Czugriff=2014-05-06
3. ↑ European Commission appoints new head of representation in Berlin. European Union. Representation in Germany, May 5, 2014, accessed on June 4, 2014 . 
4. ↑ Richard Kühnel moves to Brussels: Jörg Wojahn becomes the new representative of the European Commission in Germany. In: ec.europa.eu. European Commission , July 24, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 .