2017, Klinz again became a Member of the European Parliament, after his party colleague Michael Theurer had been elected to the Bundestag in the German elections. He served on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. In this capacity, he was his parliamentary group's rapporteur on location of the seat of the European Banking Authority (EBA) in 2018. Other activities Corporate boards AVECO AG, Member of the Supervisory Board IVG Immobilien, Member of the Advisory Board Deutsche Real Estate AG, Member of the Supervisory Board (2001-2002) Zumtobel Group, Member of the Supervisory Board (2002-2010) Non-profit organizations Hessian Broadcasting Corporation (HR), Member of the Broadcasting Council (2002-2004) Transparency Germany, Member of the Advisory Board (until 2001) Recognition Klinz received the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Medal of the University Frankfurt am Main and the Medal of Honour of the IHK Frankfurt am Main. He received the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver for Services to the Republic of Austria in 2005. In 2009 he received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. On 1 September 2020 Dr. Wolf Klinz was appointed as an Honorary Professor of European Policy and International Management of the Ukrainian-American Concordia University (UACU). Personal life Klinz lives in Berlin. References External links 1941 births Living people MEPs for Germany 2004–2009 MEPs for Germany 2009–2014 Free Democratic Party (Germany) MEPs Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Grand Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria Vienna University of Economics and Business alumni MEPs for Germany 2014–2019