Trade portfolio will be placed with one of the Vice-Presidents of the European Commission, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Tuesday know. Former Irish European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan last month his resignation after he was caught violating corona rules.
Irish Mairead McGuinness has been appointed European Commissioner for Financial Services, but has less responsibility than Hogan had. Her appointment was necessary, however, because Ireland, like the other Member States, must fill a seat on the European Commission.
Valdis Dombrovskis, who is also the European Commissioner for Economy, will attend the meetings of the Euro Group and the Eurozone as Commissioner.
Hogan didn’t keep his distance and lied about insulation
Former European Commissioner Hogan attended a dinner in his home country of the Oireachtas Golf Society, a society for current and former Irish MPs. At that dinner, which was attended by some eighty people, the corona rules were not observed.
For example, sufficient distance was not kept from each other. The maximum number of people allowed in the same room in Ireland was also largely exceeded.
Von Der Leyen then requested Hogan to disclose his travel movements during his stay in Ireland. Hogan turned out to have broken more rules, such as that he had to be in self-isolation for a fortnight, and lied about it.
Hogan himself then offered his resignation. Irish Secretary of Agriculture Dara Calleary, among others, was also at the dinner. He also resigned his position.
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