FILE IMAGE: European Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan of Ireland attends his hearing prior to the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium September 30,2019 REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Phil Hogan will not resign as European Commission for Trade over his presence at an occasion in his native Ireland that is being investigated for breaching COVID-19 guidelines, an EU authorities near the commissioner said on Sunday.
” The commissioner is not resigning,” the official stated.
The Irish agent on the European Union’s executive was asked on Saturday by Ireland’s prime minister and deputy prime minister to consider his position over the golf supper, which caused public outrage and resulted in other political resignations.
Earlier on Sunday, Hogan apologised again, however stopped short of acquiescing calls to stop.
Reporting by Phil Blenkinsop; Composing by John Chalmers; Modifying by Alex Richardson
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