IRELAND’S Phil Hogan has been strongly endorsed as the EU’s new Trade Commissioner. IRELAND’S Phil Hogan has been strongly endorsed as the EU’s new Trade Commissioner. Phil Hogan strongly endorsed as the EU’s new Trade CommissionerThe role will place him at the centre of future trade negotiations between the EU and the UK after Brexit. He faced questions ranging from his attitude to the Mercesor trade deal to how he will deal with Donald Trump’s administration. European Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan speaks at his hearing before the European Parliament in Brussels.

Source: Irish Independent October 01, 2019 19:30 UTC