Female replacement of Phil Hogan in EU Commission likely, says Fianna Fáil MEP

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen would prefer to have a gender balanced Commission according to Barry Andrews, MEP for Dublin. Picture: Francois Walschaerts, Pool Via AP

Dublin MEP Barry Andrews has said he expects European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to appoint a woman to the Trade Commission position vacated by Phil Hogan.

The President is very ambitious to achieve gender balance in the Commission and she is very close to achieving that, Mr Andrews told RTÉ radio’s News at One.