The Irish Examiner View: Hogan’s hat in the WTO ring?

Ireland’s Phil Hogan is by now a member of the European Union’s commission with undoubted gravitas and experience. But after only six months in this senior role, he is said to be “exploring” the possibility of a move from Brussels to Geneva.

EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan: mooting a move to the WTO. Pic: PA

Ireland’s Phil Hogan is by now a member of the European Union’s commission with undoubted gravitas and experience. He was given the agriculture and rural development brief in 2014, and in Mrs von der Leyen’s new line-up last year he was promoted to trade commissioner.