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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan is appointed EU’s top trade negotiator

By Kilkenny Now 3rd October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S EU Commissioner, the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan has finally been approved as the European Union’s new Trade Commissioner. Hogan was approved by the European Parliament’s Trade Committee in Brussels yesterday. The Kilkenny native said he is “honoured” to be approved. “I therefore look forward to working very

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan set to land €240,000 role as EU’s top trade negotiator

By Kilkenny Now 10th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IRELAND’S EU Commissioner, the former Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan, is to be handed one of the European Union’s most powerful roles. Phil Hogan is set to be made the European Union’s chief trade negotiator later today. RTÉ’s European Correspondent, Tony Connolly reports that Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will hand Commissioner […]

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Kilkenny’s Phil Hogan to be handed EU’s most important Commission portfolio

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE Irish EU Commissioner from Kilkenny looks set to be handed one of the European Union’s most powerful roles. Reports coming from Brussels say Phil Hogan, who is currently the EU Agriculture Commissioner, is set to be given the Trade Commissioner role. It is understood Commissioner Hogan met with new Commission President […]

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Ex Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan’s €300,000 EU job under threat – because he’s a man

By Kilkenny Now 11th July 2019 0

FORMER Kilkenny TD Phil Hogan’s dream of winning a second term as Ireland’s EU Commissioner could be scuppered over a gender row that has erupted at the highest levels of the union. Ursula von der Leyen, who has been nominated by the European Council to be the next president of the European Commision, yesterday said […]