EU Trade Chief Hogan Quits Amid Storm Over Breach of Virus Rules
- Pressure on Ireland’s Hogan had been growing since last week
- EU’s executive arm may now be forced to reshuffle its team
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The European Union’s trade chief, Phil Hogan, stepped down after growing criticism that he broke virus regulations in his native Ireland.
“This evening I have tendered my resignation,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. “It was becoming increasingly clear that the controversy concerning my recent visit to Ireland was becoming a distraction from my work.”