The nomination of Mr Hogan, 59, means he will be the EU's chief trade negotiator if and when free-trade negotiations commence between the EU and the United Kingdom after Brexit.
However, there are other major trade negotiations in the pipeline, which means Mr Hogan will have a full agenda. The appointment is a significant achievement for Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who had lobbied for Ireland to be given a key economic portfolio in the new European Commission. "Commissioner Hogan will of course work for Europe as a whole, but it is a definite advantage to have an Irish person in charge of this crucial brief over the next five years.
"We look forward to working closely with the new Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, who has already shown a deep understanding of the negative impact Brexit could have on Ireland and across the EU." He added that if Mr Johnson was to make changes to his existing policy and come closer to the deal agreed with former British PM Theresa May, then a deal could be reached by 31 October.
"But obviously we are going to do everything we possibly canto get Mr Trump to see the error of his ways and hopefully that he will be able to abandon some of the reckless behaviour that we have seen from him in relation to his relationship with China and describing the European Union as a security risk."
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