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EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned after a scandal erupted over his attendance at a dinner with over 80 people at a golf course in Ireland, The Guardian reported.

Hogan himself issued a statement and apologized to the Irish and the European Commission for the damage caused.

“It was becoming increasingly clear that the controversy concerning my recent visit to Ireland was becoming a distraction from my work as an EU commissioner and would undermine my work in the key months ahead,” said the statement.

“I deeply regret that my trip to Ireland – the country that I have been so proud to represent as a public servant for most of my adult life – caused such concern, unease and upset.” He admitted breaching Covid guidelines but denied breaking any law.

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reacted to the resignation.

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