{"id":151057,"date":"2020-08-24T22:20:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T22:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/commission-president-asks-phil-hogan-to-clarify-his-conduct-in-golfgate-scandal\/"},"modified":"2020-08-24T22:20:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T22:20:57","slug":"commission-president-asks-phil-hogan-to-clarify-his-conduct-in-golfgate-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/commission-president-asks-phil-hogan-to-clarify-his-conduct-in-golfgate-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission president asks Phil Hogan to clarify his conduct in golfgate scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asked Phil Hogan to give her additional information about his conduct in Ireland amid a scandal over breaking coronavirus restrictions, a spokesperson said Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president has requested further clarifications because details are important and she wishes to have them,\u201d Commission Spokesperson Dana Spinant told journalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is in the process of gathering facts,\u201d the spokesperson said, adding that Hogan gave von der Leyen an initial account of his behavior on Sunday night \u2014 including his attendance at a rule-breaking golf society dinner last week.<\/p>\n

Irish media reported<\/a> late on Sunday that Hogan may have breached a local lockdown by traveling into Kildare county on August 17, when he was also stopped by police for using his cell phone while driving.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Von der Leyen] does expect commissioners to comply with the same rules as citizens do,\u201d Spinant added.<\/p>\n

Earlier on Monday, Irish Prime Minister Miche\u00e1l Martin told<\/a> the RT\u00c9 broadcaster \u201cpeople are furious and theyre angry at what has happened.\u201d According to RT\u00c9, Martin insisted that Hogan should still reassure people the lockdown was not broken in Kildare, but did not call for the commissioner to go.<\/p>\n

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