European Affairs Minister asked to become Finance Minister.

Rzeczpospolita stated that Prime Minister Miller met yesterday with the Minister for European Affairs, Danuta Huebner, in an attempt to convince her to become Finance Minister. The spokesperson for the Minister, Ewa Haczyk, confirmed that such a meeting had taken place; however, she did not reveal the issues discussed. "As far as I know, there are still two candidates for the successor to Finance Minister Grzegorz Kołodko. The talks concerning the issue are still in progress," said a source close to the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD). The most probable second candidate for the post is a current Monetary Policy Council (RPP) member, Dariusz Rosati, who was the Foreign Minister during a previous government that was also led by the SLD. According to SLD General Secretary Marek Dyduch, the PM will ask Finance Minister Grzegorz Kołodko to remain in the government. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K