In Brief: Oleksy becomes new Interior Minister; Grom; Danuta Huebner

Currently Oleksy will simultaneously play the role as head of the SLD in the Mazowsze region, the deputy head of SLD, deputy head of the Sejm European Commission, Deputy Prime Minister and the Interior Minister. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) ... Following the decision made by Colonel Roman Polko to resign as head of the GROM special forces unit, Colonel Tadeusz Sapierzyński was chosen as his successor. Sapierzyński was previously responsible for special operations within the Army General Headquarters and served in Bosnia. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5) ... Prime Minister Leszek Miller informed President Aleksander Kwaśniewski yesterday that he selected Danuta Huebner as the candidate for the European Union Commissioner. On Thursday the candidacy will be presented to the Sejm European Commisison and later it will be officially submitted to the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.