Will Olli Rehn leave? Who will replace him?
(Brussels2) While the Commissioner for the Economy, Olli Rehn continues to reflect on his possible candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic in his country (Finland), we learn that MEP Annelie Jäätteenmäki is currently taking French lessons , according to what the Finnish press reports. A possible sign of a switch between two Finns on this position. Member of the center party like Olli, Annelie was Prime Minister of Finland for an express time, three months in 2003. She had to resign following a case of revelation of secret documents on the discreet role of Finland in support of the US-led coalition intervention in Iraq. An earlier rumor had Alexander Stubb (now Minister for Foreign Trade) leaving for Brussels. But everything remains dependent on the decision of Olli Rehn, whose chances of winning the Finnish presidential election remain very tight. The favorite being the former Minister of Economy, Niinistö.