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Wallström turns down ministerial position for Brussels

Swedish Environment Commissioner Margot Wallström has turned down an offer for a ministerial post in Sweden, saying she wishes to remain a Commissioner.

Goran Persson, the Swedish prime minister, had asked her if she would be interested in a post in the Swedish government.

"What I said in reply, having thought it over was, given the current political situation in Sweden, that I did not wish to take a ministerial post in Sweden", she said on Tuesday, answering questions posed by jo...

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Margot Wallström - still loyal to her party (Photo: European Commission)

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