Brussels, 26/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Polish government has suggested to European Commission President José Manuel Barroso that Pawel Samecki, who is currently a member of the board of the Polish National Bank (NBP), should replace Danuta Hübner (who is to become an MEP) as regional policy commissioner. The spokesman for the Polish government confirmed in Polish media reports on Friday 26 June that Prime Minister Donald Tusk has already spoken of this with Mr Barroso and that the government has begun formal procedure for designating Mr Samecki to the post. Mr Samecki, who is an economist, aged 51, was secretary of the committee for European integration for one year (1999-2000), then coordinator at the College of Europe in Natolin (2002-2003). (A.By./transl.jl)