Jessika Roswall's task at her upcoming parliamentary hearing will be to convince MEPs that she won't drag Sweden's Green Deal beef into the EU executive.Mikaela Landsetroem/Getty Images

EU environment commissioner to face tough crowd in Parliament – POLITICO

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Sweden's reputation is preceding its European commissioner — and not in a good way.

Newly charged with the leading the EU's environment portfolio, Jessika Roswall, from Sweden’s governing conservative Moderate Party, is no stranger to Brussels, having served as minister for EU affairs since 2022.

But she comes from a national government with a less-than-stellar record on advancing EU environmental policy — something that has green-minded members of the European Parliament bristling.