European Commission about suspected irregularities transaction Opel

The European Commission has expressed doubt as to whether state aid promised by the government for germanskoto Opel (Opel), comply with the rules of the European Union, dpa. Creates the impression that the aid of 4,5 billion, which promised germanskoto government is bound to the purchase of Opel from the Canadian company Magna (Magna) and its Russian partner Sberbank, said late Tuesday the European Commissioner for Competition, Neelie Kroes. „There are enough indications according to which aid promised by the authorities in Berlin for“ The New Opel has been associated with the prerequisite majority of whose shares the company to be acquired by a purchaser (Magna and Russian bank Sberbank), the EC states. „As a precondition for aid would be incompatible with EU rules on State aid and the work of the internal market,“ the statement said. The original owners of Opel, including the American automobile company General Motors (General Motors), „must be given the opportunity to review the outcome of the election of the offer in writing stating categorically germanskoto of government that aid would be granted regardless of the chosen investor or plan restructuring, „notes the European Commission. Neelie Kroes sent a letter to Germany’s economy minister Karl-Theodor zu Gutenberg, setting out their concerns. Deutsche government stood firmly behind the choice of Magna and Sberbank as buyers of Opel, because their proposal would allow retention of jobs in Germany to other offers. The deal had yet to be initialed on October 15, but the signing is delayed due to fears of a possible veto by the EC, DPA notes.

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