Belgian Government Asks EU To Intervene In GM-Opel Talks
27 Mai 2009 - 10:40AM
Dow Jones News
The Belgian government has asked the European Commission to
intervene in talks on the future of General Motors Corp.'s (GM)
Opel unit and the rest of its European operations.
The letter, signed by Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy
and the head of the Flemish regional government, asks the
commission to ensure that any resolution is fair to all European
countries where GM has operations.
"We are now faced with the involvement on the European side of
only one government in this decision-making process," the letter
says, referring to the German government's talks with GM and
potential partners.
In a separate letter to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the
Belgian government asked her to support the commission's
involvement in these talks.
-By Adam Cohen, Dow Jones Newswires; +322 741 1486;
adam.cohen@dowjones.com