Flemish Minister President Kris Peeters speaks with journalists on September 16, 2009 after his meeting focusing on auto manufacturer Opel with EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes at EU headquarters in Brussels. The car manufacturer's factory in Antwerp is seen as the most likely to be closed following the deal announced last week in which Canadian auto parts maker Magna and its Russian partner Sberbank will buy a majority stake in the unit. The deal has yet to be finalized. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Flemish Minister President Kris Peeters speaks with journalists on September 16, 2009 after his meeting focusing on auto manufacturer Opel with EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes at EU headquarters in Brussels. The car manufacturer's factory in Antwerp is seen as the most likely to be closed following the deal announced last week in which Canadian auto parts maker Magna and its Russian partner Sberbank will buy a majority stake in the unit. The deal has yet to be finalized.

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  1. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes gives a press conference about proposed restructuring measures for banks on November 18, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Commission on November 18 approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts during the global financial crisis.
  2. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes gives a press conference about proposed restructuring measures for banks on November 18, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Commission on November 18 approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts during the global financial crisis.
  3. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes gives a press conference about proposed restructuring measures for banks on November 18, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Commission on November 18 approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts during the global financial crisis.
  4. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes gives a press conference about proposed restructuring measures for banks on November 18, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Commission on November 18 approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts during the global financial crisis.
  5. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes gives a press conference about proposed restructuring measures for banks on November 18, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Commission on November 18 approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts during the global financial crisis.
  6. EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes gives a press conference about proposed restructuring measures for banks on November 18, 2009 at EU headquarters in Brussels. The European Commission on November 18 approved restructuring plans for British bank Lloyds, Dutch counterpart ING and Belgium's KBC bank, all rescued by public bailouts during the global financial crisis.
  7. Belgian Enterprises Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (L) and Belgian Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) leave the European Commission headquarters at the end of a meeting on the future of Opel in Brussels November 23, 2009. General Motors's International Operations President Nick Reilly met on Monday afternoon together with European government officials and Commissioners to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans.
  8. Belgian Flemish Region President Kris Peeters leaves the European Commission headquarters at the end of a meeting on the future of Opel in Brussels November 23, 2009. General Motors's International Operations President Nick Reilly met on Monday afternoon together with European government officials and Commissioners to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans.
  9. Belgian Enterprises Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (L) and Belgian Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) leave the European Commission headquarters at the end of a meeting on the future of Opel in Brussels November 23, 2009. General Motors's International Operations President Nick Reilly met on Monday afternoon together with European government officials and Commissioners to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans.
  10. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes (L) talks with Belgian Enterprises Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (C) and Belgian Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) at the start of a meeting in Brussels November 23, 2009. General Motors' International Operations President Nick Reilly met on Monday afternoon together with European government officials and Commissioners to discuss how best to coordinate policy in the Opel restructuring plans.
  11. GM International Operations President Nick Reilly (L) and Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) address a news conference after talks on the future of Opel in Brussels November 16, 2009.
  12. GM International Operations President Nick Reilly (L) and Flemish Region President Kris Peeters (R) address a news conference after talks on the future of Opel in Brussels November 16, 2009.
  13. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Sberbank President German Gref, left, attend an international investment forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, which is hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Putin on Friday called for currencies besides the dollar to be used as reserves amid "uncontrolled" U.S. debt.
  14. German Gref, CEO of Russian Sberbank and Siegfried Wolf (L) co-CEO of auto part producer Magna Inc. follow the presentation of Opel chairman Carl-Peter Forster at a Opel press conference during the media day at the international car show "IAA" in Frankfurt, September 15, 2009. Germany's plan to provide 4.5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in state aid to Opel threatened on Monday to spark a political storm across Europe over where the carmaker was likely to cut plants and jobs. The world's biggest auto show will run until September 27.
  15. German Gref, CEO of Russian Sberbank and Siegfried Wolf (R), co-CEO of auto part producer Magna Inc. follow the presentation of Opel chairman Carl-Peter Forster (C) at a Opel press conference during the media day at the international car show "IAA" in Frankfurt, September 15, 2009. Germany's plan to provide 4.5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in state aid to Opel threatened on Monday to spark a political storm across Europe over where the carmaker was likely to cut plants and jobs. The world's biggest auto show will run until September 27.
  16. Chief of Russia's Sberbank German Gref, right, and co-CEO of Austria's Magna company Siegfried Wolf, left, are seen during a press conference in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. As many as 10,500 Opel jobs in Europe could be cut, including nearly half of them in Germany, the co-chief executive of Magna International Inc. said Monday, a move likely to draw strident criticism in countries where the automaker has operations.

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