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"Madam President, Commissioner Kroes, we are actually looking to you as an arbitrator in this case. If I have understood correctly, Antwerp is soon to lose its Opel plant. There may still be a plant that is rented out to one brand or another as a subcontractor, but of course, that is a particularly uncertain future.
As a citizen of Antwerp, what I find especially hard to take is that we have been convinced for months that the choice would be based not merely on economic arguments but on the ability of Germany, the German Government, to put a very large amount of taxpayers’ money on the table. Therefore, we are looking to you as an arbitrator to see whether this is true, and to work out whether merely economic and commercial arguments were indeed used in this instance or whether it was a case of the survival of the economically or politically fittest.
When your investigation is complete, we should be obliged if you would set forth your findings in this House. After all, we have yet to hear much, or at least anything clear, from the companies involved. That is why we are counting on you to enlighten us on the arguments that were used by those involved. I should like you to tell me why Antwerp – my city – has been hit hardest, as very many people back home will see this as a symbol of the confidence they can have in the European Commission and in the European Union itself."@en1
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