German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a speech during her visit …

November 4, 2009

(AFP) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel giving a speech during her visit at the Opel plant in Ruesselsheim in March. The government said it would work closely with General Motors after the US automaker scrapped an on-again, off-again plan to sell its big European division, Opel, that had triggered a political and diplomatic controversy. Photo:Torsten Silz/AFP