TRANSPORT REGAINS SEPARATE DIRECTORATE GENERAL IN EUROPEAN COMMISSION
December 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CLEAR signal that the end is nigh for the European Union's (EU) free stimulus spending on Europe's auto sector has been made with the announcement of nominations for a new European Commission to take office, probably, in February. The control of state aid subsidies on transport will be transferred to the Commission's directorate general for competition, which is to be headed by Joaquín Aluminia - a Spaniard who is tough on spending. Also, Germany's industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen - a key ally of the auto sector - is leaving the ...
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