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Anger over German role in GM shake-out

By Daniel Schäfer in Frankfurt, Nikki Tait in Brussels, Bernard Simon in Toronto and John Reed in London

Published: May 27 2009 13:30 | Last updated: May 27 2009 20:32

General Motors moved closer to bankruptcy in the US on Wednesday as the political dispute over the fate of its international operations intensified in Europe.

The European Commission agreed to organise a meeting of ministers from all EU countries with an interest in the Opel and Vauxhall businesses that the troubled US carmaker has had to spin off as part of its global restructuring.

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