Madam President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, when it was proposed that we have a debate in plenary on the future of Opel Europe, we were not yet aware of the purchase of the company by Magna and its Russian partner, Sberbank, on Thursday.
Madame la Présidente, chers commissaires, Mesdames et Messieurs, lorsqu ’ il nous a été proposé de débattre en plénière sur l ’ avenir d ’ Opel Europe, nous ignorions l ’ acquisition de l ’ entreprise par Magna et son partenaire russe, Sberbank, survenue jeudi.