BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised U.S. subsidies to its auto industry on Tuesday, saying the aid threatened to distort competition and was not a long-term solution to the struggling sector's problems.
"Europe cannot just look on if someone offers subsidies and market forces are dispensed with," said Merkel in an interview on ARD public television hours before Barack Obama is due to be inaugurated as U.S. president.
"The future of the ...
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