Berlin - European industry is likely to seek government aid similar to that offered this week to banks, a European Union commissioner, Guenter Verheugen, said Monday.
Speaking on Deutschlandfunk public radio, Verheugen said, "The demands have already begun from the car industry."
The German commissioner said, "It won't be easy for politicians to explain to the workers why hundreds of billions of euros are available for the banking system, but not when an entire industry is in trouble."