A flag of GM (General Motors) is seen next to an Opel logo at the Opel plant in Bochum September 9, 2009. Germany expects General Motors to pay back a 1.5 billion euro loan made to help Opel if GM keeps its European unit, Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY TRANSPORT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)