Brussels targets the biggest props / Competition at the crossroads: Brussels targets the biggest props

Major feature which is the third and last in a series and argues that a European Union purge on state aid aims to boost transparency while sidestepping less important cases. The two previous articles in this series appeared on 21 November 2002 (entitled 'Why handshakes may get harder') and 27 November 2002 (entitled 'Europe's efforts to destroy the cartels').