This article discusses the attempts by the European Commission to increase its role in the trading activities of firms within member states, an area which was typically reserved for the member states themselves. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0fcdeb3a-efc0-11dc-8a17-0000779fd2ac,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=8baec054-53d0-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340,print=no,_i_email=y.html