17/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The final preparations for the Ghent Summit will be carried out by the Permanent Representatives' Committee (COREPER) and not advisors to EU Prime Ministers, following almost an hour of wrangling at the General Affairs Council, where several Ministers argued that since the Summit was being prepared by the General Affairs Council, "sherpas" should not be able to go back on what had been decided. Hubert Védrine told journalists that he was delighted that the...