Brussels, 23/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Permanent Representatives Committee (COREPER) is to have a working lunch on Thursday to discuss details of the Convention to prepare for institutional reform ahead of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) of 2004. The EU diplomats will be looking in particular at the operations budget (covering members' expense, carrying out research and organising hearings) estimated at around EUR 5 million. This expenditure currently comes under Heading 5...