DIARY - Germany - to July 4

GENERAL / ECONOMIC EVENTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 19
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting. No
interest rate announcements scheduled. Any announcement about
other issues to be released at 1230 GMT.-

BRUSSELS- European Council meeting (to June 20). Heads of state
or government from the 27 EU member states are due to attend.-

FRIDAY, JUNE 20
BRUSSELS- European Council meeting (final day).-

MUNICH, Germany- 26th Munich Film Festival (to June 26).-

TUESDAY, JUNE 24
BERLIN- German Chancellor Angela Merkel and peace envoy Tony
Blair will jointly organise a Middle East security conference to
discuss the strengthening of the Palestinian police force and
justice apparatus. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni
attends.-

BERLIN- 60th anniversary of the Berlin Blockade beginning.
Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West
Germany and West Berlin prompting the United States to organise
a massive airlift.-

THURSDAY, JUNE 26
KYOTO, Japan- G8 foreign ministers meeting (to Jun. 27). Link:
www.mofa.go.jp/-

FRIDAY, JUNE 27
KYOTO, Japan- G8 foreign ministers meeting (final day). Link:
www.mofa.go.jp/-

THURSDAY, JULY 3
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230
GMT.-

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