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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