EUROPE NEWS AT 1800 GMT

2009-07-02 08:19:00 -

UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR THURSDAY, JULY 2
FRANCE-BRAZIL-PLANE
LE BOURGET, France _ French investigators release their first preliminary report into what caused Air France Flight 447 to crash in the Atlantic. News conference at 1300 GMT.
NUCLEAR AGENCY-NEW HEAD
VIENNA _ The IAEA board of governors meets to elect a candidate to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei as head of the U.N. nuclear agency.
GERMANY-MERKEL
BERLIN _ Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses German parliament before G-8 summit. Starts 0700 GMT.
EUROPE-INTEREST RATES
LUXEMBOURG _ European Central Bank's governing council meets to set interest rates for the 16-nation euro zone. 1145 GMT announcement, followed by news conference.
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