EUROPE NEWS AT 0600GMT

2009-07-05 08:28:03 -

UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR SUNDAY, JULY 5
NETHERLANDS-REMBRANDT
AMSTERDAM _ Exhibition opens of true-to-size digital reproductions of all Rembrandt's 317 paintings and other works.
BULGARIA-ELECTIONS
SOFIA, Bulgaria _ Bulgaria to hold general election. Voting for the 240-seat legislature will see the incumbent Socialist-led coalition face a challenge from right-wing opposition parties.
FRANCE-JILL BIDEN
PARIS _ Vice President Joe Biden's wife Jill Biden delivers keynote address at UNESCO conference on higher education.
UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR MONDAY, JULY 6
EUROPE-OBAMA
MOSCOW _ President Barack Obama meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the first day of a two-day visit to Moscow.
FRANCE-BRITAIN
EVIAN, France _ Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Gordon Brown of Britain hold bilateral talks in Evian before the G-8 summit. Talks to start 0930 GMT.
EU-SWINE FLU
STOCKHOLM _ EU health ministers discuss swine flu preparedness at informal meeting.

BRITAIN-PLINTH PEOPLE
LONDON _ Unveiling of Antony Gormley's «One & Another,» which will see members of the public stand atop Trafalgar Square's empty fourth plinth for an hour each for 100 days.
SPAIN-RUNNING OF THE BULLS
PAMPLONA, Spain _ San Fermin festival kicks off with rocket-firing ceremony outside town hall. The first of eight runs is on Tuesday.
EU FINANCE MINISTERS
BRUSSELS _ Euro-group finance ministers hold monthly talks. Starts at 1600 GMT.
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