EUROPE NEWS AT 0600GMT

2008-05-06 08:26:01 -

UPCOMING COVERAGE FOR TUESDAY, MAY 6
IRELAND-PREMIER RESIGNS
DUBLIN, Ireland _ Prime Minister Bertie Ahern steps down after 11 years of power and will mark the day with a ceremony alongside Northern Ireland's departing power-sharing leader, Ian Paisley.
SERBIA-ULTRANATIONALIST
BELGRADE, Serbia _ AP interview with far-right leader Tomislav Nikolic before Serbia's key parliamentary elections. By 1600GMT.
GERMANY-TERRORISM
STUTTGART, Germany _ Prosecutors expected to start closing arguments in the trial of three men accused of being members of Ansar al Islam who plotted to kill former Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi during a visit to Germany.
TURKEY-EU
ANKARA, Turkey _ The foreign minister of Slovenia, the EU's commissioner in charge of expansion and France's minister of European Affairs _ representing the so called EU Troika _ hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, to discuss Turkey's troubled membership bid.
SPAIN-ASIA
MADRID, Spain _ Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting of its board of governors. Through May 6.
EU-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
BRUSSELS, Belgium _ News conference by Missing Children Europe to launch European coalition against Internet child pornography.
EU-LATIN AMERICA
BRUSSELS, Belgium _ EU trade, external relations commissioners hold news conference before EU-Latin America summit May 16-17 in Lima, Peru. Expected around 1030 GMT.
RUSSIA-OPPOSITION
MOSCOW _ Other Russia opposition group plans protest on eve of Dmitry Medvedev's inauguration as president, despite lack of permission. Expected at 1400GMT.
NORWAY-SUDAN
OSLO, Norway _ Sudan donor nations conference. Opens 0700 GMT Tuesday. Through May 7.
GERMANY-BELGIUM
BERLIN _ German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts new prime minister of Belgium for talks on bilateral and international issues. Meeting at 1030 GMT with news conference scheduled for 1200 GMT.
GREECE-ENVIRONMENT
ATHENS, Greece _ International environmental conference in Athens.
NORWAY-ORKLA
OSLO, Norway _ Orkla ASA 1Q earnings. 0600 GMT.
SWITZERLAND-UBS
ZURICH, Switzerland _ UBS AG reports 1Q results.
The AP