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This diary includes speeches and public appearances by members of the ECB's
Governing Council, which sets monetary policy for the 15-nation euro zone.
Refinancing tenders are listed at the bottom of this diary.

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GENERAL / ECONOMIC EVENTS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference by ECB President
Jean-Claude Trichet follows at 1230 GMT.-

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14
FRANKFURT- ECB publishes its monthly Bulletin - 0800 GMT

FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
VIENNA- ECB Governing Council Member Klaus Liebscher holds final
news conference before retiring-

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting, followed by interest
rate announcement 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230
GMT.-

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
VIENNA- The new Austrian Central Bank governor Ewald Nowotny to
hold his first news conference (0800 GMT) after taking over from
Klaus Liebscher.-

FRANKFURT- ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet opens the Center
for Financial Studies' conference "The ECB and its watchers"
(0650 GMT), followed by debates with participation from ECB
Executive members Juergen Stark (0730 GMT) and Lorenzo Bini
Smaghi (0900 GMT), as well as Governing Council member
Athanasios Orphanides (1300 GMT)-

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
BASEL, Switzerland- Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central bank
heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held at
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (to Sept. 8)-

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
BASEL, Switzerland- Global Economy Meeting (GEM) of central bank
heads from leading industrial and emerging economies, held at
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (final day)-

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
BRUSSELS- ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet testifies before the
European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
(0930-1230 GMT).-

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
FRANKFURT- ECB publishes its monthly Bulletin - 0800 GMT

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council and General Council meeting. No
interest rate announcements scheduled.-

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
HELSINKI- ECB Governing Council member Erkki Liikanen holds an
quarterly Bank of Finland news conference (0800 GMT)-

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SOURCE: European Central Bank (ECB).
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