The European Union does not set public holidays for its member states. However the European Commission does set public holidays for the employees of the institutions of the European Union.
The holidays will typically cover the following dates of significance and movable feasts:
+ Public holidays for the institutions of the European Union in Date Day 1 January New Year's Day 2 January Day following New Year's Day (Thursday before Easter) Maundy Thursday (Friday before Easter) Good Friday (Monday after Easter) Easter Monday 1 May Labour Day 9 May Europe Day Ascension Thursday the Friday following Ascension Day Whit Monday 21 July Belgian National Day 15 August Assumption 1 November All Saints' Day 2 November All Souls' Day 24 to 31 December inclusive End-of-year days, including Christmas
This list includes all ten public holidays in Belgium, except for Armistice Day (11 November). For Luxembourg, Belgian National Day is replaced by the Luxembourgish National Day.
See also Work–life balance in the European Union
For information on public holidays in individual EU member states see below:
Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden
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