Public holidays in the European Union

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 (example below is for the year 2020):[1]

Public holidays for the institutions of the European Union
DateDay
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
2 JanuaryDay following New Year's Day
9 April (Thursday before Easter)Maundy Thursday
10 April (Friday before Easter)Good Friday
13 April (Monday after Easter)Easter Monday
1 MayLabour Day
9 MayEurope Day (not published in 2020 since it falls on Saturday)
21 MayAscension Thursday
22 Maythe Friday following Ascension Day
1 JuneWhit Monday
21 JulyBelgian National Day
15 AugustAssumption (not published in 2020 since it falls on Saturday)
1 NovemberAll Saints' Day (not published in 2020 since it falls on Sunday)
2 NovemberAll Souls' Day
24 to 31 December inclusiveEnd-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

For information on public holidays in individual EU member states see below:

References
  1. "European Commission Public Holidays 2020". European Commission. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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