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Holidays and days off in Europe
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.
| Country | Holidays and days off |
| AUSTRIA |
1, 6 January; 5 April;1, 13, 24 May; 3 June; 15 August; 26 October; 1 November; 8, 25, 26 December. |
| ALBANIA | 1 and 2 January; 1 May; 28 November; 25 December. |
| ENGLAND |
1 January; 2 and 5 April; 3 and 31 May; 30 August; 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 December, as well as religious holidays. Additional days off are set on the first Monday May and the last Monday of August. |
| BELGIUM |
1 January; 5 April; 1, 13, 34 May; 21 July; 1 and 11 November; 25 December, as well as religious holidays. |
| BULGARIA |
1 January; 3 March; 19 and 20 April; 1, 6, 24 May; 6 and 22 September; 1 November; 24, 25, 26 December, as well as the Orthodox Easter. |
| HUNGARY |
1 January; 15 March; 5 April; 1 and 21 May; 20 August; 23 October; 25 and 26 December. |
| GERMANY |
1 January; 28 and 31 March; 2 and 5 April; 1, 3, 24 May; 3 June; 3 October; 1 November; 25 and 26 December. |
| GREECE |
1 and 6 January; 2 and 25 March; 17 and 20 April; 15 August; 28 October; 25 and 26 December. |
| DENMARK |
1 January; 1, 2, 5, 30 April; 13 and 24 May; 5 June; 24 and 25 December. |
| ROMANIA | 1 and 2 January; 12 April; 1 May; 1, 25, 26 December. |
| SPAIN |
1 and 6 January; 19 March; 1 and 2 April; 1 May; 12 October; 1 November; 6, 8, 25 December. |
| MACEDONIA |
1, 2, 7 January; 19 and 20 April; 1 and 2 May; 2 and 3 August; 8 September; 11 and 12 October. |
| POLAND |
1 January; 4 April; 1, 3, 23 May; 3 June; 15 August; 1 and 11 November;25 and 26 December. |
| SLOVAKIA | 1 and 6 January; 2 and 5 April; 1 and 8 May; 5 July; 29 August; 1 and 15 September; 1 November; 24, 25, 26 December. |
| SLOVENIA |
1 and 2 January; 8 February; 4, 5, 27 April; 1 and 2 May; 25 June; 15 August; 31 October; 1 November; 25 and 26 December. |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
1 January; 5 April; 1 and 8 May; 5 and 6 July; 28 October; 24, 25, 26 December. |
| FRANCE |
1 January; 4 and 5 April; 1, 8, 13, 23, 24 May; 14 July; 15 August; 1 and 11 November; 25 December. |
| FINLAND |
1 and 6 January; 2 and 5 April; 1 and 13 May; 26 June; 6 November; 6, 25, 26 December. |
| ITALY |
1 and 6 January; 5 April; 1 May; 1 November; 8 and 25 December, as well as religious holidays. |
| LATVIA |
1 January; 2 and 5 April; 1 May; 23 and 24 June; 18 November; 25 and 31 December. |
| LITHUANIA |
1 January; 16 February; 11 March; 17 April; 1 May; 24 June; 6 July; 15 August; 1 November; 25 and 26 December. |
| LUXEMBOURG |
1 January; 5 April; 1, 13, 24 May; 23 June; 15 August; 1 November; 25 and 26 December. For shipments in the direction of France added: 8 May, 14 July, 11 November. For shipments in the direction of Germany added: 10 April, 11 June, 3 October, 26 December. |
| NETHERLANDS | 1 January; 15 and 30 April; 13 and 24 May; 25 December. |
| PORTUGAL |
1 January; 2, 4, 25 April; 1 May; 3 and 10 June; 15 August; 5 October; 1 November; 1, 8, 25 December. |
| TURKEY | 1, 29, 30 January; 7, 8, 9, 10, 23 April; 19 May; 29 October. |
| CROATIA |
1 and 6 January; 15 April; 1 and 30 May; 22 June; 5 and 15 August; 25 and 26 December. |
| SWEDEN |
1 and 6 January; 10 and 13 April; 1 and 21 May; 1 and 20 June; 31 October; 25 and 26 December. |
| SWITZERLAND |
1 January; 2 and 5 April; 13 and 24 May; 1 August; 25 and 26 December. |
| ESTONIA |
1 January; 24 February; 2 and 4 April; 1 and 23 May; 23 and 24 June; 20 August; 25 and 26 December. |
