Public holidays in the European Union
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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. While these are set on an ad hoc basis year-to-year, for 2012[1] and 2013[2] they are as follows:
| Date | Day | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Not a public holiday in 2012 as it fell on a Sunday. |
| 2 January | Day after 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 | |
| 17 May | Ascension Thursday | |
| 18 May | the Friday following Ascension Thursday | |
| 28 May | Whit Monday | |
| 15 August | Assumption | |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | |
| 2 November | All Souls' Day | |
| 24 December to 31 December inclusive | End-of-year days |
See also [edit]
For information on public holidays in individual EU member states see below:
References [edit]
- ^ List of public holidays for 2012 for the institutions of the European Union (OJ C 320, 25 November 2010)
- ^ Commission Decision of 19 August 2011 on public holidays for 2013 for the institutions of the European Union (OJ C 243, 20 August 2011)
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