September 16, the EU will tighten the rules for importing pets from Russia and Belarus.

Belarus: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Belarus in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Belarus in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 2, Tuesday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 7, Sunday: Orthodox Christmas (Православное Рождество);
• March 8, Friday: Women’s Day (Женский день);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labor Day (День труда);
• May 9, Friday: Victory Day (День Победы);
• May 14, Tuesday: Radonitsa (Радоница);
• July 3, Wednesday: Independence Day (День независимости);
• November 7, Thursday: October Revolution Day (День Октябрьской Революции);
• December 25, Wednesday: Catholic Christmas (Католическое Рождество).

Bridge holidays in Belarus in 2024:

• May 13 (Monday) to May 18 (Saturday), days off will be May 11 (Saturday), 12 (Sunday), 13 (Monday) and 14 (Tuesday);
• November 8 (Friday) to November 16 (Saturday), the days off will be November 7 (Thursday), 8 (Friday), 9 (Saturday) and 10 (Sunday).

Spain: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Spain in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Spain in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Año Nuevo);
• January 6, Saturday: Epiphany (Epifanía);
• March 19, Tuesday: St. Joseph’s Day (Día de San José);
• March 28, Thursday: Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo);
• March 29, Friday: Good Friday (Viernes Santo);
• April 1, Monday: Easter (Pascua de Resurrección);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labour Day (día del Trabajo);
• May 30, Thursday: Assumption (Asunción);
• October 12, Saturday: National Day of Spain (Fiesta Nacional de España);
• November 1, Friday: All Saints’ Day (Día de todos los Santos);
• December 6, Friday: Constitution Day (día de la Constitución);
• December 8, Sunday: Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Navidad).

Italy: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Italy in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Italy in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Capodanno);
• January 6, Saturday: Epiphany (Epifania);
• March 31, Sunday: Easter (Pasqua);
• April 1, Monday: Easter (Pasqua);
• April 25, Thursday: Liberation Day (giorno della liberazione);
• May 1, Wednesday: International Day of Workers (Festa dei lavoratori);
• June 2, Sunday: Day of the Republic (Giorno della Repubblica);
• August 15, Thursday: Assumption of the Virgin (Assunzione della Vergine);
• November 1, Friday: All Saints’ Day (Tutti i Santi);
• December 8, Sunday: Day of the immaculate conception (Festeggia l’Immacolata Concezione);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Natale);
• December 26, Thursday: Saint Stefan’s Day (Giorno di Santo Stefano).

Germany: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Germany in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Germany in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Neujahr);
• January 6, Saturday: Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige);
• March 8, Friday: International Women’s Day (Internationaler Frauentag);
• March 29, Friday: Good Friday (Karfreitag);
• March 31, Sunday: Easter (Ostersonntag);
• April 1, Monday: Easter (Ostermontag);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit);
• May 9, Thursday: Ascension of Christ (Christi Himmelfahrt);
• May 19, Sunday: Day of the Holy Trinity (Pfingstsonntag);
• May 20, Monday: Day of the Holy Trinity (Pfingstmontag);
• May 30, Thursday: Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (Fronleichnam);
• August 15, Thursday: Ascension of the Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt);
• September 20, Friday: International Children Day (Weltkindertag);
• October 3, Thursday: Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit);
• October 31, Thursday: Reformation Day (Reformationstag);
• November 1, Friday: All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen);
• November 20, Wednesday: Day of repentance and prayer (Buß- und Bettag);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Erster Weihnachtstag);
• December 26, Thursday: Christmas (Zweiter Weihnachtstag).

Belgium: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Belgium in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Belgium in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Neujahr);
• March 29, Friday: Good Friday (Guter Freitag);
• March 31, Sunday: Easter (Ostern);
• April 1, Monday: Easter (Ostern);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit);
• May 9, Thursday: Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt);
• May 19, Sunday: Whitsunday (Whitsunday);
• May 20, Monday: Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag);
• July 21, Sunday: National Holiday (Nationalfeiertag);
• August 15, Thursday: Assumption of Mary (Maria Himmelfahrt);
• November 1, Friday: All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen);
• November 11, Monday: Armistice Day (Tag des Waffenstillstands);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Weihnachten);
• December 26, Thursday: Bank Holiday (Feiertag).

Austria: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there is no COVID-related restrictions are imposed.

National holidays in Austria in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Austria in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year’s Day (Neues Jahr);
• January 6, Saturday: Epiphany (Offenbarung);
• April 1, Monday: Easter (Ostern);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit);
• May 9, Thursday: Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt);
• May 20, Monday: Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag);
• May 30, Thursday: Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi);
• August 15, Thursday: Assumption (Mariä Aufnahme in den Himmel);
• October 26, Saturday: National Day (Nationalfeiertag);
• November 1, Friday: All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen);
• December 8, Sunday: Immaculate Conception (Unbefleckte Empfängnis);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas Day (Weihnachtstag);
• December 26, Thursday: St. Stephen`s Day (Stephanstag).

Hungary: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Hungary in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Hungary in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Újév);
• March 15, Friday: 1848 Revolution Memorial Day (Nemzeti ünnep);
• March 29, Friday: Good Friday (Nagypéntek);
• March 31, Sunday: Easter Sunday (Húsvétvasárnap);
• April 1, Monday: Easter Monday (Húsvéthétfő);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labour Day (A munka ünnepe);
• May 19, Sunday: Pentecost (Pünkösdvasárnap);
• May 20, Monday: Whit Monday (Pünkösdhétfő);
• August 20, Tuesday: State Foundation Day (Az államalapítás ünnepe);
• October 23, Wednesday: 1956 Revolution Memorial Day (Nemzeti ünnep);
• November 1, Friday: All Saints’ Day (Mindenszentek);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Karácsony);
• December 26, Thursday: St. Stephen’s Day (Karácsony másnapja).

Finland: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Finland in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Finland in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Uudenvuodenpäivä);
• January 6, Saturday: Epiphany (Loppiainen);
• March 29, Friday: Good Friday (Pitkäperjantai);
• March 31, Sunday: Easter (Pääsiäispäivä);
• April 1, Monday: Easter (2. pääsiäispäivä);
• May 1, Wednesday: Mayday (Vappu);
• May 9, Thursday: Ascension (Helatorstai);
• May 19, Sunday: Day of the Holy Trinity (Helluntaipäivä);
• June 21, Friday: Mid summer (Juhannusaatto);
• June 22, Saturday: Ivan Kupala (Juhannuspäivä);
• November 2, Saturday: All Saints’ Day (Pyhäinpäivä);
• December 6, Friday: independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä);
• December 24, Tuesday: Christmas Eve (Jouluaatto);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Joulupäivä);
• December 26, Thursday: The second day of Christmas (2. joulupäivä).

Greece: country’s borders status

Borders are open. Currently there are no imposed COVID-related restrictions.

National holidays in Greece in 2024

Public holidays and festivals in Greece in 2024. Non-working days:

• January 1, Monday: New Year (Πρωτοχρονιά);
• January 6, Saturday: Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια);
• March 18, Monday: Clean Monday (Καθαρά Δευτέρα);
• March 25, Monday: Annunciation (Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου);
• March 25, Monday: Independence Day (Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου);
• May 1, Wednesday: Labour Day (Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά);
• May 3, Friday: Good Friday (Μεγάλη Παρασκευή);
• May 5, Sunday: Easter Sunday (Κυριακή του Πάσχα);
• May 6, Monday: Easter Monday (Δευτέρα του Πάσχα);
• June 23, Sunday: Pentecost (Πεντηκοστή’);
• June 24, Monday: Whit Monday (Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής);
• August 15, Thursday: Assumption Day (Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου);
• October 28, Monday: Ochi Day (Το Όχι);
• December 25, Wednesday: Christmas (Χριστούγεννα);
• December 26, Thursday: St. Stephen’s Day (Σύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Μαρίας).