CELEX: 32021D0528(01)
Language: en
Date: 2021-05-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 25 May 2021 on public holidays in 2023 for staff of the European institutions in Brussels and Luxembourg 2021/C 201 I/02

28.5.2021   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  CI 201/2
               
            
         COMMISSION DECISION
         of 25 May 2021
         on public holidays in 2023 for staff of the European institutions in Brussels and Luxembourg
         (2021/C 201 I/02)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS), laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68, (1) and in particular Article 61 of the Staff Regulations and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS,
         Having regard to the joint rules establishing the list of public holidays of officials of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
         Whereas:
         
                     (1)
                  
                  
                     The list of public holidays in 2023 for staff in Brussels and Luxembourg should be adopted pursuant to Article 61 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS.
                  
               
                     (2)
                  
                  
                     In 2023, Easter Sunday falls on 9 April.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     In 2023, 24 December falls on a Sunday.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     On 24 March 2021, the Heads of Administration were consulted for their opinion on the list of public holidays for 2023,
                  
               HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
         
            Sole Article
            The public holidays in 2023 for staff in Brussels and Luxembourg are as follows:
            
                        2 January
                     
                     
                        Day after New Year’s Day
                     
                  
                        6 April
                     
                     
                        Maundy Thursday
                     
                  
                        7 April
                     
                     
                        Good Friday
                     
                  
                        10 April
                     
                     
                        Easter Monday
                     
                  
                        1 May
                     
                     
                        Labour Day
                     
                  
                        9 May
                     
                     
                        Anniversary of the Declaration by Robert Schuman in 1950
                     
                  
                        18 May
                     
                     
                        Thursday, Ascension Day
                     
                  
                        19 May
                     
                     
                        Day after Ascension Day
                     
                  
                        29 May
                     
                     
                        Whit Monday
                     
                  
                        23 June*
                     
                     
                        Luxembourg National Holiday
                        *for staff in Luxembourg
                     
                  
                        21 July*
                     
                     
                        Belgian National Holiday
                        *for staff in Brussels
                     
                  
                        15 August
                     
                     
                        Assumption
                     
                  
                        1 November
                     
                     
                        All Saints’ Day
                     
                  
                        2 November
                     
                     
                        All Souls’ Day
                     
                  
                        25 December
                        to
                        29 December
                     
                     
                        5 end-of-year days
                     
                  
                        
                           TOTAL 2023
                        
                     
                     
                        
                           18 days
                        
                     
                  
         
            Done at Brussels, 25 May 2021.
            
               
                  For the Commission
               
               Johannes HAHN
               
                  Member of the Commission
               
            
         
         
            (1)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
         
            (2)  Consolidated version of the Staff Regulations published by the Commission in January 2003, p. IV-2.