All the information about the European Union is not sad, wrong or politically-related! On a lighter note, we wanted to show the diversity of the member States with their National Days. Sovereign birthdays, independence Day, end of wars, so many reasons to celebrate the freedom of the European peoples. Let’s go for a little of History !

Member States	Date	Celebration
Austria	26 October	Adoption of the Federal Constitutional Law in 1955
Belgium	21 July	Léopold Saxe-Cobourg- Gotha’s oath in 1831 to remain faithful to the Constitution
Bulgaria	3 March	Signing of the Treaty of San Stefano in 1878 declaring the independence of Bulgaria after a war between Russia and Turkey
Croatia	25 June	The “State Day” celebrates the independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
Cyprus	1 October	Independence in 1959 from the United Kingdom
Czech Republic	28 October	Independence in 1918 from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and formation of the Czechoslovakia.
Denmark	5 June	First Danish Constitution sign in 1849 by King Frederick VII
Estonia	24 February	Independence in 1918
Finland	6 December	Declaration of independence in 1917 after 800 of tutelage
France	14 July	Storming of the Bastille in 1789 which started the French Revolution
Germany	3 October	Unity day celebrates the reunification in 1990 of the West Germany and East Germany
Greece	25 March	Independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1822
Hungary	15 March and 23 October	15 March commemorates the Hungarian Revolution in 1848 23 October commemorates the revolution against the Soviet Union in 1956
Ireland	17 March	Saint Patrick’s Day celebrates the Patron Saint of the Irish
Italy	2 June	Proclamation of the Republic in 1946
Latvia	18 November	Independence in 1918
Lithuania	16 February	Independence in 1918
Luxembourg	23 June	The Grand Duke’s birthday
Malta	21 September	Independence in 1964 from the United Kingdom
The Netherlands	27 April	The Monarch’s birthday
Poland	3 May	Adoption of their first Constitution in 1791 (which happens to be the first Constitution in Europe)
Portugal	10 June	“Camões Day“ is the anniversary of the death of Portuguese poet Luis Vaz de Camões
Romania	1 December	Commemoration of the Union of Transylvania in 1918
Slovakia	1 January	Independence in 1992 and disintegration of Czechoslovakia
Slovenia	25 June	Independence in 1991 from Yugoslavia
Spain	12 October	“Hispanic Day” celebrates the Spanish-speaking peoples across the world and the discovery of America by Christopher Colobus in 1492
Sweden	6 June	Celebration of the proclamation of Gustav Vasa as king in 1523 and adoption of a new Constitution in 1809

Wassila ZOUAG