The national day of France, commonly known as Bastille Day, is celebrated annually on 14 July in the country and its overseas départements and territories. The holiday marks the anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, the beginning of the French...

World Population Day is an annual event, observed on 11 July, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in...

Who doesn’t love munching on some delicious chocolate every now and then? While most of us probably don’t need a special occasion to eat a chocolaty treat, it obviously doesn’t hurt to have such an occasion. And this is where World Chocolate Day, celebrated annually on...

The world celebrates Social Media Day on 30 June to honour the existence of social media and their influence on our daily life. It might be a newly established day, but it is celebrated with great enthusiasm. This day has been created to acknowledge the positive impacts...

The annual flagship economic event of the European Commission, the Brussels Economic Forum (BEF), takes place on 29 June through an online event. Over the last 20 years, the event has brought together various stakeholders from the domain of economics – from EU and...

Statehood Day, known also as National Day of Slovenia, is a holiday that occurs on 25 June in Slovenia to commemorate the country's declaration of independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Although the formal declaration of independence did not come until 26 June 1991...

The National Day of Luxembourg ( Fête nationale luxembourgeoise/ Lëtzebuerger Nationalfeierdag), also known as the Grand Duke’s Official Birthday, is celebrated annually on 23 June. Throughout the history of the grand duchy, the day was observed on various dates – some...

Every year on 20 June, the globe comes together to honour the World Refugee Day. The holiday was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2000 and celebrated for the first time in 2001, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating...

The 2020 European Football Championship, also known as simply the Euro, will take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021. Organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), it is the main European event in international men’s football. Like many other events...

12 June marks one of Russia’s newest holidays, namely Russia Day. On this day in 1990, the Soviet leaders signed a declaration of Russia’s state sovereignty. The document symbolised the introduction of democratic reforms in Russia. It also marked one of the first steps...