Euroverify: ¿Qué país europeo tiene más días festivos?

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00:00Which European country has the most public holidays?

00:06A debate has erupted in France over whether the country's population works hard enough

00:11after Prime Minister François Bayrou suggested getting rid of two public holidays

00:16in an effort to boost the economy.

00:30The proposal has sparked a discussion in French media and among social media users

00:35about how the country compares to its neighbours when it comes to public holidays.

00:39We can compare many countries in Europe by looking at official statistics from EURES,

00:44which contain information on public holidays in the EU, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.

00:49We also looked at official UK government numbers.

00:52Cyprus is the clear winner for the number of public holidays, ranking up top with 15 days.

00:57Bulgaria, Croatia, Iceland, Malta and Spain compete for second place with 14.

01:02At the other end, we see Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands with just 9.

01:06But when the UK is split into its constituent countries,

01:10England and Wales are at the bottom with 8.

01:12This means that with 11 public holidays,

01:15France is fairly average among European countries as things stand.

01:19But getting rid of two days would rank it among the lowest.

01:22However, in true European fashion,

01:24we have to mention that some of the rankings aren't quite as clear-cut as they seem.

01:28For example, many countries contain regions that have different numbers of public holidays.

01:33Sometimes the number of public holidays can vary by year

01:36and some have half days off for some public holidays.

01:39Additionally, while we've not counted public holidays that consistently fall on a Sunday,

01:43such as Easter Sunday,

01:45France and other countries lose the day off if it falls on a weekend.

01:49Compare this to the likes of the UK,

01:50which always gives the following Monday or Tuesday off

01:53if a public holiday happens on Saturday or Sunday.

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