The prime minister in France seeks the removal of vacation days

According to European Employment Services data, France is ranked on average in Europe with 11 official national holidays. However, French regions such as Alsa and Mozela enjoy two extra days. The removal of the two holidays would shift France from countries with fewer holiday days.

“All nation must work harder to produce more, so the country's overall activity will be more important throughout the year” said Bayrou at a press conference on 15 July.

However, the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies has predicted an increase of 0.06% of the economy if the prime minister's plan is implemented.

Cyprus leads with 15 days of official holidays, followed by Bulgaria, Croatia, Iceland, Malta and Spain with 14. England and Wales are at the bottom of the list with only eight days off. Some countries, such as the United Kingdom, compensate weekend holidays with substitute days, while France does not, a factor that affects the perception of leisure time for workers.

Europe in Motion reported in March that Andorra, Malta and Albania are the countries that offer more annual statuteary permits across the continent, with France also ranked in the upper half.

On the other hand, Bulgaria gives more birth permits in Europe, and Bulgarian elementary school students receive more summer school vacations -- 15 weeks -- compared to their neighbours.

In 2023, Denmark removed the Great Day of Prayer, which is celebrated on Friday fourth after Easter, to try to increase labor production and protection expenses. Although estimates by the International Monetary Fund said it only increased the country's Brto internal product by 0.001-0.06%

Slovakia's government decided in June to ban the release of November 17th, Freedom and Democracy War Day as a holiday, as part of a wider fiscal strategy not much different from the French proposals, which will be officially recognised. /Periscope/