Sources: De Standaard (Antwerp) and Belgium public holidays. Belgium's interim (only until Easter) Federal Minister of Labor, Josly Piette, announced yesterday that May 2, 2008, will not be an official public holiday, thereby cancelling last April's decision by his predecessor, Peter Vanvelthoven (see our post of April 24, 2007). May 2, 2008, Ascension Friday, will therefore revert to its usual status as a banks-only holiday. Recall that, last April, Belgium's Minister of Labor had decided to make Friday, May 2, 2008, a public holiday as compensation for the fact that both May Day and Ascension fall on the same date.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Belgium Cancels Upcoming May 2 Public Holiday
Sources: De Standaard (Antwerp) and Belgium public holidays. Belgium's interim (only until Easter) Federal Minister of Labor, Josly Piette, announced yesterday that May 2, 2008, will not be an official public holiday, thereby cancelling last April's decision by his predecessor, Peter Vanvelthoven (see our post of April 24, 2007). May 2, 2008, Ascension Friday, will therefore revert to its usual status as a banks-only holiday. Recall that, last April, Belgium's Minister of Labor had decided to make Friday, May 2, 2008, a public holiday as compensation for the fact that both May Day and Ascension fall on the same date.
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