Sources: DPA (Saarbrücken) and Germany bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Premier (Ministerpräsidentin) of Germany's state of Saarland, Hannelore Kraft, has announced that the Saarland State Government would create the necessary conditions for October 31, 2017, to also be a one-off non-working public holiday throughout Saarland. [full story]