National day of celbration???

Wasn't it Monaco, Anne? I can't think of any other country having celebrations and fireworks.

Belgium's national day is 21st July. Can't think of anything else it might have been, except, as you suggest, assuming of EU presidency, but this is hardly something to celibrate in the current climate, what with Geece and now Portugal going down the tubes! 

30 June is the last day of the university year in Belgium. We live behind one of the universities in Brussels and fireworks are order of the day for a full week up to and including 1 July, much to my Border Collie's disgust. Like most other dogs he hates fireworks and goes into hiding behind the broom cupboard and will only come out for a lump of cheese!