One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.

A teenage boy growing up in a village without a father spends a few days cutting grass in a remote location. In the process he learns about friendship and responsibility.

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.

An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to reduce the number of garages. As all was already decided and arranged by the chairholder and the board, the decision passes easily at the meeting. But one unexpected event happens - the meeting room's entrance has been locked by an anonymous member and the key is missing...

Based on real events in 1974 in Riga: the robbery of collectors and the murder of the driver. The personnel of the Gorky, Odessa regional executive committees and the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Latvian SSR took part in the film.

Lara Velichko is a young coach who's dreaming about coaching world champions but suddenly she's forced to train a group of a very grumpy old men.

Based on the story by B.Polishchuk “The Laboratory of Voskoboinikov". Due to the need to reduce staff, the head of the laboratory, not wanting to make a choice himself, entrusts this ”slippery” task to the entire team, and he goes on a business trip. Upon arrival, it turns out that not only has no one been fired, but they have also achieved an increase in staff.

Fast train N34 went exactly on schedule. The passengers were quietly getting ready for bed when the empty compartment from the outstanding cigarette lit up the curtain. Soon the wagon caught fire. Disaster is imminent. Railwaymen and passengers are working together to prevent misfortune and save hundreds of people…