$.validator.addMethod("dateEU",
		function(value, element) { 
	        return value == '' || /^((((0?[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])[\.\-\/](0?[13578]|1[02])[\.\-\/]((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?\d{2}))|((0?[1-9]|[12]\d|30)[\.\-\/](0?[13456789]|1[012])[\.\-\/]((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?\d{2}))|((0?[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])[\.\-\/]0?2[\.\-\/]((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?\d{2}))|(29[\.\-\/]0?2[\.\-\/]((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?(0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|((16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00)|00)))|(((0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])(0[13578]|1[02])((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?\d{2}))|((0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)(0[13456789]|1[012])((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?\d{2}))|((0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])02((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?\d{2}))|(2902((1[6-9]|[2-9]\d)?(0[48]|[2468][048]|[13579][26])|((16|[2468][048]|[3579][26])00)|00))))$/.test(value); 
	    }
	);
$.validator.messages = {
	required: "Please enter a value.",
	email: "Invalid e-mail address.",
	url: "Invalid URL.",
	date: "Please enter a valid date.",
	dateEU: "Please enter a valid date.",
	number: "Value must be a number.",
	digits: "Value must be a number.",
	creditcard: " is an invalid credit card number.",
	equalTo: String.format('Value must have the same value as {0}.'),
	maxLength: String.format('Value can not have more than {0} characters.'),
	minLength: String.format('Value can not have less than {0} characters.'),
	minValue: String.format('Value must be greater or equal to {0}.')
}