diff --git a/src/constants/ConstFormatters.java b/src/constants/ConstFormatters.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b2dddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants/ConstFormatters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package constants;
+
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+
+public class ConstFormatters{
+    final public static SimpleDateFormat APPLICATION_DATE_FORMATTER = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
+}
diff --git a/src/constants/ConstValues.java b/src/constants/ConstValues.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d4cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants/ConstValues.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package constants;
+
+public class ConstValues {
+    //I
+    final public static String inputCountryName = "Enter country: ";
+    final public static String inputDate = "Enter date: ";
+}
diff --git a/src/services/AppConfigService.java b/src/services/AppConfigService.java
index 8273b1e..5d65635 100644
--- a/src/services/AppConfigService.java
+++ b/src/services/AppConfigService.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import java.util.Scanner;
  * Prompts and stores the configuration that the app needs to be run with.
  */
 public class AppConfigService {
-    public String countryName;
-    public Date date;
+    String countryName;
+    Date date;
 
     /**
      * Prompts the user to input the country name and date, and stores the input.
diff --git a/src/services/DatabaseService.java b/src/services/DatabaseService.java
index 0d35d10..44726b3 100644
--- a/src/services/DatabaseService.java
+++ b/src/services/DatabaseService.java
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ public class DatabaseService {
 
         return  connection;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}