Europe goes into daylight saving time despite controversy – DW – 03/30/2025
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Most Europeans woke up on Sunday clocks that jumped forward by one hour. The twice-annual time change has long been contentious and was even voted against in an EU open consultation back in 2018.

Summary

Most European countries moved clocks forward one hour on Sunday, marking the start of daylight saving time (DST), a practice increasingly criticized.

Originally introduced during World War I to conserve energy, DST returned during the 1970s oil crisis and now shifts Central European Time to Central European Summer Time.

Despite a 2018 EU consultation where 84% of nearly 4 million respondents supported abolishing DST, implementation stalled due to member state disagreement.

Poland, currently holding the EU presidency, plans informal consultations to revisit the issue amid broader geopolitical priorities.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    The objection isn’t to DST, it’s to switching back and forth. Just pick one and stick with it.

    • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, as someone with a circadian rythm disorder DST time changes kinda destroy me. Every single year, twice a year.

      I’m hoping the US manages to get rid of it, we had a bill to do just that get unexpectedly far, before stalling out I think :/

      Sending love from the US, y’all take care :)

    • Hawke@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      No, the objection is to DST. Noon should be approximately at noon.

      I’d take permanent DST over the current retarded shit show though.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        Noon should be as close to midday as possible but never before midday.

        On standard time, on the west end of the time zones, midday occurs at or before 11:30 AM. That is ridiculous.