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.

  • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    172·
    3 days ago

    You can keep 1 hour time zones just fine. It still puts noon within 1 hour of mid day, which you don’t get with DST.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      I can accept that. So long as after we lock the clocks on standard time, my region is allowed to switch to the next time zone to the west.

      I don’t think the “noon = midday” argument is complete. I think noon should be close to, but never before midday. Midday should never occur at 11:30 AM, like it currently does on the western ends of the zones.

      If you are arguing for permanent standard time and you are on the eastern end of your time zone, you are making the same argument as someone advocating DST from the western end.