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.

  • @JohnDClay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    65•2 months ago

    Mid-day should be the middle of the day. Mid-night should be the middle of the night.

    You’d need new clocks, those times drift every day, so 12:00 midday would need to change automatically.

      • YeatherEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        Morons, people who didn’t read it fully, and people who want to encourage discourse.

    • @SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10•2 months ago

      There are a lot of regions that are put into the wrong time zone, because that’s easier for business. They’re not even close to 12:00 being the middle of the day especially during DST.