EU not to give up daylight saving time

Despite public pressure throughout the EU, there is no reason to give up seasonal change in time. Most Member States are against.

“The Commission presented proposals on this matter on the basis of extensive consultations conducted at the request of Member States. Then the position of the EC was supported by the European Parliament and now the ball is on the court of Member States,” Enrico Brivio, spokesman of the EC, said.

The draft amendment to the directive on the abolition of seasonal time changes in Europe was presented in September 2018, when 4.6 million votes were collected in public consultations (an online survey), the vast majority of which pointed to the negative effects of switching watches twice to year. In the EU Council, only a handful of capitals are for giving up daylight saving time though, while the vast majority do not support this idea.

(PAP)