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.

    • dubyakay@lemmy.caEnglish
      164·
      3 days ago

      In North America DST is used from second Sunday of March until first Sunday of November.

      This means there are 239 days in DST, and 126 days out of DST in 2025. Close to 2 to 1 ratio.

      I know it’s different with CEST and CET, and it sucks even more donkeyballs there, when the sun sets around 4PM (instead of 5) regardless.

      DST should really be the standard in most places. You want more sunlight in the afternoon, not in the morning.

      • stebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        128·
        2 days ago

        I prefer more sunlight in the morning. It’s better for your circadian rhythm and it is easier to wake up when it’s bright outside.

      • expr@programming.devEnglish
        75·
        2 days ago

        I’d definitely prefer more sunlight in the morning. It’s 6:45am right now and the sun hasn’t even risen yet and won’t start for another half hour.

        Meanwhile, more sunlight later in the day is often gone to waste anyway, between work/commute/dinner/etc. It’s especially wasteful later in the summer… You already have sunlight super late in the day anyway.

        But honestly, I would take either as long as it stops changing.

      • Exec@pawb.socialEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago

        Of course the US does DST several weeks later than the rest of the world