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.

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    2 days ago

    A, B or C.

    D would mean that you are in a country with a half hour DST offset, in which case we would miss the option 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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      1 day ago

      D can also happen if the 00:45 job was before the 00:15 job, which thanks to the magic of daylight savings, is also possible

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        15 hours ago

        Wow, I didn’t even think of that option. Savage.

        Edit: I’m gonna steal this to annoy my coworkers.