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posted by martyb on Friday August 31 2018, @07:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the it's-"saving"-not-"savings"-time dept.

European Commission to Recommend Abolition of Daylight Saving Time

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-to-stop-changing-the-clocks-juncker-pledges/a-45300586

Speaking to German public broadcaster ZDF, Juncker said that he would push for the changing clocks to be abolished and that the Commission "will decide on it today."

[...] Those who are looking forward to future undisturbed sleep will have to wait a while longer. The European Commission, the EU's top executive body, will need to agree on the measure and put forward a draft law on abolishing daylight saving time. The EU Parliament and the bloc's currently 28-member states would also then need to approve the measure.

The Commission is set to release the official results of the online poll, which experienced several technical problems due to the high level of interest when it was first launched online.

Clock Changes: EU Backs Ending Daylight Saving Time

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45366390

The EU Commission is proposing to end the practice of adjusting clocks by an hour in spring and autumn after a survey found most Europeans opposed it.

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said millions "believe that in future, summer time should be year-round, and that's what will happen".

The Commission's proposal requires support from the 28 national governments and MEPs to become law.

In the EU clocks switch between winter and summer under daylight saving time.

A European Parliament resolution says it is "crucial to maintain a unified EU time regime".

However, the Commission has not yet drafted details of the proposed change.

Daylight Saving Time is a bad idea in a modern world with electric lights, it should have been scrapped ages ago.


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    Oops, I forgot to add: FUCK DST

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