"In 2018, the European Commission launched a public consultation asking people what they thought of scrapping the time changes. It was the most successful EU consultation ever: 4.6 million people participated, in some cases representing a signification portion of the national population (3.79 per cent for Germany and 2.94 per cent for Austria). People overwhelmingly said they wanted to stop moving the clock back and forward every six months - in fact 84 per cent of respondents agreed with the proposal."
"Negative health impacts, including sleep disruption, the lack of energy savings and an increase in road accidents were the most common reasons to justify the idea. On that basis, in 2018 the Commission proposed legislation to end seasonal clock changes. This had to be approved by the European Parliament and by national governments represented at the EU Council. The European Parliament in 2019 supported the proposal by a large majority suggesting time changes should be scrapped in 2021."
On Sunday, October 27 people across Europe set clocks back one hour, creating lighter mornings and darker evenings and giving an extra hour of sleep. In 2018 the European Commission ran a public consultation with 4.6 million participants; 84 percent favored ending seasonal clock changes, citing sleep disruption, weak energy savings and increased road accidents. The Commission proposed legislation to end the practice and the European Parliament backed the plan in 2019, aiming for 2021 implementation. Member states failed to agree on whether to keep summertime or wintertime, cross-border coordination and who would benefit, and Brexit and the pandemic delayed progress.
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