"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."
European citizens participated in a large 2018 consultation where 4.6 million people responded and 84 percent supported ending seasonal clock changes. Concerns included negative health impacts such as sleep disruption, limited energy savings and increased road accidents. The Commission proposed legislation in 2018 and the European Parliament supported ending the changes in 2019 with a 2021 target. EU member states failed to reach agreement on adopting permanent summertime or wintertime and on coordinating time zones across borders. Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic further delayed the process. Seasonal clock changes therefore remain in place and will be observed this weekend.
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