Why Europe's changing of the clocks 'no longer makes sense'

"Under EU rules, laws proposed by the EU executive based in Brussels need approval from the European Parliament and states. Just days before clocks go back, EU lawmakers put the subject back on the agenda with a debate Thursday. Kickstarting the discussion in the parliament in Strasbourg, EU transport chief Apostolos Tzitzikostas told lawmakers clock changes should end and vowed the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm, remained focused on the issue."

""The commission has decided to undertake further analysis through a detailed study that we are working on right now, to support future decision making on this issue," he said. "My goal is to move forward. The time has come to finally stop the seasonal changes of time every year," he added. Spain revives the debate Research shows moving the clock back and forth in autumn and spring hurts the economy as well as people's health."

The European Union first proposed ending the biannual clock changes in 2018, but the proposal stalled because some member states opposed it. EU rules require laws proposed by the executive to gain approval from the European Parliament and member states. Lawmakers debated the issue days before clocks go back, with transport commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas saying the commission is conducting a detailed study to support future decisions and pushing to stop seasonal clock changes. Research shows changing clocks harms the economy and public health. The practice began after the 1970s oil crisis and now yields no clear energy savings, while differing time choices across the single market complicate energy and transport. Nearly four million people supported change in the 2018 consultation.

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