"As the last Sunday in October approaches, millions of European citizens are getting ready for the twice-annual ritual of re-setting their clocks as dictated by the begrudgingly accepted regime known as daylight saving time, or DST. On Sunday, October 26, clocks will again "fall back" one hour, ending Central European Summer Time (CEST), after having "sprung forward" an hour in March."
"Around 35% of countries currently adhere to the daylight saving time system, which was first instituted on a national level in 1916 in the German and the Austro-Hungarian Empires. DST saw broad international implementation in the 1970s as a means of saving energy after the oil crisis. Under the current system, Europe moves from Central European Time (CET) to Central European Summer Time (CEST). In the UK, where clocks are one hour behind, they move from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST)."
As the last Sunday in October approaches, clocks in much of Europe will move back one hour, ending Central European Summer Time and returning to Central European Time. Around 35% of countries currently observe DST, a system first implemented nationally in 1916 and later expanded in the 1970s as an energy-saving response to the oil crisis. The practice remains divisive because supporters value evening daylight while critics point to sleep disruption, economic costs, and health harms. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has vowed to seek permanent abandonment of DST in 2026, arguing minimal energy savings and negative health effects.
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