Tomorrow the time changes, the clocks go forward by 1 hour

This Sunday, the clocks will move forward by one hour, marking the start of daylight saving time.

Specifically, at 3:00 a.m. this Sunday, the clocks will be set forward to 4:00 a.m., as happens every year.

The practice of changing the clocks and adopting daylight saving time has sparked strong debate in the European Union in recent years.

The debate resurfaced in 2018 when the European Commission proposed ending the clock changes, following a public consultation in which 84% of European citizens supported a permanent adoption of either summer or winter time. However, due to a lack of consensus among member states on which time to adopt, the issue remains unresolved.

The COVID-19 pandemic and other political priorities delayed further discussions, and currently no agreement has been reached to permanently abolish daylight saving time. As a result, EU countries continue to change the clocks twice a year until further notice.

Why the time changes

As early as 1784, U.S. founding father Benjamin Franklin suggested that changing the clocks could save energy. During wartime, particularly World War I, high energy demands led to the first official implementation of moving the clocks forward, with Germany being the first country to advance time by 60 minutes in 1916. England and the U.S. followed the same approach.

After World War I, the practice was deemed unnecessary and was discontinued. World War II later prompted the reintroduction of daylight saving time.

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