Whatever happened to the EU plan to abolish daylight savings time?

In September 2018, the Commission presented a proposal on abolishing seasonal time changes. This proposal followed a public consultation in which 84 % of the 4.6 million responses were in favour of abandoning seasonal time changes. Furthermore, Parliament strongly backed the proposal in March 2019. The idea clearly enjoys broad support.

Research has also shown that seasonal time changes have significant effects on health – for instance, they increase the risk of heart attacks and of mental health issues such as depression. No clear evidence has been provided of any positive impact on energy consumption, which was the reasoning behind seasonal time changes in the first place. (

Resolves to the year when an EU country stops switching to/from daylight saving time due to EU regulation. A single country is sufficient although a coordinated end is likely.