The transport Committee of the EU Parliament has voted in favour of abolishing the time change from the year 2021. However, the project needs to take a few hurdles - with an open outcome.
The plans to abolish the time change in the EU took a small step forward. The competent transport Committee in the European Parliament pleaded for the abolition in the year 2021. 23 members voted in favour, eleven against, and abstentions, there was.
Parliament and EU States have yet tois scheduled to vote end of March, finally, on the issue. Then the EU would have to agree-States, before the semi-annual time change could be abolished. The negotiations with the member States, however, can only begin once they have agreed on a common position.
Should agree all of the pages in the recommendation, would be switched the clocks 2021, for the last Time: in the spring, in the countries which opt for the the summer time, in autumn, then where permanently normal time is valid. The EU Commission had originally proposed that the switch already in 2019 to be abolished. There was however no majority.
#in short: What are the time change?
night magazine 00:00, 23.03.2018, Alina Stiegler, NDR
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