Spain revives EU daylight savings debate

Deutsche Welle (DW)CenterEN 3 min read 100% complete by Jon Shelton with AFP, dpaOctober 25, 2025 at 04:26 PM

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is advocating for an end to daylight savings time (DST) within the European Union, reviving a debate that began with a 2018 EU pledge to abolish the practice. Despite this pledge, no consensus has been reached among EU members. On October 26, 2025, clocks across Europe will revert from summer to standard time as usual. DST was widely adopted in the 1970s to conserve energy but has since faced criticism for disrupting sleep patterns and negatively impacting health and economic productivity. Sanchez argues that changing clocks twice a year no longer makes sense and seeks to permanently abandon DST by 2026, supported by Spain's energy ministers.

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