Europeans are being asked whether they want to keep daylight saving time or abolish this controversial practice, which involves moving clocks forward by one hour for six months of the year, writes Politico.
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The European Commission has launched a public survey that runs until August 16. It is interested in whether Europeans want to keep daylight saving time or not and whether they prefer summer or winter time.
The consultations were initiated at the request of the European Parliament in February, as well as by citizens and some member states.
In March, 73 percent of surveyed Germans stated that they would prefer to abolish daylight saving time, according to a survey by the German insurance company DAK.
However, few expect this to happen in the next five years.
Daylight saving time was introduced in several European countries to conserve energy during World War I.
European regulations stipulate that clocks in the EU are moved forward by one hour on the last Sunday in March and set back one hour on the last Sunday in October.
