European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to scrap the practice of moving clocks forward by an hour in spring then back again in the autumn in the bloc from April 2021, two years later than the EU executive initially proposed. The vote is not the last word on the issue but will form the basis of discussions
1 / 5FILE PHOTO: A giant clock is seen over the entrance of Cergy-Saint-Christophe railway station in CergyFILE PHOTO: A giant clock is seen over the entrance of Cergy-Saint-Christophe railway station in Cergy, near Paris, France, September 19, 2018.
The practice of switching the clocks, also observed in countries such as the United States, was first introduced in World War One to save energy by prolonging evening daylight in summer. If the Commission's original proposal had passed, the coming weekend would have been the last occasion to set clocks forward, with EU countries then deciding whether to stick to permanent summer time or switch back in October to permanent winter time.
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