<p>The EU first unified the summer-time arrangements in 1980, in order to ensure a harmonised approach to time switching within the single market, as until then, national summer-time practices and schedules were diverging. The current summer-time arrangements directive requires Member States to switch to summer-time on the last Sunday of March and back to standard time (informally known as winter-time) on the last Sunday of October. MEPs voted to end the practice of adjusting clocks by an hour in spring and autumn from 2021 on 26/03/2019</p>

<p>The system of bi-annual clock changes has been increasingly questioned, by citizens, by the European Parliament, and by a growing number of Member States. The Commission has, therefore, analysed available evidence, which points to the importance of having harmonised rules in this area to ensure a proper functioning of the internal market. This is also supported by the European Parliament as well as other actors. In February 2020, the TRAN Committee designated Johan Danielsson (S&D, Sweden) as rapporteur.</p>

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Committee on Transport and Tourism

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9th parliamentary term

social life (T)

Seasonal time change

Discontinuing seasonal changes of time: statement by Johan DANIELSSON (S&D, SE), Rapporteur

Discontinuing seasonal changes of time: extracts from the vote, statement by Marita ULVSKOG (S&D, SE), rapporteur, and ilustrative shots

Infoclip: Proposal to end seasonal time changes

Summer time arrangements to introduce a common date and time in all Member States

Seasonal time change on a watch

EP Press conference. The vote on ending clock change

Discontinuing seasonal changes of time: extracts from the debate (25/03) and from the vote, and illustrative shots

Press conference on vote on ending clock change by Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)

Plenary session - Discontinuing seasonal changes of time

Discontinuing seasonal changes of time: Opening statements by Marita ULVSKOG (S&D,SE), rapporteur and by Violeta BULC, Member of the EC in charge of Transport (19:42 - 19:52)

Seasonal time change in the EU

TRAN Committee - Vote on the proposal on discontinuing seasonal time changes

Summer-time arrangements: extracts from the vote

Press conference by Pavel SVOBODA (EPP, CZ), rapporteur, Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK (EPP, NL), Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI), Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI (S&D, FI) on the vote to stop the biannual clock change

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