European Commission head: Time will not be changed

Soon we will no longer have to prepare for winter and summer times through the hour. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in an interview for Germany's ZDF television morning programme has indicated that since most citizens have said no to the shift of the clock, the European Commission will propose lifting this rule. And people want us to do this.” The Commission will make its decision this Friday. Then it's the member states and the European Parliament, and finally we won't have the time shift in winter and summer, Juncker said.

In an online poll, attended by 4.6 million EU citizens, most have indicated that they did not change the time of winter and summer. Three million survey participants were from Germany. Currently, in all 28 EU member states and other European countries twice a year, we have the turnover. The purpose of changing the clock has been the best use of daylight to save energy, but the true value of saving has always been contradictory. / DW