At the weekend the clocks are put back one hour. According to a survey, very few people in Germany like this.
Cologne – A clear majority in Germany (71 percent) rejects the twice-yearly clock change, according to a survey. Only 18 percent of German citizens are in favor of setting the clocks forward or back one hour every spring and autumn as before.
This was the result of a representative survey by the polling institute Yougov, which was published on Friday.
On the night of Sunday (October 31st) the time is set back one hour – then normal time (also known as winter time) applies again. On Sunday the sun sets in western Germany around 5.10 p.m., in the east even a good half an hour earlier.
The EU Commission actually planned in 2018 to abolish the change between summer and winter time. In 2019, the EU Parliament also spoke out in favor of abolishing the time change in 2021. However, there is still a problem with the EU countries: They would have to clarify whether they want permanent summer or winter time. So far, however, the governments have not found a common position. dpa
