That's a grand stretch.Who would like brighter evenings in winter?
Daylight savings should be scrapped by 2021, that's what a committee of MEPs have decided.
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee has overwhelmingly voted to end the twice-annual practice of changing the clocks.
And now, each individual EU state must now decide which time they want to stick too, summer or winter.
Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune confirmed the decision and said that member states should notify the European Commission of their choice by April 2020.
Consultation conducted by the Commission last year found that over 80% of people favoured abolishing seasonal clock changes, according to Clune.
“There are many benefits to ending the process of changing the clocks each year such as improved outcomes for road safety and economic benefits,” Clune said..
“In addition brighter evenings in winter would have a positive benefit for public health”.
Summertime arrangements in the EU require clocks to be changed twice per year to cater for the changing patterns of daylight and to take advantage of the available daylight in a given period.
The clocks will go forward this year on Sunday 31 March.
