26/03/2021 (Agence Europe) – On the eve of switching the clock to summer hours, the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) called on Friday 26 March for the resumption of the legislative work initiated in 2018 (see EUROPE 12094/10) with a view to suspending the time change in the EU. The Parliament had decided on its position as early as March 2019 (see EUROPE 12222/10), but discussions are stalling with the Member States, some of which are not at all seduced by the initiative. “An estimated 20% of the population suffers from physical or mental problems in connection to the time change”, insisted Parliament’s rapporteur Johan Danielsson (S&D, Sweden), calling on the EU27 to “stop dragging their feet”. In June 2019, however, the EU Council’s legal experts identified a number of problems with the Commission’s proposal, further complicating progress on the issue. (AC)