Chronobiology societies' call for permanent standard time in the EU clock-change debate

Also: Letter to the EU Commission on DST · Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time?

When the European Commission proposed ending clock changes after its 2018 public consultation, the European Biological Rhythms Society, the European Sleep Research Society and the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms wrote jointly to the Commission that permanent standard time ('wintertime') is the best choice for health. SRBR followed with a 2019 position paper and a press kit of talking points, an infographic and expert articles for journalists.

Years: 2018–2019
Country: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United States
Topic: Sleep
Asks people to: Support a policy
Strategy: Trusted messenger
Channel: Print Website
Audience: General public Journalists
European Commission and member-state governments; journalists

Evidence

NoneUnknown

No evaluation. The EU proposal to end clock changes stalled in the Council and did not become law, so the choice of permanent time was never made.

Sponsor (who paid)

European Biological Rhythms Society NGO
European Sleep Research Society NGO
Society for Research on Biological Rhythms NGO

Credits (who made it)

Not recorded yet.

Related campaigns

AASM campaign to end seasonal clock changes and adopt permanent standard time 2020–now
Coalition for Permanent Standard Time (Ditch DST) 2023–now

Sources

To the EU Commission on DST (joint EBRS, ESRS, SRBR letter, PDF copy) sponsor
Daylight Saving Time press kit (SRBR) sponsor
Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time? (SRBR position paper) reference · 2019 · DOI 10.1177/0748730419854197

Research notes

Created 2026-10-24 by an AI research pass for #103 (G1); not reviewed by a person. The letter copy found is undated (hosted on a Czech academy site, uploaded 2024); dated to the 2018-2019 consultation period by context, not confirmed. Country lists all 27 EU member states (the letter targeted EU-wide policy) plus US (SRBR). The consultation had about 4.6 million responses with roughly 80-84% for ending clock changes (secondary reports, not opened). To verify: 2018, 2019, 4.6 million, 80-84%.

Record cases/esrs-ebrs-srbr-eu-permanent-standard-time.json, updated 2026-10-24· Link to this campaign