The Time Use Initiative (TUI) has advocated for the elimination of vernal and autumnal time changes in Europe, claiming that changing the clocks affects both health and the economy, that it fails to offer the purported energy gains, and this time adjustment has been detrimental to productivity and thus the GDP of nations in the EU, reported the journal El Obrero.
The TUI emphasizes that a considerable number of individuals–particularly women with children–face “time poverty,” which impacts their social cohesiveness and overall well-being.
The entity proposes that this measure be repealed in the programs for the next European Parliament elections, emphasizing the importance of demystifying falsehoods such as benefits from energy conservation. It highlighted the negative impact on the economy due to the change in daily routines, thereby promoting a public debate about time organization.
Morocco adopted the +1 GMT strategy starting from 2018 for 11 months per year, except the Holy Month of Ramadan. Minister for Administrative Reform and the Civil Service Mohamed Ben Abdelkader had announced that Government Council approved draft decree no. 2.18.855 on legal time to “maintain daylight saving time on a permanent basis.”
A few days before Ramadan, Morocco goes to its “natural” time, GMT, and then goes back to +1 GMT on April 14 at 2 A.M. when the Holy Month concludes.
Five years before 2018, Morocco started the time changing only during summer for “energy saving” but the Ministry decided to officialize it for “economic benefits.”