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As of this morning, the clocks have gone 1 hour forward, switching from winter time to summer time.
The change is made to take advantage of the sunlight, while the day is longer. In exchange for one less hour of sleep, we will have one more hour of light.
In spring, all of Europe switches to summer time to optimize the use of sunlight and therefore consume less electricity.
For decades, the countries of the European Union apply two hours, the winter time, which starts on the last Sunday of October, and the summer time, which returns on the last Sunday of March.