Europe Ends Daylight Saving Time with One Hour Delay

Clocks were set back by one hour across most European countries at 3 a.m. this Sunday, marking the end of daylight saving time. Germany and Central European countries reverted to Central European Time, which is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, replacing the daylight saving time that was two hours ahead. This adjustment was first implemented in Germany in 1980 to conserve energy and maximize daylight usage. Standard time will remain in effect until March 28 of next year. The German National Metrology Institute in Braunschweig is responsible for automatically managing this time change. Experts at the institute provide radio-controlled clocks, station clocks, and many industrial clocks with a special signal transmitted via a long-wave transmitter known as "DCF77" located in Mainflingen near Frankfurt.