End of European Daylight Saving Time... Time Difference Changes from 7 to 8 Hours Starting the 30th

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo Mideum] The daylight saving time (DST) currently in effect in Europe will end on the 30th (local time). The time difference with Korea will increase to 8 hours.

According to Germany's S?ddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) and others on the 29th, with the end of DST in Europe, the clock will be set back one hour from 3 a.m. to 2 a.m. on the 30th.

Daylight saving time is a system that advances the standard time by one hour to prepare for the longer daylight hours in summer, and when DST ends before winter, the time is set back by one hour.

The European Union (EU) has been starting and ending DST on the last Sundays of March and October since 1996. The next DST start date is March 26 of next year.

DST is implemented in over 70 countries worldwide with the purpose of saving energy and promoting economic activities by utilizing daylight hours. It was first introduced during the 1973 oil shock and has been in effect in Germany since 1980.