<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - Early change]]> 10 <![CDATA[I want a time change]]> I'll say it clearly: I want a time change. I say this with the calmness of someone who knows perfectly well that their opinion won't change anything, that no ordinary minister will be heading to Brussels for me to speak out, but I'm aware that, nevertheless, the sum of these small, useless declarations is precisely what gives joy to democratic life. We're here to debate everything, even what the EU will ultimately decide for us.

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Every year we change the clocks twice: in spring we move them forward and in autumn we move them back. In theory, the goal is to align economic activity with daylight hours and thus save energy. However, in practice, many sectors question this change, arguing that the savings would be nonexistent or negligible, and that, on the contrary, periodically changing our biological clocks could pose health risks. In any case, in 2025, the second time change will take place on the night of Saturday, October 25th, to Sunday, October 26th, and will mean we sleep an extra hour: at 3 o'clock, the clock will have to be set back one hour (if it doesn't do so automatically) to return to 2 o'clock.

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