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Time for unification: A single clock for Central and Eastern Europe

  • Chong Qi
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Abstract

The EU's effort to abolish biannual clock changes has stalled. We argue this deadlock presents a historic opportunity for continental unification. Astronomical analysis demonstrates that strict alignment between clock and solar time is unnecessary; at high latitudes, extreme seasonal variations render the morning-versus-evening daylight debate physically irrelevant. Real-world examples demonstrate that societies adapt seamlessly to permanent solar offsets. We propose establishing a unified Central and Eastern European Time (CEET) at UTC+2. This converges naturally if Central Europe adopts permanent summer time while the Finnish-Baltic bloc retains permanent standard time, synchronizing the vast majority of member states under a single clock and eliminating cross-border economic friction.

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@misc{qi2026time,
  title = {{Time for unification: A single clock for Central and Eastern Europe}},
  author = {Chong Qi},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.18968},
  eprint = {2609.18968},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18968},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - UNPB
TI  - Time for unification: A single clock for Central and Eastern Europe
AU  - Chong Qi
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/01
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.18968
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18968
AB  - The EU's effort to abolish biannual clock changes has stalled. We argue this deadlock presents a historic opportunity for continental unification. Astronomical analysis demonstrates that strict alignment between clock and solar time is unnecessary; at high latitudes, extreme seasonal variations render the morning-versus-evening daylight debate physically irrelevant. Real-world examples demonstrate that societies adapt seamlessly to permanent solar offsets. We propose establishing a unified Central and Eastern European Time (CEET) at UTC+2. This converges naturally if Central Europe adopts permanent summer time while the Finnish-Baltic bloc retains permanent standard time, synchronizing the vast majority of member states under a single clock and eliminating cross-border economic friction.
ER  -