Spain seeks time zone change
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span>, <span word="family">family</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="siestas">siestas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="night">night</span> <span word="partying">partying</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="Spaniard">Spaniard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="day">day</span>? "<span word="Start">Start</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="until">until</span> 4 <span word="or">or</span> 5, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="about">about</span> 8 <span word="pm">pm</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Nuria">Nuria</span> <span word="Chinchilla">Chinchilla</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="IESE">IESE</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="School">School</span>.</p><p>"<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span> 9 <span word="pm">pm</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Spaniards">Spaniards</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> - <span word="is">is</span> <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span>, <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1942.</p><p><span word="Ignacio">Ignacio</span> <span word="Buqueras">Buqueras</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="timetable">timetable</span> ... <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>".</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 71 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p>
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