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The Time Use Initiative (TUI) welcomes the Spanish Government’s announcement to support the elimination of the annual clock change from 2026 and to propose this goal to the Council of the European Union, the body responsible for its final approval. The TUI believes that this momentum could reignite a European debate that has been stalled […]

The Time Use Initiative participated in the Marmara Urban Forum 2025 (MARUF 2025), which brings together the world’s leading urban actors every two years with the aim of exchanging good practices and devising collective solutions to address global challenges at the local level. With the round table discussion ‘Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Local Time Policies’, MARUF 2025

A Catalan delegation comprising the Time Use Initiative and leading institutions in time policy in Catalonia — the Government of Catalonia, Barcelona City Council, Barcelona Provincial Council and the Barcelona Metropolitan Area — took part in the Bogotá Forum. The Forum is part of the celebration of Bogotá as World Capital of Time 2025, designated

From 30 June to 3 July, the Time Academy was held, the first international training dedicated to time policies. The event brought together more than 300 people from 36 countries: professionals from local and regional governments and other fields involved in the design and implementation of public policies. The Academy has provided participants with theoretical

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By Lina Botero – FiLBo  “The fact that the United Nations has prioritized time can be the seed of more humane public policies that integrate health, education, urban planning, and work from a temporal perspective.” Diego Golombek holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires and is an Argentinian science communicator,

The Istanbul Innovation Days have placed time as one of the transversal issues that societies must prioritize to face global challenges and guarantee the well-being of citizens. Experts from the Time Use Initiative (TUI) and the World Capital of Time 2025, Bogota, have participated in various activities to reflect and publicize the benefits of time

The initiative involves 21 partners from nine countries, aiming to engage 1,800 participants in discussions and exchanges on time policies during 2025-2026.

On the eve of the upcoming clock change, Members of the European Parliament and experts gathered to analyse its effects and urge the responsible institutions to approve ending seasonal clock change by 2026.

Last February 18, the Time Use Initiative (TUI) held meetings with the majority of political groups in the Congress of Deputies to analyse the benefits of reducing and rationalising the working day. On February 4, the Council of Ministers approved the Draft Law for the reduction of the maximum duration of the ordinary working day