 Furthermore, in the 1970s, the idea of reintroducing DST as an energy saving measure gained strength in Europe as well as in Portugal.However, although there were so many complaints in the country with the use of year round, it became clear to policymakers that if DST was to be re-introduced, it could never be observed as CEST (), and the only solution was to re-adopt WET as standard time.So, in 1976, Portugal adopted WET () as its standard time.