I think one of the main stated reasons in the EC proposal for them changing their minds is that most studies show DST doesn't save much energy. People thought it would, but it doesn't.
They consulted the public across all 28 states including the UK. If only the Germans were arsed enough about the decision to voice an opinion on it, that's hardly the Commission's fault is it?
Person I worked with years ago used the clocks going back in October as an excuse to arrive an hour late for work, claiming he hadn't realised there had been a change.
All very plausible, until I pointed out that if that had genuinely been the case, he would have been there an hour early, not...