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The clocks are scheduled to be returned for the last time in March this year.
In 2019, MEPs agreed that in European Union (EU) countries that had chosen daylight saving time, clocks would be changed in 2021 on the last Sunday in March. Countries wishing to keep winter time would do so in 2021. on the last Sunday in October.
However, for EU law to be adopted, it must be approved by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU.
„2019 In March, the European Parliament approved a proposal to abandon seasonal change, but the EU Council (ministers of state) has not yet adopted a common position on the matter. Therefore, the old order remains in force for the time being, ”Robertas Pogorelis, media relations manager at the European Parliament office in Lithuania, told Vakarų ekspressas.
When the decision was considered two years ago, it was argued that EU countries should coordinate their decisions at the chosen time and that the European Commission should evaluate them so as not to undermine the single market. It was envisaged that, if necessary, the EC could propose to postpone the entry into force of the Directive for up to one year.
The introduction of daylight saving time was first agreed at the EU level in the 1980s and since then all EU countries have turned their clocks twice a year.
A survey of Europeans conducted in 2018 revealed that up to 84 percent. the people who participated support the proposal to abandon the time-lapse. 4.6 million people participated in the survey. European population.
Also, in 2018, according to a representative survey conducted by the market research and public opinion company Baltijos tyrimai, 62 percent. Lithuanians would like DST to remain in the country if they refrain from changing the yearly schedule.
Many people emphasize that changing times twice a year has a negative effect on well-being: insomnia, tension and difficulty concentrating. Psychologists and insurance companies alike are talking about the perceived effects of reversing time, recording accidents caused by people rushing or being distracted when a biological clock fails.
Research has found that for most people, adaptation takes about a week or less after the shift, but for more sensitive people, the one hour difference can disrupt the pace of life for longer, even three weeks .
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