Today may have been the last clock change in Hungary

The EU will abolish winter and summer time next spring, and it will be up to the member states to choose which time zone they would like to stay in. The article by 24 notes that if Hungary stays on winter time, we set the clock for the last time today.

Last year, the European Union decided to abolish the annual clock change from 2021. It is up to each member state to finalise their decision over the winter or summer time zone. The decision is supported by 80% of EU citizens. It is proven that there is no economic benefit from continuous clock changes, but the human body is significantly burdened.

Winter time is natural, and our body has adapted to this time zone all the way to the modern age. Darkness and light affect many of our physiological functions. From this point of view, it is also important that in Hungary’s geographical location, it is on winter time that it is closest to noon when the sun is the highest.

A day started in the dark is more stressful and damaging than if the sun goes down an hour earlier in the evening.

This is what sunrises and sunsets in Hungary look like on winter and summer time:

• October 26 (the first day of winter time): 6:18 and 16:37;  7:18 and 17:37.
• December 22 (the day after winter solstice): 7:28 and 15:57; 8:28 and 16:57.

As the EU has left the final word to the member states, it is up to the Hungarian government to decide by a government decision or to refer the matter to Parliament. We do not know yet any conciliation on the subject. Population surveys show close results.

55-60 per cent of people would support summer time, while 40-45 per cent would support winter time.

The EU advises neighbouring countries to monitor each other’s decision-making. This avoids a time lag of up to 2 hours between adjacent countries.

Source: 24.hu