Another time shift behind us

Stanford scientists have concluded that a double change in time per year disturbs the regular rhythm, leading to more frequent strokes and obesity in the long term. A better solution would be to abolish the change of time, whether we stay with summertime or winter. Despite the vote of support from the residents of the associate States and the European Parliament to abolish the work to decision the clocks for summertime and winter time in the EU, there is inactive no agreement on this issue.

– The fact that we are inactive moving watches twice a year, was first justified by the pandemic, then that we should communicate with non-European countries. It's actually just a substance of air traffic and maritime traffic, slots, erstwhile ships call to ports and planes land. This slot is purchased at an airport outside Europe, so now it would should be changed, which means that all airlines and ocean airlines would gotta do it, but they have not yet done it. I'm certain it'll take a fewer years. Or, on the another hand, you gotta take it more strongly. “Speaks to Newseria Kosma Złotowski, associate of the European Parliament of Law and Justice.

The European Parliament had already voted in 2019. The last change was to take place in 2021. After that, the work on the regulations got stuck.

– The European Parliament has done its part, now the ball is on the side of the European Council, on the side of the European Commission – emphasizes Kosma Zlotowski. – There is 1 more difficulty, namely, if we were to retreat from this change of time, we would gotta decide on any time zones. It would be good if there were no 3 time zones in close proximity, specified as another time in Belgium, another time in Germany and another time in France, which could happen, although I say the European Commission has adequate experience to deal with it. This change would gotta apply to the full of the European Union to avoid more time changes than by 1 hour, but I say if the European Commission wanted to deal with it, it would have handled it, but clearly for any reason it does not want to deal with it.

– It would be good if these regulations were at European level, without limiting the competences of associate States or national countries – says Michał Szczerba, associate of the European Parliament of the Civic Coalition.

In the public consultation of the European Commission in 2018, 84% of the Europeans surveyed advocated the abolition of a double change in time. For 76 percent, it was a "very negative" or "negative" experience. In the same year (November 2018) besides in Poland a survey was conducted on behalf of the then Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology. 78.3 percent of respondents said no to changing time. besides this year's survey of the Pollster Institute indicates that 61 percent of Poles are against changes in time (both winter and summertime to winter), and 51 percent feel negative effects.

– As a consequence of the change in time in both Poland and another countries, average human problems are reported. You gotta get utilized to getting up sooner or later. Trains stand for 1 hour, others gotta leave later or earlier. These are insignificant nuisances, but they are and can be solved – emphasizes the politician PiS.

This year's investigation by researchers published at Stanford medicine shows that a two-time change in time per year changes the regular rhythm, which has an impact on health. According to American scientists, the failure of sleep hours in March is associated with more heart attacks and fatal road accidents in the following days. However, they besides point to long-term risks. In their view, it would be better to keep constant time, whether summertime or winter. By modeling light exposure, impact on regular rhythm and wellness characteristics, scientists have calculated that maintaining permanent winter time in the US could aid prevent 300 000 strokes per year, as well as reducing the number of patients struggling with obesity by 2.6 million. On the another hand, these figures would be 220 000 and 1.7 million respectively during the summer. In the United States, as in Europe, initiatives are besides regularly taken to abolish the change in time, but so far they are ineffective.

– We constantly strive to put up with the change of time. This besides affects the quality of life of workers, the needs of the elderly, and after all, the labour marketplace in ageing Polish and European societies is getting older. It is worth utilizing this time so that it is optimal for the worker – This is Michael Szczerba. – Not everyone works remotely, there are besides services or production, which is made in conventional hours. There are global companies that besides operate in different countries of the European Union or the UK, and frequently there is simply a request for contact between branches. These are things that cost small from the point of view of the work that we gotta do, while they can importantly improve the quality of the functioning of workers.