Even if the end of time changes had been voted by the European Parliament on March 26, 2019, this year 2022 will still not see the application of this decree. The transition to summer time on March 27, 2022 will therefore take place.
This European Parliament directive must also be voted on by the Council of Ministers of the European Union. But on this side, the negotiations do not seem to be making much progress. An obstacle that would add to the delay generated by the health crisis. MEP Karima Delli even told the Sud-Ouest newspaper on October 21, 2021 that the project to abolish the time change was “at a standstill.” She confirmed that “the Covid crisis has pushed this subject back on the European agenda” and added that “discussions are slipping among heads of state.”
The abolition of the time change will probably not take place in 2022, according to the MEP. Also, European parliamentarians let each country choose whether or not to abolish the seasonal time change, and choose winter time or summer time as permanent. A choice that resulted in incompatibilities between countries. In order to actively move forward on the issue, Karima Delli had suggested “naming a European coordination so that this subject is put back on the agenda.”
The transition to summer time will take place on the night of Saturday 26 to Sunday 27 March 2022
Implemented in several European countries in the 1970s, and in 1976 in France, the purpose of the time change was to save energy by gaining one hour of brightness in the morning. But since then, some studies have pinpointed a non-negligible consequence of this double annual time change. “20% of the population suffers from physical or mental problems related to the time change,” said Johan Danielsson, Swedish MEP. However, a summary of the European Parliament had nuanced this statement: the elements “of the overall consequences of the time change on health are not conclusive”.
We will switch to summer time on the night of Saturday March 26 to Sunday March 27, 2022. At 2 a.m., the hands will indicate 3 a.m. All electronic devices such as mobile phones or computers will automatically switch to summer time.