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Time changes7/26/2023 ![]() The EU countries in this zone would actually be setting their time an hour back from their current standard time in order to retain an hour difference with a new Azores Time Zone in the west and the Central European Time Zone in the east. The UK, France, Spain and Benelux countries would be under the same Western European Time Zone. This is what they say is the best for our collective health," she added. And also because this is the way that chronobiology is, that is the science that studies how our internal rhythm affects our health. ![]() This way we can make the most of our life hours. "These guarantee that each country has the sun in its highest position at noon. "These four time zones are the ones that best align our social time, our clock, with what we call the natural time - so the geographically correct time if you want," Guell explained. The initiative has come up with its own proposal that would see European countries split into four different time zones, mostly based on the current winter time. MEPs however, wanted "the Commission to do this, look at the map and come up with a proposal", according to Dalunde, in order to speed up and facilitate negotiations between member states.įirst up for EU countries is whether to stick to standard time - ie winter time - or choose summer time.Ĭoordination is essential to ensure that direct neighbours sharing meridians choose the same standard time and to, therefore, "avoid a patchwork of time zones so that it's more or less sorted out in a way that looks homogeneous, that doesn't disrupt the market and the trade between member states," Ariadna Guell, coordinator of Barcelona Time Use Initiative for a Healthy Society, told Euronews. ![]() "Therefore, each Member State is best placed to make this assessment, taking into account the possible scenarios for the choice of permanent legal time, their effects, the results of national dialogues and consultations with other Member States," they added. "It is up to the Member States to determine the legal time they wish to apply, as the effects of this choice are likely to depend on the geographical situation of the country," a Commission official told Euronews. Now the question is back on the table and EU countries should sort it out among themselves, according to the Commission. Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, meanwhile, aligned his country to German time following a meeting with Adolf Hitler.
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