in Finland, return to the next Sunday, another winter – that is, the normal time, when the clocks moved back an hour and daylight savings time ends. Every spring and autumn hand, the shuffling is, however, bored the big number of finns, and Finland is a couple of years been actively returning to one clock time of year the rhythm.
Yet in the spring it seemed that the whole of Europe standing on the Finnish position. The european parliament adopted in march a presentation, according to which it was worth the time to treatment cessation in the spring and autumn from 2021 onwards.
Since then, it has become clear that the real desire for changing existing practice have especially in Central and South European countries. For example, Ireland does not want to risk to have a different time zone than the Uk, the EU-decision.
the Project is now stuck, said members of the european parliament Sirpa Pietikäinen (ecr).
Consensus missing
Officially jumi is due to the fact that the EU have been appointed to the new commission at the end of may after the election, and, therefore, no new traffic commissioner, either to take the clock forward. Although there are doubts, make a new commission rate to the clock project. The list is bigger things.
the New commission to start no earlier than December.
Sirpa Pietikäinen not the source of the bet, at the time of moving in Europe ends. Jarno Kuusinen / AOP
– I don’t dare to judge, what in the new commission going to the event, Pietikäinen said.
the Commission, more important is, however, the member states position. In principle, the clock transfer processing can simplest stop by a simple majority decision, but in practice sought consensus among the member states – if not full agreement, then at least a common understanding of the issue. Everyone likes the compromise is not now in sight.
– for Example, the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) wonder, why change something that works pretty well, Pietikäinen said.
time to reform the hostility towards at least also the Uk, Greece, Cyprus and Portugal. Spain is not opposed to nor in favour of reform, France and Denmark does not yet have a position. The Czech republic supports the clock of the moving end.
patchwork to fear
the Greatest suspicion against Pietikäinen however, according to the fear of the time zone of patchwork, which may be formed in the EU countries the time after the decision.
Each member state when getting to decide in their own country followed the time zone. Now time zones three and they are divided naturally according to location, but countries could decide anyway.
Finland has its own position tentatively staked out already last in early February, the first EU-countries. The then government’s EU ministerial committee decided that Finland should in principle as the best alternative to the Finnish permanent for the duration of winter – that is, the normal time.
the Current government has not left the Juha Sipilä (kesk.) government policy is tampered with, at least not yet, and Finland will have the EU presidency anyway elämöinyt watch practice changing.
it Now appears that the great bell decision, at least for the Finnish presidency on duty, which ends at the end of the year.
“I don’t predict anything”
the Situation in its entirety is so tricky that few go to assess the the end every year the clocks move in 2021 or later, or whether it ends at all.
– I don’t guess what to say hämeenlinna Pietikäinen ehdalla the karelian dialect.
the clock project is in the government granular as belonging to the minister for transport and communications Sanna Marin (sd.) Him could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Daylight saving time has been used in Finland since 1981. In europe it was introduced into general use a year earlier in 1980.
the Clock 19.12. Added information about the countries of positions and decision situations.
add a topic:
the european parliament in favour of the time change processing of a waiver in 2021
Tight vote out: Winter time got more support
the Berner: the clock of the shifting renouncing a lot of support, but hardly realized in the spring of next year – the year 2021 a more realistic
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