Normally, the measure of changing the time will continue for this year as well, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
Specifically, the time change for 2024 will take place at dawn on the last Sunday of October, i.e. on October 27. So, at 04:00 in the morning we will turn the hands of the clocks back one hour.
Specifically, a statement from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport states:
“We remind you that, on Sunday, October 27, 2024, the application of the summer time measure expires, in accordance with Directive 2000/84 of the European Parliament and of the Council of EE 19/01/2001, regarding the summer time provisions. The hands of the clocks must be moved back one hour, ie from 04:00 AM. at 03:00 am’.
Why is the time changing?
The main advantage of the time change measure is energy saving. In total, during the seven months of summer time we save 210 hours of electricity by taking advantage of the Sun.
In the 70s, under the influence of the oil crisis, most European countries tried to make the most of daylight.
Since 1996, a single, pan-European regulation has been in effect, whereby in the Spring we turn the clocks forward one hour (so that we use the daylight for an extra hour), while in the Autumn we put them back one hour.
Summer and winter time in Greece
In Greece, the time change was applied for the first time, on a trial basis, in 1932, specifically from July 6 to September 1, 1932, where the clocks were set one hour ahead.
The time change, originally adopted for reasons of energy conservation and also applicable in countries such as the United States (in France since 1976), has been causing strong reactions for years.
Its critics cite scientific research that links the time change to diseases of the cardiovascular or immune system, due to the disruption of the biological cycle, while at the same time they argue that any energy savings are no longer observed.
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