The transition to summer time is more poorly experienced than the transition to winter time, specialists agree. Disruption of the internal biological clock increases the risk of sleep disorders, depression, myocardial infarction and stroke.
Children, adolescents, night workers and the elderly are generally those who will have the most difficulty adapting. In 2019, MEPs voted to end the time change from 2021, ultimately postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the difficulty member states had in reaching agreement.