European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said that the EU intends to abandon the transition to winter and summer time. This Junker said on Friday, August 31, on the air of the German television channel ZDF, commenting on the results of the poll, in which the vast majority of residents of the European Union supported the abolition of the translation of the hands of the clock. Juncker said that he would raise the issue for discussion in the leadership of the European Commission. "The decision will be made today," added the politician quoted by DW.

If the European Commission approves the relevant proposal, it should be approved by the European Parliament and the EU member states. The support of the European Parliament is guaranteed, although there is no unanimity among the countries, German politician Peter Liese said..

He noted that while some states did not state their position on this issue, including Germany.

Official results of the vote on the abolition of the transfer of time have not yet been made public, but according to unofficial data, it was attended by 4.6 million people, of which over 80 percent supported the transition to a single time. Among them - the majority advocated the preservation of summer time. According to the same unconfirmed reports, about three million survey participants were from Germany.