At 3:00 AM on Sunday, clocks moved one hour forward to 4:00 AM, marking the start of daylight saving time, as happens every year on the last weekend of March.

For those with clocks, don’t forget to adjust them manually, as this shift means losing an hour of sleep—at least for the first day.

According to an official announcement from the Ministry of Infrastructure, the wintertime system officially ended on Sunday, March 30, in line with EU Directive 2000/84, which has governed seasonal time changes since January 19, 2001.

The Debate Over Daylight Saving Time

The practice of changing the clocks has sparked heated debates within the European Union in recent years.

The discussion gained momentum in 2018, when the European Commission proposed abolishing the time change altogether. A public consultation at the time showed that 84% of European citizens favored keeping either permanent daylight saving or standard time.

However, due to a lack of consensus among EU member states on which time system to adopt, the issue remains unresolved.