Moldova switches to summer time on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are set one hour forward and 2am will thus become 3am this night, March 25, IPN reports.
The Daylight Saving Time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months so that evening daylight lasts longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions that use Daylight Saving Time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spring and adjust them backward in autumn to standard time.
This February, the European Parliament voted to scrap Daylight Saving Time across the EU because of potential benefits for human health. The non-binding resolution cites an October 2017 study that found Daylight Saving Time is associated with a higher risk of heart problems amongst the elderly, more road accidents, and poorer performances by pupils in school.
The MEPs called on the European Commission to conduct a thorough assessment of summer-time arrangements and, if necessary, come up with a proposal for its revision. A final decision hasn’t been yet taken.
Germany was the first country that introduced summer time, in 1916. Its example was followed by the UK, Belgium and Denmark. Moldova borrowed this practice in 1979.
