OR time change In the spring it marks the start of summer time, as the day grows and we have more sunshine in the afternoon.
The time change is to take place in the early morning of the last Sunday of March (30.3.2025).
So, we need to move the watches one hour ahead, that is, from 03:00 to 04:00, losing an hour of sleep or fun.
This change has been applied for decades to save energy and better use natural light. However, there are discussions about whether the measure should be maintained, as some scientists point out that it affects the biological rhythm of citizens, causing several sleep disorders.
Although the European Union has discussed the possible abolition of time change, the measure is currently still in force.
It is recalled that the summer time will last until the last Sunday of October (26.10.2025) when we return to winter.
It is worth noting that time change is not automatically done on electronic devices that are not connected to the Internet. It may be time to change automatically to computers, tablets and “smart” watches and mobiles, however, for analog watches, we should not neglect to change the time manually.
“We remind you that, on Sunday, March 30, 2025, the application of the winter time measure ends, in accordance with Directive 2000/84 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19/01/2001, on the provisions for the winter time.
The watches must be moved one hour ahead, ie from 03:00 am. at 04:00 am »specifically stated in the announcement of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
In Greece the summer was first applied, trial, in 1932 and specifically from July 6 to September 1, when the watches were put up an hour ahead. However, it was then abandoned because on July 28, 1916 at 04:00, the watches in Greece had been put 25 minutes ahead of the time of the time that had been decided worldwide.
Thus the difference in the sunlight that defines and the real time became very large, mainly in the western parts of the country and more in Corfu. In the following years a simple shift was adopted in the opening time of public services and shops by half an hour in the winter season.
In the 1970s, however, just two years after the energy crisis that erupted in Europe in 1973, it was decided to adopt the summer time by much of its states, including Greece, starting in 1975.