Strasbourg (France) (AFP) — Citizens across the European Union will be turning their clocks back an hour this Sunday, but Brussels believes the time has come for the 27-nation bloc to stop the practice once and for all.

The European Union first suggested abolishing the biannual clock changes in 2018, but despite support from the bloc’s lawmakers, the proposal has been gathering dust due to opposition from some member states.

Under EU rules, laws proposed by the EU executive based in Brussels need approval from the European Parliament and states.

Just days before clocks go back, EU lawmakers put the subject back on the agenda with a debate Thursday.

Kickstarting the discussion in the parliament in Strasbourg, EU transport chief Apostolos Tzitzikostas told lawmakers clock changes should

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