Transition to daylight saving time in Europe

On Sunday, March 29, 2026, European Union member states will shift to daylight saving time. Clocks will be moved forward by one hour at 03:00, changing to 04:00. This standard practice will remain in effect until Sunday, October 25, 2026. The transition is governed by a 1996 EU regulation, although the policy has been subject to debate for several years. In 2018, the European Commission proposed abolishing the semi-annual time change following a public consultation where 84% of participants supported a permanent time setting. However, due to a lack of consensus among member states regarding whether to keep permanent summer or winter time, the current system persists. Some countries like Iceland do not participate, and others like Belarus previously moved to permanent summer time to align with Russia's 2011 decree. Discussions on the potential abolition were further delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.