Time is changing again in Europe. The continent is going back one hour. However, the European Parliament passed a resolution by a large vote in 2019 to stop this practice of changing time in Europe. Europe is returning to the old system of changing time.
Summer time is ending in most European countries in the early hours of October 25. In most countries on the mainland, the clocks will be set back two hours from 3 am local time. As a result, people will get an extra hour of sleep. The light will come on relatively earlier in the morning. And the evening will also set earlier. However, discussions in Europe have not diminished on the initiative to stop this time change.
People are in favor of canceling the rule of changing clocks twice a year. Should summer time be kept permanently or winter time. If individual decisions are made in each country, trade administrative work and coordination in the single market may become complicated. And the European Union Council has not yet reached a final position on the proposal.
Meanwhile, the Corona pandemic and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have also postponed the issue on the list of political priorities. The energy saving rationale behind changing the clocks was once important. There are currently questions about how much energy the system saves. The UK and Portugal will change their clocks on Sunday.
However, the timing of the clocks going back differs according to local time. On the other hand, daylight saving time in the United States will end on November 1. Overall, despite the support of public opinion and parliament, the time change rules in Europe are still in place due to the lack of consensus among member states. There is no specific deadline for when it will end.