Germany and many other European countries moved their clocks forward by one hour overnight on Sunday, March 29, as summer time began across most of the continent. In the Berlin time zone, the change took place at 02:00. European Union members, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Moldova and most other European states joined the shift. Reports Dw.com.
The next change is expected on Sunday night, October 25, 2026, when EU countries are due to return to winter time. Only a few countries in Europe do not follow the seasonal clock change, including Iceland, Turkey, Belarus and Russia. Because of that, the time difference between Berlin and cities such as Moscow or Istanbul is one hour in summer and two hours in winter.
Public support for the practice remains weak, especially in Germany. A Forsa poll published in March 2025 found that 74 percent of Germans want to end the switch between summer and winter time, while 23 percent believe it is useful. About 30 percent of respondents said they experience tiredness, sleep problems, bad mood and irritability after the spring clock change.
The European Parliament backed ending seasonal clock changes in 2019 after a large EU survey showed strong public support. However, the reform has not been implemented because several governments have raised concerns about its consequences and about possible differences in time zones if each country chooses its own permanent system.
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