European Countries Officially Begin Summer Time

Germany and many other European countries advanced their clocks by one hour on the night of March 29, Sunday, to begin summer time. Zamin.uz reported this.

In the Berlin time zone, this change was implemented at 2:00 AM. Member states of the European Union, as well as countries such as Great Britain, Ukraine, and Moldova, are also adhering to this schedule.

This was reported by the German website Dw.com. The next change is expected on the night of October 25, 2026, Sunday, when European countries will return to winter time.

Unfortunately, several countries in Europe, including Iceland, Turkey, Belarus, and Russia, do not observe seasonal clock changes. Therefore, the time difference between Berlin and Moscow or Istanbul is one hour in summer and two hours in winter.

Support for this practice among the population remains weak, especially in Germany. According to a Forsa poll conducted in March 2025, seven percent of Germans want to completely abolish the switch between summer and winter time.

Only twenty-three percent consider this system beneficial. Nearly thirty percent of those who participated in the survey reported experiencing serious fatigue, sleep disturbances, and a decline in mood following the spring time change.

The European Parliament supported ending seasonal changes back in 2019 based on similar survey results. However, this reform has not yet been implemented because several national governments are concerned about the complexities that could arise if each country chooses its own permanent time system.

Governments continue to deeply deliberate on differences in time zones and economic consequences.