Seasonal changes of time
With the Council of the EU, which is preparing its first-reading position.
Last active 05 Jun 2025
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal ends twice-yearly clock changes across the EU while letting each Member State choose its permanent standard time.
It affects Member States, transport, communications, cross-border businesses, public authorities and citizens relying on coordinated time rules. Lawyers should note notification duties and repeal of the current summer-time regime.
- Prohibits Member States from applying seasonal changes to their standard time or times.
- Allows one final seasonal change on 27 October 2019 at 1:00 a.m. UTC.
- Requires six months’ notice to the Commission before any non-seasonal standard-time change.
- Repeals Directive 2000/84/EC with effect from 1 April 2019.
- Takes effect
- The Directive enters into force twenty days after Official Journal publication and applies from 1 April 2019.
- Transitional law
- Member States may make one final seasonal change on 27 October 2019 if they notify that decision.
- Directive 2000/84/EC (32000L0084)
- entire act: repeals the entire directive with effect from 1 April 2019
Latest update
05 Oct 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
EU proposal to end seasonal clock changes remains at Council first reading
1st reading – Council of the EU → 1st reading – Council of the EU
The file remains unchanged procedurally, so the proposed end to seasonal clock changes is still pending Council action.
- Why now: No new events were recorded; the file remains at Council first reading.
- Proposal would discontinue seasonal time changes.
- It would repeal Directive 2000/84/EC.
- No new procedural step was recorded.
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker