Overview

• Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain will ask EU energy ministers to stop seasonal time shifts across the bloc starting in 2026.
• Any change requires a qualified majority in the Council of the EU, where the dossier has been stalled and cross-border transport schedules complicate coordination.
• Spain will still switch to winter time this year, turning clocks back from 03:00 to 02:00 on Sunday, October 26, as set in the BOE through 2026.
• Sleep experts and the Spanish Society of Sleep back permanent winter time, and a two‑phase plan circulated by time‑use specialists envisions a final shift aligning Spain with its natural Greenwich time.
• Official estimates put energy savings from the clock change at only about €6 per household annually in Spain, while the U.S. will end daylight saving time on Sunday, November 2, 2025.