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Spain Revives EU Bid to Scrap Clock Changes as Seasonal Shift Nears in Europe and North America

The EU rule mandating biannual time changes remains in place until member states agree on a single permanent time.

Overview

  • Spain’s government says it will take a proposal to the EU Energy Council to end the twice‑yearly clock change, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez arguing the practice no longer saves energy and harms well‑being.
  • Spain and much of the EU move to winter time on Sunday, 26 October 2025, with clocks set back one hour at 03:00 local time, as illustrated in Mallorca’s 03:00 to 02:00 adjustment.
  • The United States reverts to standard time on Sunday, 2 November 2025 at 2:00 a.m., with no change in Hawaii, most of Arizona, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Mexico ended daylight saving nationally in 2022, but about 30–35 northern border municipalities — including all of Baja California and parts of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas — will set clocks back at 02:00 on 2 November to align with the U.S.
  • Public debate intensifies in Spain as an IDEAL reader poll favors permanent summer time, while meteorologist Roberto Brasero warns it would push winter sunrises toward 10:00 in Galicia and sleep experts highlight health risks from clock shifts.