Overview

• Ukrainians will roll clocks back one hour at 4 a.m. on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
• Lawmakers had voted in July 2024 to abolish the twice-yearly switch and fix national time at UTC+2.
• The proposal framed a permanent Kyiv time as a break from seasonal alignment with Russia and a symbol of sovereignty.
• Backers pointed to medical studies linking clock changes to sleep disruption, health risks and lower productivity.
• An EU push to end clock changes remains stalled over divisions on a common standard, with Greece and Cyprus opposing, and the Commission warning of a fragmented time map.