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Tens of Countries Have Given up Changing Time. Why Romania and the Other EU States Are Still Giving the Clocks Back and Forth

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Tens of countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America do not change their time twice a year. Iceland uses the same time every year, according to Blic. Turkey has not changed its clocks since 2016. Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Georgia have also given up the seasonal changes. In the European Union, the subject is discussed [...] Article Tens of countries have given up the change of time. Why Romania and the other EU states still giv…
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Romania will return to standard time on the night of 24 to 25 October 2026. The European Union has not eliminated seasonal change, although countries such as China, Russia and Turkey have given up the system.

Tens of countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America do not change their time twice a year. Iceland uses the same time every year, according to Blic. Turkey has not changed its clocks since 2016. Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Georgia have also given up the seasonal changes. In the European Union, the subject is discussed [...] Article Tens of countries have given up the change of time. Why Romania and the other EU states still giv…

Tens of countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and South America no longer change twice a year. In the European Union, the proposal to give up the shift has been blocked since 2019, and Spain's attempt to eliminate it since 2026 has failed.

While Romania and other European Union states continue to change twice a year, many countries around the world have already given up this system and keep the same hour throughout the year. In Europe, for example, there are Iceland and Turkey, the latter giving up seasonal change in 2016. [...]

Tens of countries in Asia, the Middle East and South America no longer move clocks twice a year, show a review published by Mediafax. In the European Union, the change of time remained in effect, although most of those who participated in a public consultation called for its elimination.

The same thing happens twice a year: we set the clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, and with it, our sleep, daily routine and the well-being of many people are disrupted for a few days. While the European Union still maintains the summer and winter time system, several European countries have abandoned this system for years – writes Blic. The time change […]

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antena3.ro broke the news on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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