Sources and image credits: The clocks go back, but Europe’s plan is still pending

Editors · 10 October 2026

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Sources checked on 9 October 2026. The Dutch government gives the clock change at 3 am; 2 am follows from setting the clock back one hour. The European Parliament says the procedure awaits the Council’s first-reading position. In June 2026, the Council confirmed it had no position or timetable.

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1. 1. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/vraag-en-antwoord/zomertijd-wintertijd/klok-verzetten-nederland, https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0002288/
2. 2. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/vraag-en-antwoord/zomertijd-wintertijd/klok-verzetten-nederland, https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/themas/overheid-en-democratie/zomertijd-wintertijd
3. 3. https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2018/0332(COD), https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10045-2026-INIT/en/pdf
4. 4. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10045-2026-INIT/en/pdf, https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2018/0332(COD)
5. 5. https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10045-2026-INIT/en/pdf
6. 6. https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/vraag-en-antwoord/zomertijd-wintertijd/klok-verzetten-nederland

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