On Sunday, October 29, 2023, clocks will be set back 1 hour in most of Europe as Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends. 

Clocks in most European countries are turned back by 1 hour on October 29, 2023 at 01:00 UTC. Since Europe spans several time zones, the switch from summer time to standard time occurs at different local times (see table below). 

DST in Europe starts again on Sunday, March 31, 2024. 

As has been done since 2007, the US and Canada will end DST a week after Europe, on November 5, 2023. 

In 2019, the European Parliament voted to remove Daylight Saving Time in the European Union. More than 60% of the countries in the world use year-round standard time. The vote was passed and progressed to the European Council, but this is where it faltered. 

The European Council has still not started negotiations as other issues, such as Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the conflict in Ukraine, complicated matters further. Thus, it seems unlikely that any changes to DST in the EU will take place anytime soon. 

Time changes in Europe are synchronized. According to the current EU rules, DST starts on the last Sunday of March and ends on the last Sunday of October. 

Participating countries are: 

The European Union (EU), including France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Bulgaria. 

Most other European countries, including the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland. 

European countries that do not have DST include Russia, Iceland, and Belarus. 

(Source: Timeanddate.com)