Europeans Could Be Turning Clock Back for the Last Time

European Commission has brought forward proposals for a new law to abolish the biannual move to daylight saving time

An employee moves the hands of a historic clock at the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen, Germany, on March 19, 2018. Patrick Seeger/AFP/Getty Images

BRUSSELS—Europeans will turn their clocks back for what may be the very last time on Oct. 28, after regulators in Brussels decided to ditch the biannual change to daylight saving time.

The European Commission has advanced proposals for a new law that will make the 27 member states choose between permanently adopting permanent summer or winter time from next spring.