‘when it comes to the internal market, uncoordinated time changes between Member States would be detrimental, leading to higher costs to cross-border trade, and possible disruption to transport, communications and travel, as well as lower productivity in the internal market for goods and services. Soon, the clocks will stop changing once and for all. Those wanting to stay in Summertime, would do so from the last Sunday or March 2021. There will be more light in the morning. This year the clocks will go back an hour on 25 October, meaning people can enjoy an extra hour in bed as the clocks revert to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) at 2am. Andy Bell, deputy chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, said people should be concerned about the effects of winter, with fewer opportunities for social connection and outdoor activity. The EU has voted to scrap obligatory clock changes from 2021, leaving countries to choose whether to continue moving forward an hour in spring and back in autumn. There will be more light in the morning. Malta reaffirmed its commitment to reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 as the EU’s environment ministers met in Luxembourg, but Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia insisted that it should do so “in a just way” that did not hinder its competitiveness. Sunday, October 31, 2021, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 31, 2021, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead. - Sign the Petition! Clocks go forward Clocks go back; 2020: 29 March: 25 October: 2021: 28 March: 31 October If it is adopted, EU nations could change the clocks for the last time as early as 2021. Prior to the public consultation, information on the impact of abolishing the time change was inconclusive. Clocks go back on 1 November 2020; In March 2019, the European Parliament backed a proposal to end the practice of changing the clocks in European Union states. For those looking to maintain the transition, would do so from the last Sunday of October 2021. On trade and communications, research had also raised concerns about a decrease in productivity in good and services. EU countries seek more time in clock change debate. This year, it was on March 29. At 2am overnight, clocks will go back by one hour to 1am, although most smartphones, tablets and computers will update automatically. Further complication arose in 2002, when an EU directive aligned British clock-changing with other European countries. We are in a new situation here, this is the new now, and I believe if we are going to be saddled with the new now for a long time, people should be allowed to change the way that they live.”, Chris Difford hopes the clocks won’t go back this weekend (Gareth Fuller/PA). Advertisement. Boris Johnson: Stop the Clocks going back to save Mental Health issues. Only 3% responded with a ‘Positive’ result, 3% were ‘Very Positive’. According to the results of a public consultation, 84% of European respondents said they wanted to stop turning their clocks back. Occupy Justice called out Abela for “masking Joseph Muscat’s wrongdoings”. He told the PA news agency: “I think it’s particularly difficult in this pandemic for younger people to be positive about what’s going on, and I think for them to spend most of their time in the dark is only going to make things worse for them. The 66-year-old musician has set up a Change.org petition calling for this not to take place as the country grapples with the virus and while people “get on their feet”. READ MORE: EU aims to scrap turning the clocks back for winter . In the United States, the clocks go back on 1 November 2020 In March 2019, the European Parliament backed a proposal to end the practice of changing the clocks in European Union states. In March 2019, the European Parliament backed a proposal to stop changing the clocks in the European Union.