The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a measure to abolish the twice-yearly time change in 2021.
The proposal now goes to European Union member states for further negotiations.
But politicians have not yet decided on whether summer or winter time should be adopted as the standard since there are divisions within the EU as to which one should be chosen.
Since 1996, all EU countries change their times simultaneously.
An EU consultation of the public last year showed that 84% were against changing the clock.
