Central European Summer Time


Central European Summer Time, sometime referred also as Central European Daylight Time, is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time during the other part of the year. It corresponds to, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia.

Names

Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time, Central European Daylight Saving Time, and Bravo Time.

Period of observation

Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union.
There were proposals to abandon summer time in Europe from 2021, possibly by moving winter time up by an hour and keeping that time through the year.

Usage

The following countries and territories regularly use Central European Summer Time:
The following countries have also used Central European Summer Time in the past: