Since 1997, most of the European Union aligned with the British standards for BST. From late March to late October, clocks in the United Kingdom are put forward by one hour for British Summer Time (BST). The time around the world is based on Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) which is roughly synonymous with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Portugal used CET in the years 1966–19–1996. France, which had adopted Paris time on 14 March 1891 and Greenwich Mean Time on 9 March 1911, was switched to CET.Īfter World War II Monaco, Andorra and Gibraltar implemented CET.Luxembourg was switched from UTC+00:00.The Netherlands was switched from UTC+00:20 to CET.Lithuania adopts CET (but subsequently rescinded in 1940) and 1998−1999 again.During World War I CET was implemented in all German-occupied territories.Luxembourg introduces CET, but leaves 1918.Switzerland switches from UTC+00:30 to CET.Vienna (then part of Austro-Hungarian Empire) starts using CET.The German Empire unified its time zones to use CET (MEZ).(present-day Austria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and some other regions) At first railways and post offices, cities such as Prague and Budapest, but not Vienna. The monument 'The 15th Meridian' in Stargard, Poland Current usage Īs of 2017, Central European Time is currently used in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Serbia (including Kosovo, partially recognised as an independent country), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (except Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland and Vatican City. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia also refer to it as Central European Time. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer.
The 15th meridian east is the central axis for UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones.Īs of 2011, all member states of the European Union observe summer time ( daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries.ĬET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Rome Time, Warsaw Time or even Romance Standard Time (RST). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. A The islands of Cape Verde are to the west of the African mainland.ī Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively.Ĭentral European Time ( CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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