Western European Time

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Time zones of Europe in relation to UTC:
Blue Western European Time (UTC±00:00)
Western European Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
Light Blue Western European Time (UTC±00:00)
Red Central European Time (UTC+01:00)
Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Ochre Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)
Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
Yellow Kaliningrad Time (UTC+02:00)
Green Moscow Time / Turkey Time (UTC+03:00)
 Pale colours: Standard time observed all year
 Dark colours: Summer time observed

Western European Time (WET, UTC±00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe, with countries using UTC±00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, called GMT).[1][2] It is one of the three standard time zones in the European Union, with Central European Time and Eastern European Time.[3][2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "EU summer-time arrangements under Directive 2000/84/EC" (PDF). European Parliament. 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Reasoned opinion on subsidiarity" (PDF). Committee on Legal Affairs –European Parliament. 2019.
  3. "Seasonal clock change in the EU". European Commission. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2019-11-18.