Time zones of Europe in relation to UTC : ▉ ▉ ▉ Pale colours: Standard time observed all year▉ ▉ ▉ Dark colours: Summer time observedEastern European Summer Time (EEST ) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone . This zone is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European , North African , and Middle Eastern countries. During the winter, the Eastern European Time (UTC+2 ) is used.
Usage
The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer:
Belarus , from 1991-2011, now observes Moscow Time all year longBulgaria , regularly since 1979Cyprus , regularly since 1979, Northern Cyprus returned to EET on 29 October 2017Egypt , used from 1970- 20 April 2011 and again from 16 May 2014- 20 April 2015Estonia , in years 1981-88 Moscow Summer Time, regularly EEST since 1989Finland , regularly since 1981Greece , regularly since 1975 Israel , regularly since 1948 Jordan , since 1985Latvia , in years 1981-88 Moscow Summer Time, regularly EEST since 1989Lebanon , since 1984Lithuania , in years 1981-88 Moscow Summer Time, regularly EEST since 1989, in years 1998 was changed to Central European Summer Time , but returned to EEST since 2003Moldova , in years 1981-89 Moscow Summer Time, regularly EEST since 1991Romania , regularly since 1979Russia (Kaliningrad ), in years 1981-90 Moscow Summer Time, regularly EEST since 1991Syria , since 1983Turkey , from 1970 -78 and 1985-2016, now observes Turkey Time all year longUkraine , in years 1981-89 Moscow Summer Time, regularly EEST since 1992, but sections of Ukraine including Crimea, Dontesk, and Luhansk have switched to Moscow Time all year long in March 2014.In 1991 EEST was used also in Moscow and Samara time zones of Russia .
