Romania recorded the highest annual increase in prices of fuels and lubricants for personal transport in the European Union in July, of 24.2%, according to data published on Friday by Eurostat. At EU level, the average advance was 16.9% compared to July 2025. From one month to the next, the two types of fuel had different developments in Romania. According to Eurostat, the price of diesel increased by 4.6% in July compared to June, while gasoline became cheaper by 0.8%. In 25 of the 27 Member States, fuels were more expensive in July 2026 than in the same month last year. After Romania, the highest annual increases were recorded in Germany and Lithuania, both by 22.9%, and in Bulgaria, by 22.2%. At the opposite end, the lowest increases were reported in Sweden, by 1.2%, and Ireland, by 3.2%. Hungary was the only Member State where prices were lower than in July 2025, with a decrease of 0.1%. In 13 Member States, the annual rate of price increases in July was higher than in June. However, in 24 countries, the increases were lower than in May, when four states had recorded annual advances of over 30%. At the European level, diesel prices rose on average by 4.3% in July compared to June, and petrol prices by 4.7%. The development comes after, in June, European consumers had benefited from average decreases of 6.4% in diesel and 4.2% in petrol compared to May. Diesel prices rose in 17 Member States in July compared to the previous month. The largest increases were recorded in Poland, by 13.4%, Germany, by 12.7%, and Greece, by 12.1%. In nine other Member States, diesel prices fell, with the most significant price reductions being reported in Cyprus, by 7.9%, Sweden, by 7.4%, and Ireland, by 6.4%. In the case of petrol, 14 Member States recorded price increases from one month to the next, and 12 reported decreases. The highest price increases were in Poland, 17.2%, Germany, 11%, and Spain, 7.1%. The most significant price decreases were recorded in Sweden, 11.1%, Cyprus, 5.4%, and Ireland, 4.1%.
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