Romania is among the countries with the highest increases in fuel prices. What does the situation look like in the EU?

Romania is among the European countries with the highest increases in fuel prices, with a rise of 23.1% in June 2026 compared to the same month in 2025, according to Eurostat data.

At the level of the European Union, the average price of fuels increased by 13.7%. The largest increases were recorded in Bulgaria (26%) and Lithuania (23.5%). Although prices have risen, in June 2026 there was an average decrease of 6.4% in diesel prices and 4.2% in gasoline compared to May 2026.

In Romania, diesel and gasoline prices decreased by almost 4% during the same period.

The largest decreases in diesel prices were in the Czech Republic (-11.3%), while increases in gasoline prices were observed only in Cyprus (0.7%) and Italy (0.5%).