Romania recorded the steepest increase in fuel and lubricant prices among all European Union member states, Eurostat confirmed.
Fuel and lubricant prices in Romania rose by 24.2% in July 2026 compared with the same month a year earlier, marking the largest annual increase across the bloc.
Germany and Lithuania followed, with prices in both countries rising by 22.9% year on year. In Bulgaria, fuel and lubricant prices increased by 22.2%.
The Netherlands recorded a 22% increase, while prices in Finland rose by 20.5% over the same period.
The most modest increases were reported in Sweden, where fuel prices rose by just 1.2%, and Ireland, where they increased by 3.2%.
Hungary was the only EU country cited where fuel and lubricant prices declined, falling by 0.1% compared with July 2025.
By Vafa Guliyeva
