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SHOCKING: How is the eu approaching record fuel prices - What They Never Told You

The scale of fuel price increases have differed significantly from country to country in Europe governments have taken different measures to address the spikes
The scale of fuel price increases have differed significantly from country to country in Europe, and governments have taken different measures to address the spikes. © Alain Jocard, AFP

Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices amid the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. However, the scale of the increases, as well as the measures taken to address them, varies significantly from one EU country to another. Here’s why.

Transport fuel prices in the European Union have struck record highs in recent days, driven by oil futures surging because of the Middle East war and Ukranian strikes on Russian refineries.The scale of the price increases have differed significantly from country to country, however, as have governments' measures to address the spikes.

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