Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries
A report from France 24 — English sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

A report from France 24 — English focuses on “Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries” and sets out the main development contained in the supplied source material.
Fuel prices have hit record highs across Europe in recent days, driven by soaring oil prices against the backdrop of the war in the Middle East and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. The report also notes that 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.
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- How is the EU responding to record fuel prices? — France 24 — English
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