{
  "id": 11186783,
  "title": "EU diesel hits record €2.24 per litre as Middle East war hits supplies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/eu-diesel-hits-record-2-24-per-litre-as-middle-east-war-hits-supplies-11186783",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:55:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/01/eu-diesel-hits-record-2-24-per-litre-as-middle-east-war-hits-supplies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The average cost of diesel fuel in the European Union has soared to a record €2.24 per litre, a price surge that has been attributed to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This marks a 40% increase in price since the war began, according to data released by the European Commission. Twelve EU member states have now set new all-time high prices for diesel, including Belgium, Italy, Romania, and Poland. Prices at filling stations have reached as high as €2.50 per litre in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland, and €2.44 in Germany. In Belgium, where the price hit a record, diesel averaged €2.43 per litre last week, up seven cents from the previous week. Italy saw a similar rise, with diesel prices climbing by seven cents to €2.35 per litre. French filling stations, excluding overseas territories and Corsica, recorded an average price of €2.37 per litre, a slight decrease from the previous week. The European Commission's oil bulletin, which includes taxes that account for 40% of the pump price on average across the bloc, shows an aggregate average for the EU's 27 member states of €1.59 per litre in February, before the war in the Middle East began. The price of diesel has been driven up by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and a Houthi blockade of Saudi exports in the Red Sea, as well as Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries.",
  "summary": "Before the war erupted, the average diesel price was €1.59 per litre.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "EU diesel hits record €2.24 per litre as Middle East war hits supplies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/eu-diesel-hits-record-2-24-per-litre-as-middle-east-war-hits-supplies",
        "published": "2026-10-01T10:55:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "No relief at the pump: EU diesel hits new record of €2.24 a litre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/no-relief-at-the-pump-eu-diesel-hits-new-record-of-2-24-a-litre",
        "published": "2026-10-01T12:55:56.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}