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Croatia fuel price hike and blue‑diesel shortages

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2026-07-27 12:31 UTC → 2026-07-27 14:19 UTC · added removed

In mid‑July late July 2026 Croatia ended a two‑week emergency decree that had capped retail fuel prices and introduced a new temporary price regime. The cabinet fixed maximum retail prices at €1.62 per litre for gasoline, €1.75 per litre for diesel, €1.21 per litre for blue diesel and LPG. The government warned that, without further steps, prices could climb to €1.64 / l set UNP fuel caps at €1.28 €/kg for containers and €1.86 €/kg for bottles. Prices rose €0.08 for gasoline, €1.81 / l €0.16 for diesel and €1.26 / l €0.19 for subsidised blue diesel. On 25 July diesel, but the cabinet introduced increase was partly offset by a new two‑week price regime: €0.01‑per‑litre cut to gasoline €1.62 / l (up €0.08), diesel €1.75 / l (up €0.16) excise duty and blue a €0.04‑per‑litre cut to diesel €1.21 / l (up €0.19). Excise duties were trimmed by €0.01 per litre for gasoline and €0.04 per litre for diesel, bringing the excise duty. The EU Council granted Croatia permission to keep excise taxes below the EU minimum under a six‑month exemption. The government noted that without these cuts for six months, giving the same fuels would cost €1.77, €1.94 and €1.28 per litre respectively. government leeway to temper further price spikes. State‑owned distributors INA and Petrol kept imposed a temporary 300‑litre per‑transaction limit of 300 litres per transaction at non‑motorway non‑highway stations, while motorway sites stations remained unrestricted. Demand for blue diesel stayed roughly five times higher than a year earlier, causing leading to occasional shortages and long queues. Transport and Transport, agricultural and industrial groups warned that higher fuel costs could lift raise transport fees by 7‑10 5‑10 % and push food and consumer‑goods prices by up to 14 %. upward, though Minister of Labour Alen Ružić emphasized stressed that Croatian fuel prices remain about 40 % substantially lower than in Sweden, 33 % lower than Germany and 22 % lower than Italy, aiming to shield citizens from volatile global markets. Italy. The situation unfolds alongside Croatia’s ongoing expansion of LNG‑terminal capacity continues to expand as part of its broader energy‑security strategy, while and neighbouring Slovenia kept Slovenia’s continued suspension of its energy‑efficiency contribution and CO₂ levy on fuels suspended until late September. levy.

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  1. 2026-07-27 14:19 UTC Croatia fuel price hike and blue‑diesel shortages
  2. 2026-07-27 12:31 UTC Croatia fuel price hike and blue‑diesel shortages
  3. 2026-07-27 10:21 UTC Croatia fuel price hike and blue‑diesel shortages
  4. 2026-07-27 05:41 UTC Croatia fuel price hike and blue‑diesel shortages
  5. 2026-07-27 05:34 UTC Balkans fuel price control actions and impacts
  6. 2026-07-26 14:18 UTC Balkans fuel price control actions and impacts
  7. 2026-07-26 10:14 UTC Balkans fuel price control actions and impacts
  8. 2026-07-25 20:54 UTC Balkans fuel price control actions

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