Fuel prices across the European Union continued to climb in June, although the rate of annual increases slowed after sharp rises earlier in the spring.

The cost of fuels and lubricants for personal transport was 13.7% higher in June 2026 than a year earlier, according to the latest figures. That follows annual increases of 20.8% in April and 20.7% in May.

Despite the moderation, motorists in every EU member state paid more for fuel than they did in June 2025. The annual rate of price growth also eased across the bloc compared with May, when four countries recorded increases of more than 30%.

Bulgaria saw the steepest annual rise in fuel prices, with costs up 26.0% compared with June last year. It was followed by Lithuania (23.5%), Romania (23.1%), Finland (22.0%) and Luxembourg (20.7%).

At the other end of the scale, Hungary recorded the smallest increase at 2.3%, while prices in Poland rose by 5.8%.

Among the remaining EU countries, annual increases ranged from 7.9% in Spain to 18.6% in Cyprus, reflecting continued but uneven inflationary pressure on transport fuel costs across the bloc. Photo by Wainuiomartian, Wikimedia commons.