Romania cuts fuel prices after week of record diesel rises under new crisis law
Fuel prices in Romania dropped slightly on Saturday, with standard gasoline priced at 9.32 lei per liter and standard diesel at 10.47 lei per liter in cities including Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, and Constanța, according to Peco Online data cited by Antena3 . The reduction of approximately 10 bani per liter followed a week of repeated increases that had pushed diesel prices to record highs, with a 7.5% rise over the past seven days.
President Nicușor Dan recently adopted a law declaring a crisis in the fuel sector, temporarily reducing the excise duty on diesel and capping commercial markups for both gasoline and diesel at the average level practiced last year. The measure also restricts fuel stations to a single daily price increase and limits exports. The law remains in effect until October 31, 2026, with potential extensions in three-month increments via government decision .
In other developments, Germany’s national standards organization, din, was referenced in historical context, though no direct action by the body was reported on Saturday.
The date also marked historical events, including the 1963 Great Train Robbery in the UK, where 15 men stole the equivalent of 61 million pounds from a postal train near London, and the 1974 resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal . In Romania, the 1870 Ploiești Republic, a brief anti-monarchist uprising led by Alexandru Candiano-Popescu and involving writer I.L. Caragiale, was noted as a historical footnote .
Elsewhere in Europe, France’s Champagne region began its earliest grape harvest on record due to extreme heat and drought, aiming to reduce stockpiles . Spain’s Lotería Nacional held a draw with a top prize of 60,000 euros per winning tenth .
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