Petrol and diesel prices, Draghi: “Italy in line with the EU”

The price of petrol and diesel in Italy is in line with that in the countries of the European Union. Prime Minister Mario Draghi said this in a passage of communications to the Chamber before the European Council. “The volatility of the energy markets also affected the prices to distributors, which at the beginning of the month in Italy exceeded 2 euros per liter. According to the European Commission, the trend in Italian prices is in line with those of the rest of Italy. Europe. On Monday 14 March, diesel cost € 2.31 in Germany, € 2.14 in France and € 2.15 in Italy. In our case, this represents an increase of 40% for petrol and 50% for diesel compared to a year ago, “said Draghi. “The European Council will also discuss the rise in energy prices. After the peaks reached two weeks ago, gas and electricity prices have fallen again. The spot price of gas on the European market today is halved compared to the peaks of around 200 € / MWh reached on March 8. However, these are still very high prices compared to historical levels, more than 5 times those of a year ago “, added Draghi on the subject of energy.