In the third week after the outbreak of war in the Middle East, gasoline and diesel prices at German petrol stations have not risen further, but they remain at a very high level.
On Tuesday, the nationwide average price of one litre of Super E10 was €2.042, a drop of 0.3 cent compared with the previous week, according to a spokesperson for the ADAC who spoke to the dts news agency on Wednesday. Diesel, meanwhile, averaged €2.162 per litre, 2.6 cent lower than a week earlier.

Faced with these lofty prices, the federal government is currently drafting measures aimed at easing the situation. The proposed package includes a cap on the number of price increases that can be applied at petrol stations in a single day. Economy Minister Katharina Reiche (CDU) said that the legislative process for the package should be completed by the beginning of April at the latest.