Household Energy Prices in EU Capitals After Middle East Crisis

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Despite fuel price surges due to the Middle East crisis, EU household electricity prices declined by 3.1% on average between February 2 and April 1, 2026, while gas prices rose by 6.8%.
Declines were highest in Tallinn (19%), Copenhagen (15.9%), and Stockholm (15.2%), with Rome seeing the largest increase (7.9%).
Gas prices surged notably in Brussels (28.8%), Berlin (28.6%), and Athens (21.3%), contrasting with declines in Madrid (7.9%) and Ljubljana (4%).

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Despite fuel price surges due to the Middle East crisis, EU household electricity prices declined by 3.1% on average between February 2 and April 1, 2026, while gas prices rose by 6.8%. Declines were highest in Tallinn (19%), Copenhagen (15.9%), and Stockholm (15.2%), with Rome seeing the largest increase (7.9%). Gas prices surged notably in Brussels (28.8%), Berlin (28.6%), and Athens (21.3%), contrasting with declines in Madrid (7.9%) and Ljubljana (4%).

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