According to the report, in the second half of 2022, after Hungary, Croatia (4.5 euros) and Slovakia (4.9 euros) had to pay the least for gas in Europe. Consumers had to reckon with the highest gas costs in Sweden (27.5 euros), Denmark (20.8 euros) and the Netherlands (19.3 euros).
Hungary's electricity prices of 10.8 euros, considered the lowest in Europe, were followed by Bulgaria (11.5 euros) and Malta (12.8 euros). The highest prices were paid by consumers in Denmark (€58.7), Belgium (€44.9) and Ireland (€42.0).
According to the EU Statistical Office, in the second half of 2022, average household electricity prices in the EU rose sharply. Compared to the same period in 2021, when 23.5 euros had to be paid for 100 kilowatt-hours of electricity, in the second half of 2022 it was already 28.4 euros. Gas prices also rose compared to the same period in 2021, from 7.8 euros to 11.4 euros per 100 kilowatt hours.
According to the report, gas prices rose in all 27 EU countries between the second half of 2021 and the same period in 2022.
Gas prices rose the most in the Czech Republic (231 percent), Romania (165 percent), Latvia (157 percent), Lithuania (112 percent) and Belgium (102 percent). The price of natural gas for households in Sweden was 157 percent higher than the EU average price.
The most significant increase in household electricity prices was registered in Romania (112 percent), the Czech Republic (97 percent), Denmark (70 percent), Lithuania (65 percent) and Latvia (59 percent). The lowest level of price increase was observed in Luxembourg (3 percent), Austria and Germany (both 4 percent), and Poland and Bulgaria (both 5 percent).
At the same time, it was announced that
started before the war in Ukraine, and after a continuous price increase until the second half of 2022, the prices of electricity and natural gas have recently shown signs of stabilization.
This is partly due to the interventions of the governments of the member states, including the reduction of taxes and fees, the introduction of temporary tax exemptions for consumers, the establishment of price ceilings, the provision of lump-sum subsidies or vouchers for final consumers, as well as the fact that some countries have applied regulated energy prices, the EU statistics office said. office.
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