The Price of Diesel Is Breaking a New Record in France: an Emergency Meeting in Matignon
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The price of diesel in France reached this Sunday, September 20, 2026 a new absolute record, at 2.41 euros per litre on average. The same observation for the prices of petrol. This surge in fuel prices makes the Elysée fear a return of the "yellow vests". After announcing an extension of the aid to the most affected sectors, the government must express itself throughout the week to propose new solutions to the French who need their car.
Sébastien Lecornu will hold Monday, September 21, two meetings in Matignon with ministers: one in the morning with the directors of central administrations on oil and gas supplies, disturbed by a war in the Middle East that is going on forever, and the other in the afternoon dedicated to "the short- and medium-term accompaniment" of the French in the face of the boom of prices at the pump. Flore Simon's explanations, political columnist in Franc…
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will include central government directors to discuss oil and gas supplies, disrupted by a protracted Middle East war.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu held two meetings on Monday, September 21, 2026, with ministers on fuel supply and measures to accompany the French in the face of rising prices.
Paris, Sep 21 (Latin Press) Faced with the threat of social destabilization at the national level, in the face of the sustained rise in fuel, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened two emergency meetings for today. The post French government in emergency meeting due to fuel rise first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
For the past seven months, the war in the Middle East has disrupted the flow of oil through the Strait of Ormuz, propelling fuel to €2.41 per litre in France. The government has organized two emergency meetings in Matignon to examine supplies and prepare aid measures, while refusing to reduce taxes. The article Fuels at record prices: the government analyses supplies and possible aids with two crisis meetings appeared first on L'EnerGeek.
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