Czech Premier Urges Fuel Retailers to Lower 'Outrageous' Prices

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Large gas station operators should immediately reduce fuel prices, especially on highways and main roads, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) called for in a video on Facebook.

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has asked the country's two largest fuel distributors, including Poland's Orlen, to immediately lower prices at gas stations. The Czech government is scheduled to address the matter at a special meeting on Monday.

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Andrej Babiš leaned on the largest gas station networks and called on the antimonopoly office to investigate a possible cartel of highway gas station vendors. The Office of the Antimonopoly Office is monitoring the fuel market "very closely", but has not yet uncovered any cartel agreements.

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Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has called on the main fuel distributors Orlen, Mol and OMV to reduce fuel prices and not exploit the conflict in the Middle East. According to him, the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) should deal with the situation. He said this on his Facebook page on Thursday. Orlen told ČTK that it operates in accordance with the law and prices are determined by the market. Some European countries have alread…

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Prague - Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has called on the main fuel distributors Orlen, Mol and OMV to reduce fuel prices and not exploit the conflict in the Middle East. According to him, the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) should deal with the situation. He stated this on his Facebook today. Orlen told ČTK that it does business in accordance with the law and prices are determined by the market.