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Diesel exceeds symbolic €2 mark in Luxembourg as motorists rush to pumps

The price of diesel in Luxembourg officially surpassed the symbolic threshold of €2 per litre today. Just before the latest record increase took effect, many motorists rushed to petrol stations across the country to fill up their tanks.

The sixth diesel price hike in 20 days represents a €7.50 increase for a 50-litre tank creating a noticeable difference for consumers. After diesel, heating oil and 95 petrol increased in price on Thursday night, 98 octane petrol will follow suit from midnight tonight. A litre of 98 petrol will rise by 4.4 cents to €1.874, the latest in a series of increases this week.

Energy minister Lex Delles says we cannot rule out medium-term shortages of diesel and kerosene in the wake of missile attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. The Minister of Energy currently sees no problem for end consumers with gas and electricity, even though prices are rising on the world market.

Also today

• Director of the Luxembourg Federation of Industrialists, René Winkin says the full economic impact of rising fuel prices in Luxembourg will only be felt in about six months.
• ArcelorMittal to phase out 300 jobs, but says there will be no layoffs. The steel company announced today it had no plans for immediate redundancies in Luxembourg, but that it would begin phasing out roles over the next couple of years.
• New Luxembourgish passport available from May with 10-year validity period, extended from five years.
• Gorgonzola AOP by AMBROSI has been recalled for potential listeria contamination, according to an orange alert notice issued by ALVA today.
• Unemployment remains stable, despite 21,038 jobseekers. At the end of February, there were 21,038 people signed up to the National Employment Agency ADEM – an increase of 8.1% compared to that period in 2025.
• Donald Trump called NATO allies “cowards” for not backing his call for military action against Iran to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Posting on Truth Social, he said allies refused to help reopen the Strait, calling it “a simple military maneuver” and blaming the standoff for higher oil prices.
• Chuck Norris, the US martial artist and Hollywood action star, has died, his family said today in a statement on Instagram. The actor, who was most famous for his role in “Walker, Texas Ranger,” was 86.
  

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Record-breaking heat wave grips western US - one spot in the desert area at Martinez Lake, Arizona registered 43C - a US national record for March.

• World Weather Attribution scientists called the event so rare that despite overall rising temperatures something this serious is only “expected to occur about once every 500 years.”

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