Rising Diesel Costs Fuel Protests Across Europe

(12 June 08-RV) Two truck drivers were killed yesterday in fuel protests in Spain and Portugal, as the haulers’ strike continues. Across Europe traffic has been brought to a standstill by blockades as truck drivers try to force government to reduce the price of fuel. Dr Bassam Fattouh from the Oxford Energy institute in the UK told us more about why diesel costs are climbing…