Why are the gasoline prices so high in the Balkans?

I said the mentality is roughly the same, and that Serbia is the champ at being worst at this. NIS has been getting relatively cheap fuel through Gazprom, probably the only good aspect of that shameful acquisition deal. The problem was, the cheap fuel meant fuck all to the average Serb, because the government decided to slap as much tax as it wants because you are forced to use it no matter what. To my knowledge, Albania has no fuel deal of the sort nor the infrastructure. Their shitty prices at least have some legit excuses (with the added corruption too), ours don't. Second, these are petrol prices, which is typically more expensive. In Serbia, diesel has been more expensive for years, and by no small margin. And would you look at that..60-70% of the ppl drive diesel in Serbia.