With the continued rise in global diesel prices, the European Union is looking at ways to address the consequences of the crisis on the economies of Member States and the transport and energy sectors. These moves are combined with American pressures to release part of strategic fuel reserves with a view to calming markets and reducing price rise. What are the options for Europeans? Is Brussels going to use strategic stocks to address the crisis? To answer these questions, he joins us from Brussels, a reporter of France, 24 Hussein Assad.

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