European Countries Agree on ‘Assertive’ Response to US Pressure on Diesel
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The administration of US President Donald Trump has urged Germany and France to help ease global fuel prices by releasing diesel from emergency reserves, threatening that otherwise the countries could face a ban on oil exports from the United States, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the talks.
A number of European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, held an emergency meeting on Thursday to respond to US President Donald Trump's calls for the release of diesel reserves, wrote Politico.
The countries, including Great Britain, France and Germany, held a crisis meeting on Thursday to respond to the Trump administration's demands for the release of its diesel reserves.
European countries agree on ‘assertive’ response to US pressure on diesel
BRUSSELS — Five European countries agreed at an emergency meeting Thursday to respond with "one voice" to growing pressure from the U.S. government to release reserves of diesel, according to people familiar with the matter. France, Germany, Britain, Italy, Ireland and the European Commission…
Washington: Three well-informed sources, Thursday, said that US President Donald Trump's administration had asked Germany and France to withdraw diesel fuel from emergency stocks to help reduce the high global fuel prices otherwise they might face an American ban on diesel exports.
In a coordinated response to Washington's pressure to release diesel stocks, the European Commission and five European countries - including France and Britain - agreed, according to Politico, while seeking to de-escalate tensions with the US. The publication reports that it was agreed that any decision to release stocks should be referred to the International Organization for […]
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