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France and Germany say diesel promise to Trump won’t require new stock release

Published by POLITICO Europe on October 7, 2026.

Germany's ministry and European diplomats on what Germany and France will release.

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… </div> </div></div><div class="sidebar-grid__container"><div class="sidebar-grid__content article__content"> <p>A spokeswoman for Germany's economy and energy ministry confirmed on Tuesday that Berlin would be releasing no new barrels.</p> <p>"The G7 has asked the IEA to monitor a swift and complete implementation of the commitments made for March 2026," the spokeswoman told POLITICO. "Against this background, and taking into account commitments already fulfilled, the obligations are to be implemented through a coordinated release of 100 million barrels via the IEA."</p> <p>She added "as of now, no additional quantities" would be released.</p> <p><em>Aude le Gentil contributed to this report.</em></p> <p><em>This article has been updated.</em></p> </div> <footer class="article__footer-inline"><div class="tags-collection tags-collection__variant--secondary article__footer-inline-tags"> <div class="tags tags__variant--secondary tags__taxonomy--post_tag "> …

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