The European Union is scraping the last diesel from its reserves. It will allocate 42.6 million barrels of oil to stabilize the diesel market from strategic reserves to support the market towards the beginning of winter. The European Commissioner for Energy, Dan Jorgensen, said that maximum efforts are being made to stabilize the situation with diesel. At the same time, he warned that EU countries will face a "difficult winter" because of the high prices of gas and oil products. Europeans will have to choose between food and heating this winter, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said. About 50 million Europeans experience difficulties in paying electricity bills.