欧盟委员会发言人周四表示，就全球石油市场及可能紧急释放石油储备事宜，欧盟委员会正与美国政府举行高层会谈，同时通过国际能源署（IEA）协调欧盟成员国的立场。
The European Commission is holding high-level talks with the US administration over the global oil market and possible emergency stock releases, while coordinating the positions of EU member states through the International Energy Agency (IEA), a spokesperson said Thursday.
“我们正就这一持续进行的问题与各成员国保持非常密切的联系。”欧盟委员会发言人安娜-凯萨·伊特科宁在布鲁塞尔对记者说，并补充称，委员会也正与美国政府保持“高层联系”。她说：“目前正在进行大量通话和许多会议。”
“We are in very close contact with our member states on this ongoing issue,” European Commission spokesperson Anna-Kaisa Itkonen told reporters in Brussels, adding that the commission was also maintaining “high-level contacts” with the US administration. “There are lots of phone calls, lots of meetings taking place at this point,” she said.
欧盟委员会正在国际能源署理事会周五召开会议前协调各成员国的立场。此次会议可能讨论协调释放紧急石油储备事宜。
The commission is coordinating EU member states’ positions ahead of an IEA Governing Board meeting scheduled for Friday, where a possible coordinated release of emergency oil stocks could be discussed.
伊特科宁说，欧盟委员会的作用是在国际能源署协调各成员国的立场，而不是自行决定是否释放国际石油储备。
Itkonen said the commission’s role is to coordinate the positions of EU member states at the IEA rather than decide on an international stock release itself.
这位发言人区分了能源供应危机与当前局势，并将后者称为“全球能源价格危机”。她说：“目前不存在供应问题。欧盟现阶段没有柴油或天然气出现实质性短缺。”
The commission spokesperson distinguished between an energy supply crisis and the current situation, which she described as a “global energy price crisis.”“There is no supply issue for the time being. We do not have any concrete shortage of diesel or gas at the moment in the European Union,” Itkonen said.
不过，她表示，当前能源价格面临的压力是一个全球性问题，石油市场尤其如此，因为其监管程度较低，而且本质上具有全球性。
The current pressure on energy prices, however, is a global issue, particularly in oil markets, which are less regulated and inherently global, she said.