整个欧盟对燃料价格的担忧日益加剧。柴油的平均价格已远超每升2欧元，而去年10月约为1.50欧元。
Alarm bells are ringing about fuel prices across the EU. The average cost of diesel per litre is well above €2, whereas in October of last year it was around €1.50.
在此次最新飙升之前，生活成本就已经令人倍感压力，随着冬季临近，中东冲突似乎也不会给欧洲人带来多少喘息的机会。
Even before this latest spike, the cost of living was already biting, and it seems that the conflict in the Middle East is not going to give Europeans much respite as the winter draws closer.
我们回顾了欧盟成员国为减轻能源价格上涨对普通民众的影响所采取的措施，并评估了这些措施的有效性。
We review what EU member states have done to cushion the blow of rising energy prices for ordinary people, and whether those measures have been effective.