{
  "id": 11469187,
  "title": "A grim winter ahead? EU states asked to prepare gas and electricity savings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/a-grim-winter-ahead-eu-states-asked-to-prepare-gas-and-electricity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:10:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/talking-europe/20261002-a-grim-winter-ahead-eu-states-asked-to-prepare-gas-and-electricity-savings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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. 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. We review what EU member states have done…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}