EU Commission, UK, France, Italy, Ireland in call on diesel stock releases, EU official says

BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The EU Commission, France, Italy, Ireland and Britain are holding a call on the possible need to release diesel stocks, an EU official said on Thursday.

A Commission spokesperson had earlier declined direct comment on reports that the Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban.

(Reporting by Kate Abnett, writing by Bart Meijer)