300 billion euros flee Europe to more attractive markets.

Omissions

• The claim frames the EU's net savings outflow as capital 'fleeing' (huyen), which is politically charged and misleading: this outflow primarily reflects the EU's structural current account surplus being invested abroad — a normal feature of surplus economies — not necessarily capital flight driven by unattractive markets.
• The €300 billion figure is a rough annual estimate, not a precise statistical measurement. Sources consistently qualify it as 'around' or 'roughly' €300 billion.
• The bulk of these outflows goes specifically to the United States, not generically to 'more attractive markets' as the claim suggests.
• The MEP did not specify a time period; the figure refers to an annual flow, and the most recent data available before the session (Eurofi, March 2026; Intereconomics, 2026) continues to cite this same ~€300 billion estimate.
• No direct primary-source document from Vice-President Séjourné or the European Commission was located in the search results; the figure is corroborated through secondary policy sources citing Commission observations.

Sources

• AcademicIntereconomics / ZBWEurope's roughly €300 billion annual savings surplus needs to be actively incentivised, through taxation and regulation, to be invested in Europe rather than flowing to global markets, particularly the US.
• SecondaryEPP GroupEvery year, the Commission observes around €300 billion of European savings flowing to the US for investment.
• SecondaryEurofi Macroeconomic ScoreboardAround EUR 300 billion of savings flow out of the EU in net terms every year, primarily funding investment in the United States.