90% of the fossil fuel consumed in the EU is imported, often from unfriendly countries.

Omissions

• The claim conflates all fossil fuels into a single 90% figure, but import dependency varies sharply by fuel type: oil (≈98%), natural gas (≈89-90%), and solid fossil fuels/coal (≈41% — the EU retains significant domestic coal production, notably in Poland and Germany).
• The overall EU energy import dependency rate (including renewables and nuclear) was only 57% in 2024 according to Eurostat, providing important context that the EU is far less dependent on imports for its total energy mix than for fossil fuels specifically.
• None of the sources found give a single composite 'fossil fuel import dependency' figure of exactly 90%; the figure appears to be a rounded estimate that is slightly high when solid fossil fuels are included.
• No primary Eurostat source provides a single aggregated fossil-fuel-only import dependency rate; the closest primary data are the individual fuel breakdowns.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat – Energy in Europe: 2026 edition (Interactive Publications)In the EU in 2024, the energy imports dependency rate was 57%, which means that nearly 60% of the EU's energy needs were met by net imports.
• PrimaryEurostat – Energy statistics – an overview (Statistics Explained)At EU level in 2023, 40.8% of solid fossil fuels consumed were imported.
• SecondaryBruegel – Dependence on fossil fuels, not on the United States, is Europe's worryIn 2024, the EU was 98 percent dependent on imports for oil and petroleum.
• SecondaryStrategic Perspectives – EU Gas InsightThe European Union (EU) is highly dependent on gas imports, with 89% of its supply in 2025 coming from outside the EU.