Energy prices in the European Union have risen by 100% during Ursula von der Leyen's term as Commission President.

Omissions

• The claim is metric-ambiguous: 'energy prices' could mean household retail electricity, household retail gas, wholesale prices, or the HICP energy component, each of which shows a very different cumulative change since 2019.
• Only a single non-official source giving a cumulative 2019-versus-2024 comparison was located (Statista, indicating ~30% for household electricity); a single secondary/aggregator source is insufficient to refute the claim outright.
• Wholesale gas and electricity prices did rise far more than 100% at the 2022 peak, but they fell back substantially thereafter, so any 'to date' (2026) comparison on a wholesale basis would be much smaller than the peak.
• Sources confirming the cumulative official Eurostat figure for the exact period were not retrievable within the search budget.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Household electricity prices in the EU stable in 2024In 2024, the share of taxes in electricity bills rose slightly from 24.3% to 25.1% in the second semester due to minor tax increases. Although overall EU energy and supply costs declined in 2024 compared with 2023, network costs increased in 18 EU countries, resulting in an overall rise in EU network costs by 8.9% from the previous year.
• PrimaryEurostat — Electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204)Provides bi-annual data on electricity prices for household consumers in EU countries, compiled by Eurostat.
• TertiaryStatista — European Union energy prices: statistics & factsBy the end of 2024, EU households were paying roughly 30 percent more than they did in late 2019. Ireland and Germany consistently top the charts for household electricity prices in the region.