EU gas imports have been reduced by 80% compared with the volumes imported in 2021.

Omissions

• The 80% figure is accurate for Russian gas only (Russian pipeline exports to the EU down 70-80%; Russia's share of pipeline imports from ~40% in 2021 to ~6% in 2025), but the claim presents it as a reduction of overall EU gas imports.
• Total EU gas imports remain large: 275 bcm of gas and LNG were imported in 2024, and total gas imports increased by 5% in 2025 as LNG volumes rose, which is incompatible with an 80% cut versus 2021.
• The decline in total EU gas imports versus 2021 is driven partly by lower demand (EU gas demand in 2025 was about 17% below pre-crisis levels according to Bruegel) and by higher LNG purchases, not by an 80% volume cut.
• Official figures for 2025/2026 were published after the session date only in part; the speaker could have relied on 2024 data (275 bcm total imports) available before October 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission – REPowerEU, 4 years on"The EU has successfully reduced the share of Russian gas imports from 45% in 2022 to 12% in 2025."
• PrimaryEuropean Council (Consilium) – Where does the EU's gas come from?"Russia's share of EU imports of pipeline gas dropped from around 40% in 2021 to around 6% in 2025." / "Imports from Norway grew from 79.5 bcm in 2021 to 89.3 in 2025. Imports from the US increased from 18.9 bcm in 2021 to 75.6 in 2025."
• Academicwiiw – The European gas market: Emancipating from Russia"Although Russian pipeline gas has never been formally sanctioned, its exports to the EU have declined by 70-80%, reducing Russia's share in total EU gas imports..."
• SecondaryIEEFA – EU Gas Flows Tracker"Between 2021 and 2025, the EU reduced pipeline gas imports by 41%, while LNG imports rose. Total EU gas imports increased by 5% in 2025, with a rise in LNG..."
• SecondaryIEEFA – EU gas imports to fall 25% by 2030 as demand reduction target exceeded"The EU imported a total of 275 bcm of gas and LNG in 2024, which is greater than the expected demand of 233 bcm by 2030..."