European families are facing increasingly heavy utility bills.

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The claim that utility bills are 'increasingly heavy' ('sempre più pesanti') implies an ongoing upward trend, but the most recent Eurostat data (H2 2025) shows household electricity prices were largely stable and household gas prices had recently declined. The characterization of the current direction of utility bills is overstated.

Omissions

• The MEP omitted that according to Eurostat's most recent data (H2 2025), EU household electricity prices were 'largely stable' with only a slight increase, not trending sharply upward.
• The MEP omitted that EU average household gas prices fell by 8.1% in the first half of 2025 compared to the first half of 2024.
• The MEP omitted significant country-level variation: electricity prices increased in only 17 of 27 EU countries in H2 2025, while gas prices increased in only 11 countries.
• The MEP did not cite any source for the claim, relying on general public perception of high energy costs rather than recent statistical evidence.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat – Electricity price statisticsHousehold electricity prices increased in 17 and decreased in 10 EU countries, in the second half of 2025, compared with the second half of 2024.
• PrimaryEurostat – EU household electricity prices stable in 2025In the second half of 2025, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight increase to €28.96 per 100 kWh.
• PrimaryEurostat – Natural gas price statisticsYear-on-year household gas prices in the second half of 2025 increased in 11 EU countries, decreased in 10 and remained almost unchanged in 2 EU countries. In the first half of 2025, the average household gas price dropped by 8.1%, from 12.44 to 11.43 euros per 100 kWh.