France spends EUR 60 billion annually on fossil fuel imports.
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- The claim overstates France's annual fossil fuel import bill by approximately €7 billion when compared to the most recent full-year data. For 2025, the actual figure is €53 billion, not €60 billion.
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- The MEP uses a rounded figure of €60 billion, which was approximately correct for 2024 but is overstated by about €7 billion (13%) relative to the most recent full-year data for 2025.
- The RTE 2025 annual review, published several months before the June 2026 session, already showed the 2025 figure of €53 billion — meaning the MEP could have cited more current data.
- Fossil fuel import costs are volatile and vary significantly year to year: RTE notes the annual range is €40–60 billion outside exceptional circumstances. Presenting €60 billion as the fixed annual level omits this variability and the recent downward trend.