Of 5,900 shipments that arrived in the EU, 17% contained settlement goods, according to Global Echo.

Omissions

• The MEP omitted the time period covered by the data: October 2017 to February 2026, a span of over eight years. Without this context, listeners may assume the 17% figure reflects a recent or current snapshot rather than a cumulative proportion over nearly a decade.
• The geographic scope was narrowed: the Global Echo report refers to shipments 'destined for Europe', which includes the EU plus the UK, Norway and Switzerland, not solely the EU as claimed by the MEP.
• The shipments examined were specifically agricultural produce (citrus, dates, tahini, and other fresh produce), not all types of shipments, which was not specified in the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryGlobal Echo (official report)Between October 2017 and February 2026. Of the 5,900 shipments destined for Europe, more than 17 per cent contained products originating in settlements.
• SecondaryAgence EuropeAccording to the organisation, between October 2017 and February 2026, of the 5,900 shipments destined for Europe, more than 17% contained products originating from settlements.
• SecondaryPolitico EuropeMore than 5,900 shipments of dates, citrus, tahini and other fresh produce were sent to the EU, the U.K., Norway and Switzerland between 2017 and 2026, with over 17% containing settlement goods.