Romania has the highest household energy prices in the European Union.

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Romania does not have the highest household energy prices in the EU. Germany had the highest household electricity prices (€38.4/100 kWh in H1 2025), and Sweden had the highest household gas prices (€21.30/100 kWh in H1 2025). Romania's distinction is the highest percentage increase, not the highest absolute price.

Omissions

• The MEP conflated the highest price increase rate with the highest absolute price level. Eurostat data shows Romania had the steepest year-on-year increase (58.6%), not the highest absolute price.
• The claim does not specify whether 'energy prices' refers to electricity, gas, or a combined metric, making the assertion imprecise.
• The most recent Eurostat household electricity price data at the time of the session (H2 2025) was published on 5 May 2026, but the Euronews ranking citing Germany as highest refers to H1 2025. A direct ranking for H2 2025 was not found in the available sources.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat Statistics Explained — Electricity price statisticsIn the second half of 2025, compared with the second half of 2024, household electricity prices in the EU showed the highest increase in Romania (58.6%).
• 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.
• SecondaryEuronews — Electricity and gas prices across EuropeIn the first half of 2025, electricity prices for households ranged from €6.2 per 100 kWh in Turkey to €38.4 in Germany. For natural gas, Sweden recorded the highest price at €21.30 per 100 kWh.