Since the start of the war in the Middle East, the cost of fossil fuels imported by the EU has increased by EUR 106 billion.

Omissions

• The EUR 106 billion is a European Commission estimate presented in a political statement, not a figure published in a statistical database such as Eurostat; it compares the cumulative import bill since the war's start (end-February 2026) with a pre-war baseline and therefore moves with gas and oil prices (an earlier Commission statement the same month cited around EUR 100 billion).
• The reference period is not stated in the claim: the Commission counts 'since the end of February' 2026, i.e. roughly seven and a half months, and links it to gas prices rising 140% and diesel prices doubling over that period.
• The rhetorical addition 'without a single additional molecule of energy' means the extra spending bought no extra energy volume, not that EU consumption literally did not change.
• The precise article date of the Brussels Times piece could not be retrieved within the search budget; it is used only as corroboration of the trajectory of the figure (over EUR 22 billion after 44 days of war).

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Statement by the President, European Council of 16 October 2026"Since the start of the war in the Middle East, costs for imported fossil fuel have risen by EUR 106 billion, without a single additional ..."
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Speech by the President, European Parliament plenary debate (October 2026)"Since the end of February, gas prices have risen by 140%. Diesel prices have doubled. Altogether, imported fossil fuel have cost Europe €100 ..."
• SecondaryThe Brussels Times — Costs of EU fossil fuel imports have risen by billions in just 44 days of war"In 44 days of war in the Middle East, EU countries have seen the cost of fossil fuel imports increase by over €22 billion without gaining ..." (article also referenced "Imported fuel costs have surged €106 billion as gas prices spike 140%")
• SecondaryLatin Post — How the Iran War Just Added €106 Billion to Europe's Energy Bill"...EU faces a winter defined by record-low gas storage, doubled diesel prices, and €106 billion in added fossil fuel costs since the Iran war began ..."