Sixty-seven per cent of the European Union's energy comes from fossil fuels, nearly all of them imported.

Omissions

• The exact figure of 67% does not appear explicitly in any source found; the closest verifiable Eurostat figure is 70% of gross available energy from fossil fuels in 2021 (same metric), and no source retrieved states the precise 2024/2025 share for the EU as a whole.
• The most directly relevant sources found are somewhat outdated (2021 data) relative to the 2026 session date; the trend has been downward, so the true current share may be slightly below 70%.
• The claim conflates two distinct metrics: the SHARE of energy from fossil fuels (about 67-70% of gross available energy) and the IMPORT dependency (about 57% of all energy, but far higher specifically for fossil fuels). 'Nearly all of which are imported' is accurate for oil and gas but not literally true for coal.
• No primary Eurostat source retrieved gives the precise EU-wide fossil-fuel share value that matches 67%.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat – Energy statistics: an overview (Statistics Explained)In 2024, the cumulated share of fossil fuels (i.e. coal, oil and gas) in gross available energy was below 40% only in 2 EU countries: Sweden... Gross available energy in the EU in 2024 decreased by 0.5% compared with 2023.
• PrimaryEurostat – Energy in Europe, 2026 edition (interactive publication)In 2024, the EU produced 43% of its own energy, while 57% was imported. Petroleum products have the largest share in the EU energy mix... In 2024, the share of renewables in the EU's gross final energy consumption was 25%.
• PrimaryEurostat News – Energy in Europe: imports dependencyThe energy imports dependency rate in the EU was 57%, which means that nearly 60% of the EU's energy needs were met by net imports.
• SecondaryCentro de Documentación Europea – University of Almería (citing Eurostat)In 2021, fossil fuels made up 70% of gross available energy in the EU, remaining at the same level as in 2020. This percentage had decreased significantly over...
• SecondaryEmber – Europe is highly vulnerable due to reliance on fossil importsImported fossil fuels supplied 58% of EU primary energy needs in 2023, a similar proportion to before the energy crisis.