The European Union spends EUR 1 million on energy imports every 90 seconds, over EUR 120 million during the three hours of the debate.

Omissions

• The exact figure depends on the reference year: 2025 data (€336.7 bn) gives ~€961,000 per 90 seconds, while 2024 data (€375.9 bn) gives ~€1.07 million per 90 seconds. The claim's rounded €1 million sits between the two and is not misleading.
• Eurostat notes that EU energy imports fell again in 2025 (−11.1% in value vs 2024), so the trend is downward; the claim does not reflect this declining trend.
• The 'per 90 seconds' framing is a rhetorical device derived by dividing the annual import bill; no official source publishes a per-90-second figure, but the arithmetic is consistent with Eurostat's published annual values.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — EU imports of energy products decreased again in 2025In 2025, the EU imported €336.7 billion worth of energy products, amounting to 723.3 million tonnes. Compared with 2024, imports decreased.
• PrimaryEurostat — Imports of energy products to the EU down in 2024In 2024, the EU imported €375.9 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 720.4 million tonnes. Compared with 2023, imports decreased.