The EU's trade deficit with China exceeds €1 billion per day.

Omissions

• The €1 billion/day figure holds for the latest quarter (Q2 2026: €103 billion, ≈€1.13 billion/day) but not for the full year 2025, when the deficit was €359.8 billion, i.e. ≈€0.99 billion/day — marginally below the threshold.
• The claim refers only to trade in goods; the EU's overall trade balance with China including services is smaller.
• Quarterly deficits are volatile: the EU-China deficit was €66 billion in Q1 2024 and rose to €103 billion in Q2 2026, so a daily average derived from a single quarter can overstate the structural trend.
• No source was cited by the MEP, and the specific reference period (quarter vs. year) is not stated in the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat — Statistics Explained: EU trade with China – latest developments"The EU trade in goods deficit with China in Q2 2026 (€103 billion) was the highest since Q3 2022 (€107 billion)." / "the EU trade deficit in goods with China worsened from €66 billion in Q1 2024 to €103 billion in Q2 2026" / "imports had dropped to €122 billion but grew to €154 billion in Q2 2026"
• PrimaryEurostat news — Trade in goods with China in 2025"In 2025, the EU exported €199.6 billion worth of goods to China and imported €559.4 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of €359.8 billion."
• SecondaryPolitico — Europe's China shock worsens as trade deficit widens"The EU's trade deficit in goods with China widened to €359.3 billion ... billion in 2024, according to data published by Eurostat on Friday."