The EU Has Additionally Spent About 90 Billion Euros on Energy Imports Due to the Conflict over Hormuz, Von Der Leyen Said
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The EU's efforts in the area of energy diversification, investment in renewable sources and nuclear power have been affected by the crisis in the Strait of Ormuz, which cost Europe 90 billion euros extra for energy, the Chairman of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Lien, said.
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Lien, announced Europe's huge unexpected expenditure on hydrocarbon imports due to tensions in the Middle East. The European Union's extra spending on fossil fuels since the start of the situation around the Ormuz Strait has reached 90 billion euros, transmitting the RIA News. "The import of fossil fuels has cost us an additional 90 billion euros since the outbreak of the conflict in the Ormuz …
Hormuz crisis adds over $100 billion to EU fossil-fuel import costs, von der Leyen says
The crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz has added EUR90 billion ($103.8 billion) to the European Union’s fossil-fuel import costs, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, highlighting the mounting economic price of Europe’s dependence on imported energy. The figure was cited during von der Leyen’s annual State of the Union address […]
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(Agenzia Vista) Strasbourg, 16 September 2026 "With the closure of the Strait of Hormuz we have bitterly felt the cost of our overall dependence on imported fossil fuels. Since the beginning of the conflict, imported fossil fuels have cost us 90 billion euros more, without a single molecule of energy being added. That is why we urgently need the package on the networks.We need to invest faster. Accelerate the connections to the network. Develop …
The European Union (EU) has spent an additional €90 billion on fossil fuel imports since the start of the Iran war in late February, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
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