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Mideast war ‘stark reminder’ of EU energy vulnerability: EU chief

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), welcome European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, at the IAEA Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP)

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Updated 10 March 2026

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March 10, 2026 10:22

Mideast war ‘stark reminder’ of EU energy vulnerability: EU chief

For fossil fuels, we are completely dependent on expensive and volatile imports, she said

Updated 10 March 2026

AFP

March 10, 2026 10:22

PARIS: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the Middle East war had exposed Europe’s “vulnerability” and dependence on fossil fuels as the conflict entered its second week.
“For fossil fuels, we are completely dependent on expensive and volatile imports. They are putting us at a structural disadvantage to other regions,” she said at the opening of a nuclear energy summit in Paris.
“The current Middle East crisis gives a stark reminder of the vulnerability it creates.”