Iran announced on Feb. 19 that it would halt all oil sales to France and Britain, a response to new EU sanctions on Iranian oil imports due to go into effect this summer. But the top 10 European economies actually acquire only a modest share of their oil from Iran. The following are EU statistics on Iranian oil imports in those 10 countries for 2010.
Spain 14.6%
Greece 13.8%
Italy 13%
Austria 10%
Belgium 7%
Netherlands 4%
France 2.8%
Czech republic 2%
Germany 1.6%
Portugal 1.6%
United Kingdom 0.2%
All 27 EU Countries 5%
Source: Eurostat