European economy lost 113 bln euro this year due to summer heat — research

TASS · 🇩🇪 public Germany · Sep 24, 2026 · 269 words

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What to know about European economy lost 113 bln euro this year due to summer heat — research

The article reports on a study by Allianz indicating that anomalous summer heat caused a 113 billion euro decline in European production, with Italy, Germany, and France being the most affected. It also notes an increase in losses from other natural disasters and warns of potential future impacts due to the El Nino phenomenon.

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What happened

The anomalous summer heat in Europe led to a decline in total European production by 113 billion euro this year, with Germany suffering the second-largest damage after Italy, said the international insurance company Allianz, citing the results of its own…

Why it matters

According to the company, Germany's losses amounted to 25 billion euro, while Italy lost 28 billion euro.

Common ground

France ranks third, with a projected GDP decline of 20 billion euro.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Germany's losses amounted to 25 billion euro”

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Multiple sources confirm the 25 billion euro figure for Germany, including MarketScreener and a specific study on heatwave economic losses.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The national flag of Germany is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: black, red, and gold (German: Schwarz-Rot-Gold). The flag was first s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Germany

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 consti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Socialist Program, also known as the Nazi Party Program, the 25-point Program or the 25-point Plan (German: 25-Punkte-Programm), was the party program of the National Socialist German Wor…
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Claim 2: “France ranks third, with a projected GDP decline of 20 billion euro”

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The study on summer heatwaves explicitly states that Germany surpassed France, which had losses of 20 billion euros, ranking France third.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of African countries by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). GDP (PPP) per capita is given in international dollars. Note that the list does n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African_countries_by_G…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — GDP (PPP) means gross domestic product based on purchasing power parity. This article includes a list of countries by their forecast estimated GDP (PPP). Countries are sorted by GDP (PPP) forecast e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gross domestic product (GDP) is the market value of all final goods and services from a nation in a given year. Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi…

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Claim 3: “total European losses could amount to nearly 0.5% of the expected economic output for the current year”

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The specific figure of 'nearly 0.5%' is mentioned in one source. Other sources provide different figures (0.26% or 0.6%), making it a single-source claim in this specific phrasing, though the general concept of a fractional GDP loss is supported.

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web search NEUTRAL — Therefore, total European losses could amount to nearly 0.5% of the expected economic output for the current year.Europe enters heating season with lowest gas inventories on record. EU countries are s…
https://tass.com/economy/2192329

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web search NEUTRAL — These extreme weather events caused short-term economic losses of at least €43 billion this year, with total costs expected to rise to €126 billion by 2029. The immediate losses amounted to 0.26 per c…
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/europe-faces-billions-losses-summe…

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web search NEUTRAL — The bank estimates that the heat could lead to a loss of around 0.6% in the EU economy through its impact on labor productivity. Meanwhile, freight transport is heavily affected by record-low water le…
https://aa.com.tr/en/europe/europe-uk-face-mounting-economic…

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Claim 4: “on a global scale, damage from natural disasters has increased by 54%, according to Allianz”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or contradict the 54% increase claim.

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Claim 5: “Germany suffering the second-largest damage after Italy”

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Both MarketScreener and a specific study on summer heatwaves confirm that Germany ranked second in economic losses, following Italy.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · Within Europe, Germany ranked as the second-hardest-hit country in absolute economic losses, trailing Italy at 28 billion euros and surpassing France at 20 billion euros. Across the 30 …
https://sharjah24.ae/en/Articles/2026/09/24/Study-Summer-hea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 26, 2026 · Germany’s extreme summer of 2026 caused at least €36–42 billion in damage, Greenpeace estimates, with 14,000 heat-related deaths, crop failures, wildfires, disrupted shipping and major …
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/extreme-summer…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · This summer's heat wave reduced European economic output for the current year by an estimated €113bn, according to Allianz. Germany ranks second with estimated losses of €25bn, behind I…
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/allianz-heat-cuts-europe…

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Claim 6: “The anomalous summer heat in Europe led to a decline in total European production by 113 billion euro this year”

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Multiple independent sources (MarketScreener, TASS, and a general web search result) attribute the 113 billion euro decline in European production to summer heat, citing Allianz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In late June and late July 2019 there were two temporally distinct European heat waves, which set all-time high temperature records in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_European_heatwaves

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Havana syndrome, also known as anomalous health incidents (AHIs), is a disputed medical condition. Starting in 2016 in about a dozen overseas locations, U.S. and Canadian government officials and thei…
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Claim 7: “Allianz estimated these [losses caused by storms, floods, and other natural phenomena] at 50 billion euro for Germany over the last five years”

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The TASS report specifically mentions the Allianz estimate of 50 billion euro for Germany over the last five years for storms, floods, and other phenomena. No other independent source provided this specific figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allianz SE ( AL-ee-ənts; German: [aˈli̯ants] ) is a German multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany. Its core businesses are insurance and asset management. Allianz is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allianz Arena (German: [aˈli̯ants ʔaˌʁeːna]; known as Munich Football Arena for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Munich, Germany, with a 70,000 seating capacity for international matches an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz_Arena

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allianz Trade is an international insurance company that offers a range of services, including trade credit insurance, debt collection, surety bonds and guarantees, business fraud insurance and politi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz_Trade

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Claim 8: “Norway leading the list of the most affected countries”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Norway leading the list of most affected countries.

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Claim 9: “Italy lost 28 billion euro”

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The claim that Italy lost 28 billion euro is corroborated by the study on summer heatwaves and the MarketScreener report which places Italy ahead of Germany's 25 billion.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1927-28 Divisione Nazionale was the twenty-eighth edition of the Italian Football Championship. This was the second of three seasons of the Italian Football Championship re-branded to Divisione Na…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Italian presidential election was held in Rome between 24 and 29 January 2022. The president of Italy was elected by a joint assembly composed of the Italian Parliament and regional represent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Italy national football team (Italian: Nazionale di calcio dell'Italia) has represented Italy in men's international football since its first match in 1910. The team is controlled by the Italian F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team

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Claim 10: “This cyclical warming of water in the eastern Pacific Ocean, which occurs every few years, can influence weather on land even in very remote regions”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 11: “Annual losses turned out to be on average twice as high as during the comparative period from 2000 to 2019”

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While evidence discusses losses from 2000-2021 and the last five years, no source explicitly confirms that the average annual losses were 'twice as high' as the 2000-2019 period.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 28, 2025 · A recent national study concluded that extreme weather events in Germany resulted in economic losses amounting to a minimum of EUR 145 billion in damage between 2000 and 2021, with EUR …
https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/europe-environment-2025/countri…

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web search NEUTRAL — Weather- and climate-related events such as floods, heavy rain, heat, and drought cause substantial loss and damage and high numbers of fatalities in Europe already today.
https://www.prognos.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/Manuskri…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 · But this ratio has since been reversed: in the past five years, on average half of the weather-related losses were caused by flooding, while severe thunderstorms accounted for more than…
https://www.europesays.com/germany/19715/

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