How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,206 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   5.9% of the news · usually 5.0% · 71 articles
   • Shote Galica, Heroina e Popullit që luftoi për çlirim e bashkim kombëtar (24-ore.com)
   • "10 elektricistë të vdekur në 10 muaj, si ushtarë në luftë!", Koçeku: Duhet hetim dhe ndihmë për familjarët (botasot.info)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   3.1% of the news · usually 3.8% · 37 articles
   • E plotë/ "Vendimtare janë dhe zhvillimet në Europë"- Rama: Shqipëria synon t'i mbyllë negociatat me BE-në në fund – 24 ore (24-ore.com)
   • Komuniteti rom në Baltëz kërkon dinjitet dhe shërbime bazike: Mos na kujtoni vetëm në prag të zgjedhjeve (kohajone.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Cost of living
   1.3% of the news · usually 0.3% · 4.6× usual · 16 articles
   • "Synojmë të garantojmë pension dinjitoz"- Ministri Malaj: Inflacioni në vend 2.9 për qind, në Ballkan mbi 4 për qind! – 24 ore (24-ore.com)
   • Pse Kosova po përballet me inflacionin më të lartë në rajon? Shkaqet, pasojat dhe zgjidhjet – flet doktori i shkencave ekonomike, Pëllumb Çollaku (24-ore.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 65% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 35% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Jobs and work
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.6% · 9 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 19% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Immigration
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 6 articles
   • Bien lindjet në Shqipëri, 10 qarqe regjistrojnë tkurrje gjatë vitit 2026 (botasot.info)
   • 729 bebe më pak në 9 muaj. Pasiguritë ekonomike dhe emigracioni thellojnë krizën demografike (kohajone.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. AI
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.4% · 5 articles
   • "Inteligjenca Artificiale do të jetë ndryshim loje"- Rama nga Parisi: Synojmë prokurime publike tërësisht me AI – 24 ore (24-ore.com)
   • In Australia sarà creata una nuova autorità di regolamentazione dedicata al settore dell'AI (ilpost.it)
7. Health
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Climate
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2 articles

   Survey · 2023 79% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.6× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual8.1 words per 1,000usually 12.0The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual9.2 words per 1,000usually 10.2The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.4 words per 1,000usually 9.5The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.