Europe · Friday, 6 November 2026
Belgium
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Blitzer.de PRO · Uber · Procreate · Braintoss · Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid). Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 725 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Η Ελλάδα στην προτελευταία θέση της ΕΕ σε μισθούς πλήρους απασχόλησης το 2025 (inewsgr.com)
- Hausse du Smic en France : quel est son niveau par rapport à nos voisins ? (tf1info.fr)
Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- La déroute de Wall Street gagne l'Europe, la Bourse de Bruxelles retombe sous les 6 000 points (lalibre.be)
- L'école d'Ensival en visite au Parlement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et au Sénat (lavenir.net)
Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Van fictiereeks tot EDUbox: VRT-reeks 'Breendonk' zet aan het denken (vrt.be)
- Un soldat mort en Belgique lors de la Première Guerre mondial identifié 109 ans après son décès (dhnet.be)
Survey · Apr 2026 15% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Af-Klm vola a Parigi su conti, tagli e sentenza favorevole (ilsole24ore.com)
- جو 24 : لقاحان جديدان لمواجهة إيبولا.. هل تنجح الكونغو الديمقراطية في احتواء التفشي؟ (jo24.net)
Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- INT - 2026 voraussichtlich zweites Jahr mit über 1,5 Grad Erderwärmung (unternehmen-heute.de)
- Urgent: 2026 virtually certain to exceed 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold -- EU climate monitor -Xinhua (english.news.cn)
Survey · 2023 58% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Asile et migration en UE : le classement 2027 des pays les plus sous pression (lalibre.be)
- België aangemerkt als kwetsbaar voor migratiedruk in de EU (newsmonkey.be)
Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Инфляция в ОЭСР в сентябре ускорилась до 4,5% (interfax.ru)
- Οι 5 εστίες της ακρίβειας που «ροκανίζουν» τα εισοδήματα (enikonomia.gr)
Survey · Apr 2026 36% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.7 words per 1,000usually 3.4The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual1.2 words per 1,000usually 1.2The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.7 words per 1,000usually 8.7The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Wesley Carter, U.S. Air Force, Public domain
Nature, climate & disasters
Weekly Everyday app
Crime & justice
Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain Rising
L'Heure Du Crime
Books, arts & history
- Entrez dans l'Histoire
Fashion & beauty
Fotopersbureau De Boer, CC0 Rising
FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain Rising
Food & drink
Dorota Trupp, CC BY-SA 2.0 Brian Minkoff- London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Music
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Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
MagalieVae, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Celebrities & creators
Mushlack, CC BY 4.0 Weekly
Nithya Raman, Public domain Rising
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
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Society & beliefs
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Sports
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 25Gaming 17Government & public sector 14Music 13Sports & fitness 8Tech & software 4Fashion & beauty 2Travel & tourism 1AI 1Science & research 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation5.2%Oct 2026 · +0.7 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
- Unemployment6.0%Sept 2026Eurostat
- Consumer confidence98.0100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.2 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices0.6%Q1 2026 · −0.7 pts since Q4 2025BIS
- GDP growth1.0%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment17.8%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Business
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Molecular Biology
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Society
- People online95.8%2024 · +1.1 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Top concern36.0%Rising prices / inflation / cost of livingApr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust the national government38.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026 · +4.0 pts since Nov 2025European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government47.2%OECD Trust Survey2023 · +15.4 pts since 2021OECD Trust Survey
- Trust the media47.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Trust scientists85.0%Standard Eurobarometer 105Apr 2026European Commission, Standard Eurobarometer · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change44.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority57.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
2The One About Matthew Perry
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3Nobody Wants This
4A Couple of Lies
8Djadel Show
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9Below
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10The Diplomat
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Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Reminders of Him
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2Weapon
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3Collision Course
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4Surviving Hurricane Otis
5Animals
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6Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex
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7Unabomber
8The Smurfs
9Armored
10Aliens in the Attic
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1De 7
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2Les Grosses Têtes
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3Vik & Gert
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4Nerdland maandoverzicht
5De Stemmen van Assisen
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6De Zussen Coorevits
7Weetikveel
8DS Vandaag
9Nieuwe Feiten
10Legend
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1EasyPark parken - Park App
2Claude by Anthropic
3Kinepolis Belgium
4Shop
5Woolsocks: The money app
6ChatGPT
7Moose Bar
8Uber
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9Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
10ABOUT YOU Outlet
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App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Monash FODMAP Diet
2Blitzer.de PRO
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3AnkiMobile Flashcards
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4Threema for iOS
5Manager for Scooters
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6Procreate
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7Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
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8Babyphone 3G
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9Streaks
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10Braintoss
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App Store · 2026-11-07
Steam · Top sellers
1Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
2Phantom Blade Zero
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3Aniimo
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4Football Manager 27
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6Crimson Desert
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7Steam Deck
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8Probably Stolen
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9Planet Zoo 2
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.