Europe · Monday, 9 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: Full Circle Festival · Blitzer.de PRO · Babyphone 3G · Yuma : Menus de la semaine · drawnames | Secret Santa app. 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 721 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Gault&Millau: Gert De Mangeleer vom "Hertog Jan" ist "Koch des Jahres" (brf.be)
- Belgien baut Flugabwehr am Boden wieder auf (brf.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)
- Studie: Stärkere Erderwärmung hätte negative Konsequenzen für belgische Küste (brf.be)
- De poolwervel verzwakt uitzonderlijk vroeg, maar kan hij een grote invloed hebben op ons weer? (vrt.be)
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)
- LIVE MR-voorzitter Georges-Louis Bouchez schuift mee aan tafel voor begrotingsgesprekken (vrt.be)
- Afrique: CAN 2027 - Les Léopards débutent leur rassemblement à Kinshasa avant la double confrontation avec la Sierra Leone (allafrica.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- Les syndicats de l'ULB et de la VUB dénoncent la 'marchandisation' de la recherche scientifique à Bruxelles (rtbf.be)
- Revalorisation du smic : où se situe la France par rapport à ses voisins ? (la-croix.com)
Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- EU sues IBM, Atos and Leonardo over border-system delays, Financial Times reports · Digg (digg.com)
- Infortunio Yildiz c'è la data del ritiro | novità super in casa Juve (zazoom.it)
Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- België pakt visumfraude aan in migratiestrategie voor Kameroen (newsmonkey.be)
- Slovakia Again Denied Exemption from EU Migration Solidarity Mechanism - News - Rádio RSI English (enrsi.stvr.sk)
Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)
- ՏՀԶԿ-ում սեպտեմբերին գնաճն արագացել է՝ հասնելով 4.5%-ի (b24.am)
- Za 10 rokov vzrástol pomer cien bývania k príjmom v EÚ o 6,8 % (teraz.sk)
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−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual1.0 words per 1,000usually 1.2The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.1The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual8.3 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, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Nature, climate & disasters
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Crime & justice
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Education & careers
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Fashion & beauty
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Food & drink
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
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Money & crypto
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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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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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Gaming 17Media & entertainment 16Music 10Sports & fitness 10Government & public sector 7Tech & software 2Food & beverage 1Travel & tourism 1Fashion & beauty 1Telecom & internet 1Health & pharma 1Education 1Science & research 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- 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 Music · Artists
1Tate McRae
2Vacra
3Tiakola
4L2B
5Mauvais Djo
8TeddyBear
10Karol G
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
Apple Podcasts · Shows
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2Weetikveel
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3Les Grosses Têtes
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4Achter De Schermen
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5DS Vandaag
6Nerdland maandoverzicht
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7Vik & Gert
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8De Zussen Coorevits
9Welcome To The AA
10De Stemmen van Assisen
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1EasyPark parken - Park App
2Claude by Anthropic
3Shop
4Kinepolis Belgium
5ChatGPT
6Woolsocks: The money app
7drawnames | Secret Santa app
8Google Gemini
9Microsoft Authenticator
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10Vinted: Sell vintage clothes
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App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1AnkiMobile Flashcards
2Blitzer.de PRO
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3Babyphone 3G
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5IvyPod
6Manager for Scooters
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7Better ST for Bose SoundTouch
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8Chromagraph Camera
9Monash FODMAP Diet
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10Tiny Computers
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App Store · 2026-11-10
Steam · Top sellers
1Football Manager 27
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2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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4Aniimo
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6Loftia
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7Phantom Blade Zero
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8Final Fantasy XIV
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9Anno 117
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10Planet Zoo 2
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · 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.