How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,114 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.9% of the news · usually 4.3% · 54 articles
   • Коста Стоянов: Фон дер Лайен не е желана във Варна (fakti.bg)
   • История на 7 ноември (cross.bg)

   Survey · Apr 2026 18% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   2.1% of the news · usually 2.7% · 23 articles
   • БСП започва своята подготовка за местните избори от Димитровград и Симеоновград (duma.bg)
   • София изпрати една лоша и една добра новина за Скопие (fakti.bg)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Jobs and work More than usual
   1.8% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.1× usual · 20 articles
   • Dezastrul economic din România e văzut de la Bruxelles: țara noastră, printre țările cu cele mai mici salarii medii anuale ajustate din UE,în 2025 (stiripesurse.ro)
   • «Το πρόβλημα σας είναι η πραγματικότητα» απαντά η Θ. Κουφονικολάκου στον Π. Μαρινάκη (in.gr)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Cost of living
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2.1× usual · 13 articles
   • "Априлски пленум през ноември": Даниел Митов за представянето на Бюджет 2027 (actualno.com)
   • Septembarska inflacija u SRB veća nego u EU i evrozoni, manja nego u devet zemalja EU (tanjug.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 52% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 1% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Health
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.2% · 13 articles
   • Bulgaria Expects Additional 30,000 Flu Vaccine Doses Amid Supply Shortages (bgnes.com)
   • Доставят още хиляди ваксини в аптечната мрежа (plovdiv24.bg)

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

6. Immigration
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2.7× usual · 8 articles
   • Promena: Holandija će 2027. morati da prihvati tražioce azila iz drugih članica EU (telegraf.rs)
   • Jelentősen javult a migrációs helyzet az Európai Unióban (profitline.hu)

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

7. Climate
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.3% · 5 articles
   • Preşedinta Comisiei Europene va vizita Varna, unde se va întâlni cu premierul Bulgariei (rador.ro)
   • Ursula von der Leyen vine în România - Ştiri locale de ultima ora, stiri video (gorjeanul.ro)

   Survey · 2023 74% 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)

8. AI
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.9% · 4 articles
   • 49 млн. евро за AI фабрика: България залага на изкуствения интелект в бюджета за 2027 г. (dariknews.bg)
   • Global AI Stocks React to Democrats' U.S. Midterms Win (foreignpolicy.com)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project

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