How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,155 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Democracy and elections
   6.8% of the news · usually 6.8% · 78 articles
   • Η λύση Κυπριακού ανοίγει προοπτικές περιφερειακής συνεργασίας, η Τουρκία αυτοαποκλείεται... (cna.org.cy)
   • Χριστοδουλίδης:Στόχος τα θετικά αποτελέσματα στην τριμερή για Κυπριακό (kathimerini.com.cy)

   Survey · Apr 2026 3% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. War and security
   3.7% of the news · usually 3.0% · 43 articles
   • Βρετανία: Η κυπριακή παροικία τίμησε τους πεσόντες των Παγκοσμίων Πολέμων (sigmalive.com)
   • Türkiye Genelkurmay Başkanı Orgeneral Bayraktaroğlu, KKTC'de inceleme (kibrispostasi.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 30% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Climate More than usual
   2.3% of the news · usually 0.6% · 3.8× usual · 27 articles
   • Cyprus not on course to meet 2030 climate targets (cyprus-mail.com)
   • Mimarlar Odası, COP31'e oturumla katılıyor (yeniduzen.com)

   Survey · 2023 82% 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)

4. Immigration More than usual
   1.7% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.7× usual · 20 articles
   • Avrupa Komisyonu: Güney Kıbrıs'a yönelik yasa dışı girişler yüzde 34 (kibrispostasi.com)
   • llegal migration to Cyprus 'down 92 per cent' (cyprus-mail.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 23% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Health
   1.3% of the news · usually 1.3% · 15 articles
   • Ταμείο Αλληλεγγύης: Νέες αιτήσεις έως 28 Ιανουαρίου (philenews.com)
   • Ξανάνοιξε η πλατφόρμα για κουρεμένους – Δεύτερη ευκαιρία σε όσους δεν έκαναν αίτηση το 2024 (sigmalive.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. AI
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.9% · 13 articles
   • Η Τράπεζα Κύπρου φέρνει την πρώτη AI τραπεζική βοηθό στην Κύπρο (philenews.com)
   • Τζιτζίκια, AI, #MeToo, Βερολίνο και Έλληνες συγγραφείς (skai.gr)
7. Jobs and work
   0.4% of the news · usually 1.0% · 5 articles
   • Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα Κύπρου, Μουσική Δωματίου 1 : Τρίο Βιολιών (dialogos.com.cy)

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

8. Cost of living
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles
   • Ekim ayı enflasyonu, beklentilerin altında gerçekleşti… (yeniduzen.com)
   • Έργα €3,5 δισ. από το 2028: Τι μετρά πραγματικά για την αγορά ακινήτων (cyprusnews.eu)

   Survey · Apr 2026 30% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 21% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.8× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
• Fear0.6× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project

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