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Europe · Thursday, 5 November 2026

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Rising

  1. 1HermesHermes, Kidd & BLVD

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  4. Niels98, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Anastasios Douvikas

    Breakout

    Sports · Wikipedia · 3,746 reads

  5. 5Θα Σας Ειδοποιήσουμε

    Breakout

    Business & economy · Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts


Top today

  1. Niels98, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Anastasios Douvikas

    Breakout

    Sports · Wikipedia · 3,746 reads

  2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Collision Course

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  4. 4Άλλο ένα podcast 3.0 - Θωμάς Ζάμπρας

    Weekly

    Celebrities & creators · Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  5. 5Cledones

    New

    Other · Wikipedia · 3,012 reads

  6. 6Nobody Wants This

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

  7. 7Stavros Pilios

    Breakout

    Sports · Wikipedia · 2,536 reads

  8. 8Elda Panopoulou

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 2,021 reads

  9. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    9Jon Ossoff

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,800 reads

  10. 10HermesHermes, Kidd & BLVD

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs


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 9,508 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Democracy and elections More than usual
    7.2% of the news · usually 3.7% · 1.9× usual · 681 articles

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

  2. 4.8% of the news · usually 4.4% · 454 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 10% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

  3. 1.4% of the news · usually 1.0% · 129 articles

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

  4. 1.3% of the news · usually 1.2% · 119 articles

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

  5. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.0% · 106 articles

    Survey · Apr 2026 53% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

    Survey · Apr 2026 26% 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)

  6. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.9% · 98 articles
  7. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.8% · 61 articles

    Survey · 2023 83% 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. 0.6% of the news · usually 0.6% · 61 articles

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

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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.

  1. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    1Jon Ossoff

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,800 reads

  2. United States Congress, Public domain

    2Chris Pappas

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,653 reads

  3. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Abdul El-Sayed

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,841 reads

  4. 4Democratic Party

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 981 reads

  5. 5Republican Party

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 806 reads

  6. United States Senate, Public domain

    6United States Senate

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 749 reads

  7. 72026 United States elections

    Weekly

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 1,598 reads

  8. Antonioaesparza, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8James Talarico

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 699 reads


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Θα Σας Ειδοποιήσουμε

    Breakout

    Apple Podcasts · #21 in podcasts

  2. 2Bet365

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3The Diary of a CEO

    Apple Podcasts · #24 in podcasts

Crime & justice

  1. 1True Crime in Greek

    Rising

    GreekTrue Crime Αλα Ελληνικά

    Apple Podcasts · #11 in podcasts

  2. 2Criminal minds - Μιμή Φιλιππίδη

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

  3. 3Until Death

    GreekΜέχρι Θανάτου

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

Books, arts & history

  1. 1Archaeostoryteller, with Theodoros Papakostas

    GreekArchaeostoryteller, με τον Θόδωρο Παπακώστα

    Apple Podcasts · #13 in podcasts

  2. 2A City’s History

    GreekΙστορία μιας πόλης

    Apple Podcasts · #15 in podcasts

  3. 3The Rest Is History

    Apple Podcasts · #23 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1GiatiOxi

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #18 in podcasts

  2. 2The Mel Robbins Podcast

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #41 in podcasts

  3. 3Rainbow Mermaids

    Falling

    Apple Podcasts · #12 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. FLOTUS – Melania Trump, Public domain

    1Melania Trump

    Wikipedia · 281 reads

  2. SkinGlow by Kimmarie / Dr. Billy Ingram [1], CC BY 4.0

    2Kimmarie Johnson

    Wikipedia · 278 reads

Gaming

  1. 3World of Warcraft: Forever

    Wikipedia · 114 reads

Health & wellness

  1. 1Nadia Talks Wellness

    Apple Podcasts · #30 in podcasts

  2. 2Huberman Lab

    Apple Podcasts · #50 in podcasts

  3. 3Soul and Body

    Falling

    GreekΨυχή και Σώμα

    Apple Podcasts · #46 in podcasts

Money & crypto

  1. C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1National Bank of Greece

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 245 reads

  2. Aylakinn, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Nasdaq

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. 3Eurobank Ergasias

    Wikipedia · 199 reads

Movies & TV

  1. 1The One About Matthew Perry

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  2. 2Collision Course

    New

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  3. 3Nobody Wants This

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #3 in TV

Music

  1. 1Elda Panopoulou

    New

    Wikipedia · 2,021 reads

  2. 2HermesHermes, Kidd & BLVD

    Rising

    Apple Music · #19 in songs

  3. Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Russell Brand

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 1,128 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Άλλο ένα podcast 3.0 - Θωμάς Ζάμπρας

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #2 in podcasts

  2. 2Κοινωνικά Ανέτοιμος

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #9 in podcasts

  3. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    3Nectarios of Aegina

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 391 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain

    1Jon Ossoff

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,800 reads

  2. United States Congress, Public domain

    2Chris Pappas

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,653 reads

  3. 3The Daily

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #26 in podcasts

Science & space

  1. CactiStaccingCrane, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Solar System

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 556 reads

  2. 2Listen to Science

    GreekΆκου την επιστήμη

    Apple Podcasts · #16 in podcasts

  3. NASA/JPL-Caltech, Public domain

    3Venus

    Wikipedia · 211 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1Been There, Done That

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #31 in podcasts

  2. William Warby, CC BY 2.0

    2Guy Fawkes Night

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 581 reads

  3. 3The Ezra Klein Show

    Apple Podcasts · #19 in podcasts

Sports

  1. Niels98, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Anastasios Douvikas

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 3,746 reads

  2. 2Stavros Pilios

    Breakout

    Wikipedia · 2,536 reads

  3. 3Como 1907

    New

    Wikipedia · 1,418 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 13 στον αέρα

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #32 in podcasts

  2. 2Facebook

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 568 reads

  3. Gio Antonio, Public domain

    3ChatGPT

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 426 reads

Travel & places

  1. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0

    1United States

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 336 reads

  2. George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Greece

    Wikipedia · 551 reads

  3. Pxhere, CC0

    3Como

    Wikipedia · 526 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 22Sports & fitness 21Government & public sector 17Music 13Tech & software 3Education 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Travel & tourism 1AI 1Health & pharma 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

  • Inflation5.6%Oct 2026 · +0.5 pts since Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Unemployment7.6%Sept 2026Eurostat
  • Consumer confidence97.4100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.0 since Apr 2026OECD
  • Central bank rate2.50%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
  • Real house prices0.5%Q2 2026 · −3.0 pts since Q1 2026BIS
  • GDP growth2.1%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • Youth unemployment21.4%2025 · −1.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Business

  • Business confidence101.6100 = long-run averageApr 2026 · −0.1 since Mar 2026OECD
  • New businesses147.92021 = 100Q3 2026 · +0.2 since Q2 2026Eurostat
  • Bankruptcy declarations1,170.22021 = 100Q3 2026 · −179.7 since Q2 2026Eurostat

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    129 papers · rising +82%
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
    117 papers · rising +56%
  • Surgery
    114 papers · rising +27%
  • Physiology
    61 papers · rising +60%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Lupin

    2. 2The One About Matthew Perry

      New

    3. 3Nobody Wants This

      Rising

    4. 5A Couple of Lies

    5. Press photo, Public domain

      8East of Eden

      Falling

    6. 9Below

      Falling

    7. 10The Diplomat

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1Weapon

    2. 2Collision Course

      New

    3. 3Surviving Hurricane Otis

    4. 4Nowhere to Run

    5. 5The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

    6. 6Animals

      Falling

    7. 7Money Train

    8. 8Far and Away

    9. 9Ice Age: Collision Course

    10. 10Hot Wheels Let's Race: Attack of the T-Rex

      Falling

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Light

    2. 2Snik

    3. 3Giorgos Mazonakis

    4. 4Saske

    5. 5Despina Vandi

    6. 6Tate McRae

    7. 7Merko, Arab, Strat & Spize

    8. 8JOJO, Saske & Oge

    Apple Music · 2026-11-06

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1Σκληρές αλήθειες

    2. 2Άλλο ένα podcast 3.0 - Θωμάς Ζάμπρας

      Breakout

    3. 3Until Death

    4. 4Ellinofreneia Official

      Falling

    5. 5Ό,τι να 'ναι με τον Μάνο Βουλαρίνο

    6. 6ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ Σήμερα

    7. 7Αληθινά εγκλήματα

    8. 8Χρονοκάψουλα

      Falling

    9. 9Κοινωνικά Ανέτοιμος

      Rising

    10. 10ΑΥΤΟΙ 3-0

      Breakout

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06


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