How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 474 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   3.0% of the news · usually 6.5% · 14 articles
   • Karo analitikas Robas Lee: universalaus sprendimo, kaip kariauti prieš Rusiją, nėra (lrt.lt)
   • Savaitės akcentai: JAV demokratų cunamis investuotojams kainavo trilijonus; „Orlen" traukia Mažeikių ateities kortą (vz.lt)

   Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “Security and defence” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Health
   2.3% of the news · usually 1.7% · 11 articles
   • Kebabnīcā strādājošajam tuberkulozes pacientam identificētas 13 kontaktpersonas (lsm.lv)

   Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Democracy and elections
   1.7% of the news · usually 1.5% · 8 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Immigration
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1.7× usual · 5 articles
   • Portugal sem pressão migratória, mas em segundo nos alertas de retorno na UE (recordeuropa.com)

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

5. Jobs and work
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles
   • Lietuvį pritrenkė Ispanijos viešbutyje pamatytas vaizdas: štai ką ten darė nuoga bendrakeleivė (15min.lt)
   • 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)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Cost of living
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1 articles
   • Septembarska inflacija u SRB veća nego u EU i evrozoni, manja nego u devet zemalja EU (tanjug.rs)
   • Инфлација у септембру у Србији већа него у ЕУ и еврозони (politika.rs)

   Survey · Apr 2026 41% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 19% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. AI
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.1% · 0 articles
8. Climate
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 0 articles

   Survey · 2023 72% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

How the news sounds

• Tone−2.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.9The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.1× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 3.5The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 1.1The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual7.9 words per 1,000usually 7.7The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual8.7 words per 1,000usually 8.8The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.2× usual14.8 words per 1,000usually 11.9The GDELT Project

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