How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,457 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   3.5% of the news · usually 2.7% · 51 articles
   • Voyage à Auschwitz : «L'enjeu est de ne pas perdre la jeunesse» (lequotidien.lu)
   • Kameraden.de - Neue Nachrichten-Netzseite für Militärthemen und Geschichte (zuerst.de)

   Survey · Apr 2026 12% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% 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)

2. AI
   1.7% of the news · usually 1.4% · 25 articles
   • Gestion d'actifs: l'IA accélère, ses bénéfices restent à mesurer (paperjam.lu)
   • Thionville : déjà condamné au Luxembourg, il est soupçonné d'avoir dénudé des enfants au moyen de l'IA (lequotidien.lu)
3. Democracy and elections
   1.6% of the news · usually 1.4% · 23 articles
   • Aantal asielaanvragen in EU daalt; dit is waarom radicaal-rechts toch groeit (rd.nl)
   • Giorgia Meloni denunță modul în care Europa se implică în negocierile de pace din Ucraina. ''Servim interesele celor care doresc ca acest război să continue'' (ziare.com)

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

4. Health
   1.4% of the news · usually 1.1% · 20 articles
   • Flu Cases Up 72% in Luxembourg as COVID-19 Declines (chronicle.lu)

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

5. Jobs and work
   1.2% of the news · usually 2.0% · 17 articles
   • "Le pays européen qui a le moins augmenté son salaire minimum depuis 10 ans": Sophie Binet (CGT) a raison sur le Smic français mais son affirmation mérite d'être nuancée (bfmtv.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 9% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Cost of living
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.8% · 15 articles
   • Инфлација притиска европску индустрију: скок произвођачких цена убрзао на 11,1 одсто (politika.rs)
   • Avrupa'da gıda enflasyonu: Fiyat artışında hangi ülkeler öne çıkıyor? (euronews.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 51% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 38% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

7. Immigration
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.0% · 13 articles
   • Aantal asielaanvragen in EU daalt; dit is waarom radicaal-rechts toch groeit (rd.nl)

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

8. Climate
   0.8% of the news · usually 1.2% · 12 articles
   • 26% of Luxembourg Residents Rank Climate Benefits 1st, EIB Finds (chronicle.lu)
   • EIB Climate Survey 2026: Europeans and the energy transition in 2026 (eib.org)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% 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−1.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.4The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.2× usual3.4 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
• Fear1.1× usual1.1 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger1.1× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 6.2The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.4 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project

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