How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,427 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
   3.2% of the news · usually 2.7% · 46 articles
   • Lietuvoje prasideda Vokietijos kariuomenės pratybos, dalyvaus per 6 tūkst. karių (lrt.lt)
   • НАТО начинает масштабные учения в Литве (haqqin.az)

   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
   2.0% of the news · usually 1.4% · 28 articles
   • A&O Shearman mise 1,1 milliard de dollars sur l'IA et ses avocats (paperjam.lu)
   • A&O Shearman Announces €1bn AI Investment (chronicle.lu)
3. Health
   1.5% of the news · usually 1.1% · 21 articles

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

4. Jobs and work
   1.3% of the news · usually 2.0% · 19 articles
   • Luxembourg & Germany Discuss Cross-Border Employment, Social Security Cooperation (chronicle.lu)
   • România, Bulgaria, Grecia și Ungaria au avut cele mai mici salarii medii anuale ajustate din UE, în 2025 (stirileprotv.ro)

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

5. Cost of living
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.7% · 1.6× usual · 17 articles
   • "Beaucoup plus qu'un toit" : ce projet immobilier novateur à Tours va offrir un lieu d'apaisement et de reconstruction (lanouvellerepublique.fr)
   • Инфляция в ОЭСР в сентябре ускорилась до 4,5% (interfax.ru)

   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)

6. Democracy and elections
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.5% · 17 articles
   • Dieser Mann bereitet den Weg für das größte Rechenzentrum Deutschlands (nordkurier.de)
   • Milliarden-Projekt in MV: „Vielen ist die Dimension offenbar noch immer nicht klar" (nordkurier.de)

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

7. Climate
   0.8% of the news · usually 1.3% · 12 articles
   • La porta de nevera (elperiodico.cat)
   • Gestão Lula prepara negociação para aporte chinês no TFFF - 06/11/2026 - Ambiente (uol.com.br)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Immigration
   0.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 9 articles
   • ЕК отчита значителни предизвикателства за България в областта на миграцията (news.bg)
   • Espanha, Itália, Grécia e Chipre vão beneficiar do regime de solidariedade de asilo da UE em 2027 (sapo.pt)

   Survey · Apr 2026 8% name “Immigration” 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
• Anxiety1.1× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
• Fear1.1× usual1.1 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger1.1× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.2The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.3 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.