How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,437 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Jobs and work
   2.6% of the news · usually 2.0% · 37 articles
   • Luxembourg : le prix du cappuccino passé au filtre (lequotidien.lu)
   • Taxa de desemprego na OCDE estabiliza em 5% em setembro (executivedigest.sapo.pt)

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

2. War and security
   2.4% of the news · usually 2.8% · 35 articles
   • Tageblatt.lu | In Luxemburgs Kinos | „Godzilla Minus Zero": Wenn der Krieg in den Überlebenden fortdauert (tageblatt.lu)
   • Advocacy Coalition Highlights Harrowing Front Line Suffering in Ukraine (chronicle.lu)

   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)

3. AI Anxious
   2.0% of the news · usually 1.4% · 28 articles
   • ChatGPT et les IA deviennent condescendants: la fin du sycophantisme (lessentiel.lu)
   • Régulation de l'IA: L'Australie va imposer des garde-fous aux entreprises d'IA (lessentiel.lu)
4. Cost of living More than usual
   1.5% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.9× usual · 22 articles
   • Le Luxembourg caracole en tête de l'Europe (lequotidien.lu)
   • Baltisse, BPI Sign Deal to Redevelop Historic Paul Wurth Site (chronicle.lu)

   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)

5. Climate
   1.5% of the news · usually 1.3% · 21 articles
   • Tageblatt.lu | Kommentar | COP31: Warnung vor „Trojanischem Pferd" (tageblatt.lu)
   • Iced-Coffee Sales Climb in Four European Markets as UK Chains Add Protein (econotimes.com)

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

6. Democracy and elections
   1.5% of the news · usually 1.3% · 21 articles
   • Cum au încercat alte țări europene să prevină manipularea alegerilor pe rețelele sociale și ce a făcut România în 2024 (libertatea.ro)
   • România a cerut prea târziu sprijinul Comisiei Europene pentru prevenirea interferenţelor electorale din 2024. Cum au procedat alte țări europene (adevarul.ro)

   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. Health Anxious
   1.5% of the news · usually 1.2% · 21 articles
   • Au Luxembourg: Livraisons retardées, pénurie de vaccins contre la grippe (lessentiel.lu)
   • Dusit Central Park ถ่ายทอดคุณค่าของพื้นที่สีเขียว (ryt9.com)

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

8. Immigration
   0.8% of the news · usually 1.0% · 11 articles
   • Luxembourg Could See Rare Siberian Birds Amid Unusual Migration (chronicle.lu)
   • România, printre cele 15 țări UE expuse presiunii migratorii în 2027. Ce sprijin poate primi de la Bruxelles (adevarul.ro)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger1.0× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project

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