How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,463 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
   3.4% of the news · usually 2.8% · 49 articles
   • Tageblatt.lu | Martinstag bei der Armee | Im Zeichen von Gemeinschaft und Solidarität (tageblatt.lu)
   • «Silence!»: le ministre de la Défense vivement recadré par un garde sur la tombe du Soldat inconnu (lessentiel.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)

2. Jobs and work
   2.7% of the news · usually 1.8% · 39 articles
   • L'UEL revient à la charge (lequotidien.lu)
   • Colombia ocupa el sexto lugar en los países con más desempleo de la OCDE (elnuevosiglo.com.co)

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

3. AI
   2.0% of the news · usually 1.4% · 29 articles
   • Faire de l'ambition en matière d'IA une source de valeur mesurable (paperjam.lu)
   • IA gratuite: pourquoi partager ses données personnelles est risqué (lessentiel.lu)
4. Climate More than usual
   2.0% of the news · usually 1.2% · 1.7× usual · 29 articles
   • Luxemburg - Europäischer Gerichtshof weist Klagen gegen Klimaschutzpaket "Fit For 55" ab (unternehmen-heute.de)

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

5. Democracy and elections
   1.4% of the news · usually 1.4% · 21 articles
   • La participation citoyenne renforcée dans les communes (lequotidien.lu)
   • Élue luxembourgeoise: Tilly Metz élue nouvelle vice-présidente du Parlement européen (lessentiel.lu)

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

6. Cost of living More than usual
   1.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.8× usual · 20 articles
   • Stadim ouvre son premier bureau au Luxembourg (paperjam.lu)
   • Gaz naturel: le Statec prévoit jusqu'à 38% de hausse des tarifs en 2027 (lessentiel.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)

7. Health
   1.3% of the news · usually 1.2% · 19 articles
   • COVID-19 Cases Rise, Flu & RSV Levels Remain Low in Luxembourg (chronicle.lu)

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

8. Immigration
   1.1% of the news · usually 1.0% · 16 articles
   • Regroupement familial : les associations montent au créneau (lequotidien.lu)
   • In Österreich geht Zuwanderung deutlich stärker zurück als anderswo (diepresse.com)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.8× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 1.0The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.5 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.