How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,067 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Democracy and elections
   4.7% of the news · usually 4.9% · 50 articles
   • Grosu, despre o posibilă ridicare a imunității lui Costiuc: Vedem ce zic instituțiile – Știri de ultimă oră din Moldova – Ultimele știri Timpul.md (timpul.md)
   • CEC a confirmat legalitatea și rezultatele referendumului local din satul Delacău, raionul Anenii Noi (moldpres.md)

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

2. War and security
   3.1% of the news · usually 2.5% · 33 articles
   • „Nu este nimic deosebit". Maia Sandu explică de ce R. Moldova are nevoie de o nouă lege privind starea de asediu și de război (news.yam.md)
   • Maia Sandu apără noua lege privind starea de asediu și de război: „Trebuie să avem cadru legal și pentru situații grave" (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 16% name “Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

   Survey · Apr 2026 7% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. Jobs and work More than usual
   1.9% of the news · usually 0.3% · 7.5× usual · 20 articles
   • CNSM solicită clarificări privind modificările Codului muncii anunțate de prim-ministru (news.yam.md)
   • Concedierile ar putea deveni mai simple în Moldova! Sindicatele cer explicații de la Guvern (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 17% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Cost of living
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 7.0× usual · 12 articles
   • Camioanele goale vor avea bandă separată la Leușeni–Albița, iar la Giurgiulești–Galați se deschid două piste (news.yam.md)
   • VIDEO Cel mai înalt brad natural de Crăciun din România a ajuns la Brașov. Are 26 de metri (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 52% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 27% name “The economic situation” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Health
   1.0% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.9× usual · 11 articles
   • Где сделать прививку от гриппа в Молдове бесплатно (kp.md)
   • Alertă în Moldova privind riscul de gripă aviară: ANSA vine cu recomandări pentru proprietarii de păsări (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 13% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Immigration
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1.6× usual · 4 articles
   • Raportul de Extindere al Comisiei Europene, examinat pe platforna Comisiei parlamentare pentru integrare europeană (tribuna.md)
   • Raportul de extindere 2026 și progresele Republicii Moldova spre UE, analizate de Consiliul de Experți (ziarulnational.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. AI
   0.3% of the news · usually 0.5% · 3 articles
   • Gigafabrică IA în România: „Nu suntem defazați". Anterior, se anunța un proiect bazat pe energia nucleară, problematică (stirileprotv.ro)
8. Climate
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles

   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−1.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.2× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear1.3× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual7.9 words per 1,000usually 8.3The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.8× usual4.4 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual12.8 words per 1,000usually 12.6The GDELT Project

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