How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 921 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Climate More than usual
   4.8% of the news · usually 0.2% · 20.8× usual · 44 articles
   • Sprijinul pentru UTA Găgăuzia, subiect de discuție între premierul R. Moldova și vicepreședintele Turciei (news.yam.md)
   • Tofan, la conferința ONU pentru climă: R. Moldova are nevoie de sprijin internațional pentru a face față schimbărilor climatice (news.yam.md)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

2. Democracy and elections
   3.9% of the news · usually 4.7% · 36 articles
   • ЦИК ПОДГОТОВИЛА СПЕЦИАЛЬНЫЕ СТИКЕРЫ ДЛЯ ИЗБИРАТЕЛЕЙ НА ВЫБОРАХ В ГАГАУЗИИ (infotag.md)
   • Sondaj: Două partide domină intențiile de vot, dar aproape jumătate resping unul dintre ele (news.yam.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)

3. War and security
   2.9% of the news · usually 2.3% · 27 articles
   • 108 ani de la încheierea Primului Război Mondial. Ziua în care armele au fost puse jos, iar România intra în lupta pentru idealul Marii Uniri (news.yam.md)
   • FT: Franța se teme că Germania ar putea atrage Europa într-un război nuclear cu Rusia. Parisul cere reguli clare privind utilizarea rachetelor (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)

4. Immigration
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.3% · 3.5× usual · 10 articles
   • Primul proiect concret la Beijing: Victoria Furtună anunță crearea unui „Centru al Culturii Vinului Moldovenesc" în capitala Chinei (news.yam.md)
   • Un bărbat de 69 de ani din Chișinău, înșelat cu 3,5 milioane de lei printr-o schemă telefonică (news.yam.md)

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

5. Jobs and work
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1.8× usual · 7 articles
   • Școala Sindicală din Moldova: liderism, implicare și consolidarea mișcării sindicale (news.yam.md)
   • CNSM susține dezvoltarea serviciilor de îngrijire a copiilor și promovarea drepturilor salariaților cu responsabilități familiale (news.yam.md)

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

6. AI
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 5 articles
   • Moldovenii apelează la ChatGPT pentru a reclama zboruri întârziate sau anulate, dar primesc informații juridice greșite: Avertismentul AAC (news.yam.md)
   • DIDWW Partners with Vocal Agent AI to Expand AI Voice Communications Across Europe (thefastmode.com)
7. Cost of living
   0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.7× usual · 4 articles
   • Ce ne golește buzunarele? Inflația a ajuns la 10,8%. Produsele care s-au scumpit cel mai mult (news.yam.md)
   • Moscova expulzează un diplomat moldovean, în replică la decizia Chișinăului (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)

8. Health
   0.1% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1 articles

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−2.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.7The GDELT Project
• Fear1.6× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 7.9The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual11.7 words per 1,000usually 12.8The GDELT Project

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