How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,852 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Cost of living More than usual
   4.8% of the news · usually 0.9% · 5.3× usual · 88 articles
   • Οι 5 εστίες της ακρίβειας που «ροκανίζουν» τα εισοδήματα (enikonomia.gr)
   • Инфлацията в еврозоната удари 4%: България е сред страните с най-високи цени (burgasinfo.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 41% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 24% name “Housing” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

2. Jobs and work More than usual
   3.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 3.5× usual · 66 articles
   • România, printre țările UE cu cea mai mică creștere a cheltuielilor sociale în 2025. Avans de doar 0,7% (capital.ro)
   • România, Bulgaria, Grecia și Ungaria au avut cele mai mici salarii medii anuale ajustate din UE, în 2025 (stirileprotv.ro)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

3. AI More than usual
   3.1% of the news · usually 1.0% · 3.0× usual · 57 articles
   • Study: UK ranked fourth for AI readiness | Advanced Television (advanced-television.com)
   • Woya Digital Expands Digital PR Services as Evidence Points to Media Coverage Shaping AI Visibility (manilatimes.net)
4. War and security
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.7% · 38 articles
   • İsmet AHLATCI: BİR MECLİSİN HİKÂYESİ -2- (corumhaber.net)

   Survey · Apr 2026 11% name “The conflict in the Middle East” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% 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)

5. Democracy and elections More than usual
   1.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.7× usual · 26 articles
   • અમેરિકી મિડટર્મ ચૂંટણીમાં ૬૬ ટકાથી વધુ Gen-Z મતદારોનું... (akilanews.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Immigration
   0.9% of the news · usually 1.3% · 17 articles
   • Asile et migration en UE : le classement 2027 des pays les plus sous pression (lalibre.be)
   • Σαν σήμερα 6 Νοεμβρίου 1992 Συνθήκη Σένγκεν: Η Ελλάδα υπογράφει την ένταξη της – Τα οφέλη, οι 29 χώρες και γιατί η Κύπρος παραμένει εκτός - HuffPost - Ειδήσεις και Απόψεις από την Ελλάδα και τον Κόσμο (huffingtonpost.gr)

   Survey · Apr 2026 29% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. Health
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.6% · 14 articles
   • A GDP arányos szociális kiadások alapján Magyarország hátulról a harmadik Európában (piacesprofit.hu)
   • Itt az uniós rangsor az állami szociális kiadások arányáról: Magyarország nem áll jól (mfor.hu)

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

8. Climate
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.7% · 13 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% 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−0.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.2× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.3The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual4.5 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.8 words per 1,000usually 7.6The GDELT Project

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