How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,775 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
   5.0% of the news · usually 0.7% · 7.0× usual · 88 articles

   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
   3.8% of the news · usually 1.0% · 3.7× usual · 67 articles
   • Dezastrul economic din România e văzut de la Bruxelles: țara noastră, printre țările cu cele mai mici salarii medii anuale ajustate din UE,în 2025 (stiripesurse.ro)

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

3. AI More than usual
   3.2% of the news · usually 1.0% · 3.1× usual · 56 articles
4. War and security
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.8% · 37 articles
   • خفر السواحل الليبي في تدريبات مالطية أوروبية.. تعزيز الجاهزية لمواجهة الطوارئ البحرية (akhbarlibya24.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
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 17 articles
   • Divya Bhaskar Morning News Brief Voter List Update Gold & Silver Price Dhanteras 2026 (divyabhaskar.co.in)

   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
   1.0% of the news · usually 1.3% · 17 articles

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

7. Health
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 13 articles

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

8. Climate
   0.6% of the news · usually 0.7% · 10 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−0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.1× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.3The GDELT Project
• Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.9 words per 1,000usually 7.5The GDELT Project

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