How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,783 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
   4.9% of the news · usually 0.7% · 6.9× usual · 88 articles
   • România, pe primul loc în UE la creșterea producției de servicii. Avans de 5,2% în august 2026 (capital.ro)

   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
   4.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 4.1× usual · 72 articles
   • EU social benefits expenditure up 5pct in 2025 - EUbusiness.com | EU news, business and politics (eubusiness.com)

   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 1.1% · 3.0× usual · 57 articles
   • Mehsana Youths Develop AI Drone to Find Mosquito Breeding Spots (divyabhaskar.co.in)
   • AI could boost economy by £95bn – yet young barely touch it (energylivenews.com)
4. Climate More than usual
   2.0% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.7× usual · 36 articles
   • Almanya dâhil 9 AB ülkesi için sera gazı uyarısı (dw.com)
   • COP31'e 6 kıtadan 102 lider katılıyor (aa.com.tr)

   Survey · Apr 2026 14% name “The environment and risks related to climate change” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. War and security
   1.7% of the news · usually 1.9% · 30 articles
   • Por qué la gabardina lleva una solapa en la espalda (y otros detalles de guerra, cine y sexo de la prenda del otoño) (elpais.com)
   • Livatino, le anticipazioni di martedì 10 novembre: la guerra di mafia, l'amore per Nina e il piano per uccidere il giudice (ilmattino.it)

   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)

6. Health
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.5% · 14 articles

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

7. Democracy and elections
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.0% · 12 articles

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

8. Immigration
   0.5% of the news · usually 1.3% · 8 articles
   • Malta, nuova legge sull'immigrazione attesa in Parlamento entro febbraio (italpress.com)

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.2× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.3The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.2× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.1× usual8.0 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.