How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,642 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. Climate More than usual
   2.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 3.2× usual · 40 articles
   • COP31, Malta punta sugli investimenti nelle energie rinnovabili (italpress.com)

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

2. Jobs and work More than usual
   2.1% of the news · usually 1.3% · 1.5× usual · 34 articles

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

3. War and security
   2.0% of the news · usually 1.8% · 32 articles
   • Basi russe in Libia e rotte verso il Sahel: la morsa di Mosca nel Mediterraneo (valigiablu.it)
   • Κουίζ για την παλιά Αθήνα: Αναγνωρίζετε την οδό; Έχετε περάσει 100% από εκεί (inewsgr.com)

   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)

4. AI
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.5% · 20 articles
   • O nouă criză în industria auto. Producătorii de cipuri se concentrează pe AI, ceea ce creează blocaje constructorilor auto (libertatea.ro)
   • Coraltalk wants universities to stop chasing AI cheaters and start measuring learning (betakit.com)
5. Cost of living
   1.2% of the news · usually 1.5% · 19 articles
   • Üzemanyagárak: kiderült, hol áll Magyarország az uniós rangsorban – a dízeleseknek különösen fájhat a tankolás (vg.hu)

   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)

6. Immigration
   0.8% of the news · usually 0.9% · 13 articles
   • "As part of a faith community, we are called to defend and strengthen the legal framework for protection that the Convention provides" (icmc.net)
   • Fenicotteri, cicogne e silenzi, 12 destinazioni perfette per il birdwatching (repubblica.it)

   Survey · Apr 2026 29% name “Immigration” 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
   • Moldova, pe locul 77 în clasamentul democrației: doar 16% dintre țări au democrații depline (ziarulnational.md)

   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. Health
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.5% · 12 articles

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

How the news sounds

• Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.5The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual2.3 words per 1,000usually 2.4The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger0.7× usual4.4 words per 1,000usually 6.4The GDELT Project
• Sadness1.1× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 5.9The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 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.