How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 465 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security More than usual
   6.9% of the news · usually 4.5% · 1.5× usual · 32 articles
   • Filmi i shumëpritur "SAKRIFICA" vjen në Cineplexx (telegrafi.com)
   • Premiera e filmit "SAKRIFICA" në Cineplexx - SOLD OUT! (telegrafi.com)

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

   Survey · Apr 2026 6% name “The conflict in the Middle East” 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)

2. Cost of living
   1.7% of the news · usually 0.2% · 10.8× usual · 8 articles
   • Inflacioni vjetor në Kosovë arrin në 7,1% - shtrenjtohen transporti, uji, rryma e duhani (zeri.info)
   • Pse Kosova po përballet me inflacionin më të lartë në rajon? Shkaqet, pasojat dhe zgjidhjet – flet ekonomisti Pëllumb Çollaku (telegrafi.com)

   Survey · Apr 2026 54% name “Rising prices / inflation / cost of living” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

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

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

3. Immigration
   1.1% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2.2× usual · 5 articles
   • Mërgimtari kërcënoi përmes rrjeteve sociale ish-bashkëshorten dhe familjarët e saj (zeri.info)
   • Çitaku takon të ngarkuarën me punë të SHBA-së, diskutojnë për zhvillimet politike dhe integrimin euroatlantik (zeri.info)

   Survey · Apr 2026 5% name “Immigration” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

4. Jobs and work
   0.9% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.0× usual · 4 articles
   • Përfundon greva e punëtorëve teknikë të shkollave fillore në Prishtinë, njofton sindikata (telegrafi.com)
   • Elfogyott az olcsó munkaerő, új problémával szembesül a magyar gazdaság (piacesprofit.hu)

   Survey · Apr 2026 18% name “Unemployment” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

5. Democracy and elections
   0.7% of the news · usually 2.5% · 3 articles
   • "S'mund të jesh sot PDK e nesër OVL", Nasim Haradinaj thotë se ata që dolën sa për protagonizëm në protesta tash duhet t'i bartin pasojat – Lajmi.net (lajmi.net)
   • Pas Çitakut, Prattipati takohet edhe me Abdixhikun (zeri.info)

   Survey · Apr 2026 4% name “Threats to democracy (for example through information manipulation)” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

6. Health
   0.7% of the news · usually 1.0% · 3 articles

   Survey · Apr 2026 20% name “Health” among the two most important issues facing the country (Standard Eurobarometer)

7. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles
   • Signal #94: Cognizant Bought an AI-Native Dev Shop (digjitale.com)
8. Climate
   0.0% of the news · usually 0.0% · 0 articles

   Survey · 2023 67% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

   Survey · Apr 2026 2% 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−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety0.7× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear0.5× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
• Anger0.9× usual7.5 words per 1,000usually 8.8The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.9× usual10.2 words per 1,000usually 10.9The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.3 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty1.0× usual10.5 words per 1,000usually 11.0The GDELT Project

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