How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 414 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

1. War and security
   4.4% of the news · usually 4.5% · 18 articles
   • Murati arsyetohet për inflacionin: Shkaktarë janë lufta në Ukrainë dhe bllokada në Ngushticën e Hormuzit (zeri.info)
   • Gashi: Raporti i Progresit nuk konstaton rënie të nivelit të përgatitjes së Kosovës në asnjë fushë (lajmi.net)

   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. Democracy and elections
   3.4% of the news · usually 2.5% · 14 articles
   • Kurti bashkëbisedoi me përfaqësues të komisioneve për politikë të jashtme dhe çështje evropiane (zeri.info)
   • Kurti në Francë kërkon statusin e vendit kandidat në BE: Kosova e gatshme të pranojë pyetësorin dhe të ecë përpara (telegrafi.com)

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

3. Health
   1.9% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2.2× usual · 8 articles
   • Bajrami i kundërpërgjigjet Osmanit: Turistët politikë që kanë mbetur pa pushtet shpërndajnë mjegull (telegrafi.com)
   • Përplasje mes Osmanit dhe Bajramit për fondet e pandemisë (gazetapolitika.com)

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

4. Immigration
   1.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 2.4× usual · 5 articles
   • Liza Gashi: Përparimi i Kosovës në rrugën drejt BE-së është i pamohueshëm (zeri.info)

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

5. Cost of living
   0.7% of the news · usually 0.2% · 4.2× usual · 3 articles
   • Murati arsyetohet për inflacionin: Shkaktarë janë lufta në Ukrainë dhe bllokada në Ngushticën e Hormuzit (zeri.info)
   • Murati: Investimet e huaja direkte jashtë sektorit të patundshmërive arrijnë në 300 milionë euro (albeu.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)

6. Jobs and work
   0.5% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2 articles

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

7. AI
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1 articles
   • Nga Google dhe Apple në Prishtinë: GrowthTank sjell mbi 15 folës botërorë të AI (telegrafi.com)
   • Oskarżyli go o użycie AI przy kolekcji ubrań z Wiedźmina. Pokazał dowody (tech.wp.pl)
8. Climate
   0.2% of the news · usually 0.0% · 1 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−1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.7The GDELT Project
• Anxiety1.0× usual3.0 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
• Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
• Anger0.8× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 8.6The GDELT Project
• Sadness0.8× usual9.0 words per 1,000usually 10.9The GDELT Project
• Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
• Financial uncertainty0.9× usual10.0 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.