The Eurobarometer is a program commissioned by the European Commission to monitor public opinion in the European Union member countries. Topics vary with each series, and have included agriculture, energy, environment, gender roles, immigration, knowledge of foreign languages, poverty, public health, technology, and other special topics.

Eurobarometer 56.2 covered topics including: international politics and organizations; mass political behavior, attitudes and opinions; government, political systems and organizations; family life and marriage; natural resources and energy; environmental degradation, pollution and protection; and economic systems and development.