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 59.2 covered topics including: migration; information and society; mass media; international politics and organizations; minorities; transport, travel and mobility; rural economics; and consumption and consumer behavior.