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 68.2 covered topics including: law, crime and legal systems; agricultural, forestry and rural industry; international politics and organizations; environmental degration, pollution and protection; rural economics; and information technology.