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 80.1 covered topics including: society and culture; cultural and national identity; international politics and organizations; economic conditions, indicators, systems and development; and information, communication and mass media.