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.

Topics covered by Eurobarometer 28 included: migration; language and linguistics; international politics and organization; mass political behavior, attitudes, and opinion; government, political systems, and organization; natural resources and energy; and economic systems and development.

Data collection took place from 20 October-4 November, 1985.