Plenary Insights – September 2018
DG Communication is continuously monitoring public opinion by conducting regular Eurobarometer
surveys in all 28 EU Member States. This newsletter aims at providing the general public with the
most recent Eurobarometer data on key topics of this week’s plenary agenda.
Although this service cannot be fully exhaustive, as not all items on the plenary agenda have been the
subject of a recent Eurobarometer survey, today’s edition provides fresh survey data on the following
items of the plenary session:
- ‘State of the Union’: Speech by and debate with the President of the Commission
- ‘Future of Europe’: Debate with the Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras
- Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by EU institutions
- A European Strategy for plastics in a circular economy
- European Solidarity Corps
Parliament’s Eurobarometer surveys cover a wide range of issues. They focus primarily on the European
citizens’ knowledge of the European Parliament and their perceptions of the EU and its main policy
challenges. Expectations in view of the European elections, of the European Parliament and the European
integration in general also form part of the face-to-face interviews conducted with more than 27.000
respondents.
Together with the Eurobarometer surveys conducted by the European Commission, the data available
allows for a detailed and up-to-date insight into citizens’ opinions, expectations and perceptions.