This dataset includes aggregated data on the number of infringement cases per department per member state per year (directed dyad-year data) broken down by case type (noncommunication vs nonconformity). There is one observation per department per member state per year per case type (2002-2020), excluding directed dyad-years where the state was not a member of the EU. The dataset uses current department names.
cases_ddy_d
A data frame with 11 variables:
Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each observation in the dataset.
Numeric. The year the case was opened by the Commission.
Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each Commission department.
String. The name of the Commission department that opened the infringement case.
String. A multi-letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies each department.
Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each member state. This ID number is assigned when member states are sorted by accession date and then alphabetically.
String. The name of the member state that the Commission opened the case against.
String. A two letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies each member state.
Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each
type of state aid cases. Coded 1 for noncommunication cases, which
are cases that relate to a member state failing to notify the Commission
that it has transposed a directive by the stated deadline. Coded 2
for nonconformity cases, which are cases that relate to a member state
incorrectly transposing a directive.
String. The type of the infringement case. There are two
types of cases. Coded noncommunication for cases that relate to a
member state failing to notify the Commission that it has transposed a
directive by the stated deadline. Coded nonconformity for cases that
relate to a member state incorrectly transposing a directive.
Numeric. A count of the number of cases opened by the Commission at this level of aggregation.