CSTS data on decisions (by member state)

This dataset includes aggregated data on the number of decisions per stage of the infringement procedure per member state per year (cross-sectional time-series data). There is one observation per member state per year per decision stage (2002-2020), excluding state-years where the state was not a member of the EU.

decisions_csts_ms

Format

A data frame with 8 variables:

key_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each observation in the dataset.

year

Numeric. The year the decision was issued by the Commission.

member_state_id

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.

member_state

String. The name of the member state that the Commission opened the case against.

member_state_code

String. A two letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies each member state.

decision_stage_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each decision stage in the infringement procedure. Coded 1 for letters of formal notice under Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), coded 2 for reasoned opinions under Article 258, coded 3 for referrals to the Court under Article 258, coded 4 for letters of formal notice under Article 260, coded 5 for reasoned opinions under Article 260, and coded 6 for referrals to the Court under Article 263

decision_stage

String. The decision stage of the infringement procedure. Possible values include: Letter of formal notice (Article 258), Reasoned opinion (Article 259), Referral to the Court (Article 258), Letter of formal notice (Article 260), Reasoned opinion (Article 260), and Referral to the Court (Article 260).

count_decisions

Numeric. A count of the number of decisions made by the Commission in infringement cases at this level of aggregation.