DDY data on decisions (by case type)

This dataset includes aggregated data on the number of decisions per stage of the infringement procedure 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 per decision stage (2002-2020), excluding directed dyad-years where the state was not a member of the EU. The dataset uses current department names.

decisions_ddy_d

Format

A data frame with 13 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.

department_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each Commission department.

department

String. The name of the Commission department that opened the infringement case.

department_code

String. A multi-letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies each department.

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.

case_type_id

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.

case_type

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.

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 268

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.