STATA code used to replicate Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) calculations

Peetu Keskinen made this access to documents request to Economic and Financial Affairs

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Peetu Keskinen
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Dear Economic and Financial Affairs,

Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:

The STATA codes used by the European Commission for Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) calculations, particularly those applied to determine adjustment needs in national structural fiscal plans.

These codes do not appear to be publicly available on the Commission’s website. I would therefore appreciate clarification on the reasons for their non-disclosure and, if possible, access to the relevant files or documentation.

Kind regards,

Peetu Keskinen
Economist, Fiscal Policy Monitoring
National Audit Office of Finland

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ECFIN-ACCESS-TO-DOCUMENTS@ec.europa.eu, Economic and Financial Affairs

Dear Mr. Keskinen,

We are contacting you regarding the request you directed to the functional mailbox for access to documents of DG ECFIN.

Your request is signed in relation to your official function at the National Audit Office of Finland. Consequently, we propose that your request be treated not under Regulation (EC) 1049/2001, but under the principle of sincere cooperation as laid down in Article 4(3) TEU. This provides the European Commission with a wider margin of discretion regarding the disclosure of the concerned documents.

Could you please confirm that you agree to your request being handled under Article 4(3) TEU and provide us with your professional address, including e-mail, for further correspondence?
Otherwise, we will register your request under Regulation (EC) 1049/2001.

Yours sincerely,
DG ECFIN, Access to Documents Team

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Peetu Keskinen
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Dear DG ECFIN Access to Documents Team,

Thank you. I confirm that I submitted the request in my official capacity at the National Audit Office of Finland and I agree to have the request handled under Article 4(3) TEU. Please direct further correspondence to:

Peetu Keskinen
National Audit Office of Finland
[email address]

Porkkalankatu 1
00180 Helsinki
Finland

Please let me know the expected next steps and whether you require any additional formalities.

Best regards,
Peetu Keskinen

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