| Rank | Member State | Number of new proceedings in 2000 |
| 1 | France (F) | 27 |
| 2 | Italy (I) | 24 |
| 3 | Greece (Gr) | 23 |
| 4 | Ireland (Irl) | 17 |
| 5 | Luxembourg (L) | 16 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NL) | 12 |
| 7 | Germany (D) | 11 |
| 8 | Portugal (P) | 10 |
| 9 | Austria (A) | 8 |
| 10 | Spain (E) | 8 |
| 11 | Belgium (B) | 5 |
| 12 | Finland (SF) | 4 |
| 13 | Great Britain (GB) | 4 |
| 14 | Sweden (S) | 3 |
| 15 | Denmark (DK) | 0 |
| Eurobarometer No. | Austria | Peak | Low | |
| 1995 | 44(41) | 30 | NL (83) | A (30) |
| 1996 | 45 | 27 | I/ Irl/NL (75) | A (27) |
| 46 | 31 | Irl (76) | S (27) | |
| 1997 | 47 | 30 | Irl (80) | S (27) |
| 48 | 31 | Irl (83) | A/ S (31) | |
| 1998 | 49 | 36 | Irl (80) | S (32) |
| 50 | 38 | Irl (79) | S (35) | |
| 1999 | 51 | 36 | Irl (78) | UK (31) |
| 52 | 42 | Irl (82) | UK (29) | |
| 2000 | 53 | 33 | Irl/L (75) | UK (25) |
| 54 | 38 | L (79) | UK (28) | |
| 2001 | 55 | 34 | Irl (72) | UK (29) |
(40) Generally speaking, do you think that (our country’s) membership of the European Union is...? (a good thing/ a bad thing/ neither good nor bad) [A good thing].
(41) As quoted in Eurobarometer Nr. 45 as reference value.