There are three main institutions that are involved in making decisions and they include;
- European Parliament: This institution represents the citizens of the EU.
- Council of the European Union and it represents the member states.
- European Union and this upholds the interests of the whole union. There are other two institutions which are the court of justice and the court of auditors.
Apart from the above institutions, European Union is also made up of the following 27 member states: Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Denmark, France, Finland, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Hungary, Latvia, Italy, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Netherlands, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Cyprus, Poland, Slovenia, Romania, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Spain.