How does the EU work?

The EU has a democratic system unlike the US, where decisions are taken

collectively by the national governments who meet. Though, everyone can

have a say in European matters.

The Council of the European Union(aka the Council of Ministers) is the

institute that represents all of the countries, which consists of all

of the ministers from each country in the EU. They discuss mostly politics

and are one of the two bodies which take decisions.

The European Council is the one which takes the fundamental decisions. It consists of the heads of each government who meet at least once in every 3 months.

The European Parliament represents the citizens of all of the member countries. The Parliament's decisions have to be approved by the Council of the European Union before they can take effect.

The European Commission consists of one member from each country, who represent the common interests of the EU. They are responsible in a specific area.

And there's many more, like the Court of Justice of the European Union, European Central Bank and the European Court of Auditors, which all have something to do with either the law or currency.

The citizens influence the EU a lot as well. They are the ones who elect their national parliament, who will represent their country in the Council of the EU and the European Parliament.

It is also possible for you to give an individual voice through the representative of the citizens, the Ombudsman.