The EU‘s organizational structure is complex, but a brief look at it is important to illustrate the extent to watch a regional government has been created (Hix. 1999, Peterson & Bomberg, 1999). As with all governments, the structure and the authority of the various EU units play an important part in determining how policy is made and which policies are adopted (Meunier, 2000). The previously referenced figure on the Web site gives a brief overview of this structure. The EU's government can be divided for analysis into the political leadership, the bureaucracy, the legislature, and the judiciary.