ABSTRACT
The EU engages in four main activities, namely establishment of a common market, adoption of common policies, creation of a common foreign and security policy and study of its own constitutional development. Since decisions in the areas of political cooperation and constitutional development require the participation of high ranking political leaders and are subject to political debates within each member state, these issues are in general better known than the other two fields. Although the categories related to the common market and the areas of common policies constitute the main part of EU decisions, little is known about their settlement and which variables play a role during the negotiation process (Pierce 1994, 8).
