Each institution is charged with specific regulatory or bureaucratic goals or designs and each is endowed with legal powers in order to streamline as completely as possible the decision-making process in a union composed of 28 member states. Furthermore, the composition of the different legislative bodies ensures that each member state, regardless of its size, has a say on European issues and proposals. While some states have more power in practice, such as the UK, in theory each member state enjoys equal access and protection within the EU legislative and decision-making system.