Does Austria have an influence on the European Union?

Paper Introduction:

Introduction:

Everybody knows that the European Union has a massive influence on our everyday life. One can easily see that just by looking into the supermarket or into our homes. Everything has to be standardized, just look at standardized cucumbers or the everlasting feud between "Marmelade"- activists and "Konfitüre"-supporter.
In this paper I will show you, that Austria has, even if just a little influence on the European Union as it is right now, and that we do not have to bend our society just to fit for example Germany's ideas.
In the beginning of this paper I will explain in detail how much influence the bigger countries and the EU have on our everyday life. Afterwards I will focus on the aspect if Austria, as the little county it is, has influence on the European Union, and if it is proportionate to it's size or higher or lower in comparison.