The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) comprises 5 member states, which are party to the founding treaties of the union and thereby subject to the privileges and obligations of membership. The constituent states of the EEU are placed under binding laws and have equal representation within the union's executive and judicial bodies. They do however retain considerable autonomy, and must be unanimous for the union to adopt policies or new member states. Consensus is a founding principle of the union.