By Marianna Papadimitriou and Christina Pasvanti-Gkioka
Imagine that you are in 1814, in Vienna’s Congress and you are supposed to determine your country’s borders. What would you do? Regarding the diplomats of the Historical Committee, they did everything they could in order to serve their state’s interests. After a brief summary of the topic by the president and the secretary of the Congress, each one of the representatives was called to introduce himself/herself. The main issue that was raised concerned the question of nationalism and whether a nation’s national identity should identify with its borders or not. However, various diplomats preferred to make other statements. Initially, Russia collided with UK and Papal States about the matter of the independence of Poland, whereas Spain and Sweden argued about the establishment of a type of monarchy combined with elements of democracy. Furthermore, there was a dispute regarding France’s penalties among France, Austria and Prussia.
As the session approached its end, an intense crisis on the Dutch invasion in Belgium took place. Even though it seemed that the majority of the diplomats would support Netherlands’ position, in the end, the house was divided.
In general, most of the representatives expressed a deep desire for stability and balance in the European continent. All of them have an aspiration of sustaining their grounds, they are ready to defend their territories and they definitely have the power to succeed in this. Now, the only thing that remains is to see them achieve this goal.
Imagine that you are in 1814, in Vienna’s Congress and you are supposed to determine your country’s borders. What would you do? Regarding the diplomats of the Historical Committee, they did everything they could in order to serve their state’s interests. After a brief summary of the topic by the president and the secretary of the Congress, each one of the representatives was called to introduce himself/herself. The main issue that was raised concerned the question of nationalism and whether a nation’s national identity should identify with its borders or not. However, various diplomats preferred to make other statements. Initially, Russia collided with UK and Papal States about the matter of the independence of Poland, whereas Spain and Sweden argued about the establishment of a type of monarchy combined with elements of democracy. Furthermore, there was a dispute regarding France’s penalties among France, Austria and Prussia.
As the session approached its end, an intense crisis on the Dutch invasion in Belgium took place. Even though it seemed that the majority of the diplomats would support Netherlands’ position, in the end, the house was divided.
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