Metaphorically
speaking…
By Glyka
Koukougiannidou and Eleni Kokkalou
The second
issue discussed in the EU Council of Ministers was the Economy of the European
Union. The delegates passed to voting procedure on the topic of whether they
should prepare a speech within their alliances or not.
Suddenly,
the Secretary General rushed into the room and announced that Spain had just
been hit by an unexpected nuclear crisis. The delegates needed solutions for
this crucial change. As a result, all the countries were involved in an
extremely heated debate. The reason of the crisis was a nuclear meltdown that
had occurred in the Vandellos Nuclear Power Plant. The plant is located close
to the Coll de Balaguer pass in Catalonia, Spain. This debate was markedly
different from the others because the countries did not cluster in alliances for
a change. Instead, they engaged in group work and tried to form a safety net
with a view to supporting Spain against the crisis.
The
conclusion that was drawn from the delegates’ speech was that most European
countries share similar opinions. All the countries emphasized the need to take
immediate action before the damage gets out of hand. It is also noteworthy that
France offered to help Spain and relations were reinforced between the neighboring
states. Due to these gestures, the delegate of Spain offered a moving speech to
thank all the countries for their solidarity.
On the
whole, one could easily notice that the committee work in the EU Council
provided a very productive atmosphere which fostered tempting and promising
relationships between delegates. One could certainly feel there was flirt in
the air...! We do not know the development of this love story yet ... to be
continued, we hope.
xxx
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