The Reichstag (German Parliament), Berlin
Church in Trier
| Widener senior Vitaliy Kin (International Relations/Spanish, '08) took on the role of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, while Amanda Pipenberg (Criminal Justice/Sociology, '10) played the German Foreign Minister, Colin Densford (Criminal Justice, '10) played Defense Minister, Kim Farina (International Relations/Government & Politics, '08) represented the German representative to the Policial & Security Committee (an ambasadorial level position), and Kelsey Brown (International Relations/Government & Politics, '08) took on the role of Permanent Representative to the EU. Mary Fernandez (International Relations/Spanish, '08) acted as the Czech Permanent Ambassador to the EU, working with students from NYU and the University of Twente in the Netherlands who made up the remainder of the Czech delegation. |
The Reichstag (German Parliament), Berlin |
Church in Trier |
Germany is one of the six founding members of the EU. It's decisions and desires carry a great deal of weight with the other member states. Germany has been one of the economic engines of the EU almost since its founding. |