Outstanding success for FASoS team at EuroSim 2020
During EuroSim 2020, an international, interuniversity, and transatlantic simulation of the European Union, the FASoS student team made an outstanding success.
The team of 8 students (all bachelor European Studies), prepared and accompanied by Jelena Stankovic, the EuroSim coordinator at FASoS, returned home with 3 out of 5 possible awards for their alter-ego roles.
Sara Fornasiero represented a Head of Bulgarian government, Borisov Boyko, in the European Council. Erik Meinecke-Schmidt represented Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stef Blok, in the Foreign Affairs Council I, where discussions on restrictive measures on Russia took place. Frederic Freitag represented Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Sigrid Kaag, in the Foreign Affairs Council II, where discussions on restrictive measures on Iran took place.
EuroSim took place in Antwerp from 5 – 9 January 2020 and is organised annually by the Transatlantic Consortium for European Union Studies and Simulations (TACEUSS).
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