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European Union
By: DardoIllyria Date: March 20, 2013, 9:16 am
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We welcome the Ambassador of European Union in our region. It is
our great pleasure to have him here we will be co-operating with
him and his region. I ask the Ambassador to participate in our
discussions and other events.
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Re: European Union
By: European Union Date: March 20, 2013, 12:49 pm
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The European Union was founded way back in May 2003, and so can
claim to be one of the oldest and most established regions
around today. It's usually between the 45th and 65th largest
region in the world, and aims to strike a balance between common
interest and respect for national sovereignty. It sponsors
cultural events across the region, seeks to provide its members
with a voice on the world stage, and has a democratic and
constitutional political system. The executive (Commission) runs
the region's affairs and proposes some legislation; while the
legislature (Council) is where one representative from each
nation discusses regional affairs, proposes some legislation,
and votes on all bills; and the Court of Justice prosecutes
region-wide offenders and interprets the Constitution to ensure
it is being adhered to.
National parties organise themselves into 'Europarties' to form
voting blocs in the Council and for Commission elections. These
are currently the far-Left [color=#800000]SWP (Socialist
Workers' Party), the social-democratic S&D (Party of European
Socialists & Democrats), the social-liberal ALDGE (Alliance of
Liberals and Democrats for a Green Europe), the libertarian ECL
(European Classical Liberals), the conservative UEC (Union of
European Conservatives), and the far-Right ENP (European
National Party).
The current leaders of the EU are as follows:
European Commission
Premier: Peter Montfort, Angleter
Foreign Affairs: Colleen Bennet, Rhine Ruhr
Defence and Peacekeeping:Karolinasz Jaedala, Os Corelia
Economics: Marie Rivas, Northern Caesarea
Internal Affairs: Blair von Schroeder, Red Croatia
European Court of Justice
Chief Justice: Beaver, Gun-toting Animals
Justice: Idla Bcassj, Kryuland
Justice: Concordia Ferro, Pax Aurea
Justice: Lars Josef Knudsen, North Europa
Justice: Gergely Stjepanic, Balkan Socialist Federation
Speaker of the European Council
Acwellan Devoy, Duxburian Union (ECL) ~ no political power,
merely ensures the smooth running of proceedings. Participates
in debates and votes.
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Re: European Union
By: European Union Date: March 20, 2013, 12:55 pm
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I would like to thank you for the very warm welcome! I already
gave you some general information about our region (see above)
and what follows is a little information about some recent
events in our region. That way, you have an idea what we are
doing all day!
European Union January - February 2013 Update!
[list]
[*]The European Union contains 151 nations.
[*]Pax Aurea has elected a new President, after the former had
been killed in a terrorist attack. Gaius Proctus defeated his
opponent Maria Fulvius in the second round.
[*]The Court of Justice is deliberating on the case Pax Aurea
versus Kras Soren. The Kaasian Colonel is being accused of
attacking an unarmed humanitarian mission during the Dromund
Kaas War. The verdict is expected to be delivered soon.
[*]A European Pride Conference for the LGBT community has been
called in Os Corelia.
[*]The Councillors have been very busy lately: An immigration
Bill and an Environmental Protection Act were heavily opposed,
and also the Europol Act, aiming to increase intelligence
sharing between member states, was defeated.
[*]A Civilian Acces Initiative Act, aiming to increase
transparency and openness in the European Union, was unanimously
approved. Also a Consumer Protection Act is expected to be
approved.
[*]Europe’s first budget proposal has been proposed by
Economics Commissioner Callaghan, and is currently being
discussed in the Council.
[*]Europe’s Got Talent has started, we will keep you up to date!
[*]EuroVoice XVI in Os Corelia, was won by Julie Fowlis from… Os
Corelia, with Touch the Sky!
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That's all, see you later!
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Re: European Union
By: European Union Date: April 2, 2013, 2:01 pm
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[center][b]Nations: 145
World Assembly Delegate: Occoron[/center]
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Premier: Maleeka Liszckoszi, Os Corelia
Foreign Affairs: Felipe Gomez, Occoron
Defence and Peacekeeping: Susan Callaghan, Halsberg
Economics: Alexander Bass, Gun-Toting Animals
Internal Affairs: Mikaela Kligenberg, Inquista
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Chief Justice: Antony Scalin, Duxburian Union
Justice: Concordia Ferro, Pax Aurea
Justice: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Bakrova
Justice: Idla Bcassj, Kryuland
Justice: Gerhardt Garber, Rhine Ruhr
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Speaker of the European Council: Acwellan Lir Devoy am
Harrison, Duxburian Union
Socialist Workers Party (SWP): Communist, Socialist,
Anti-Capitalist
Party of European Socialists and Democrats (S&D): Social
Democrat, Integrationist
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for a Green Europe (ALDGE):
Social Liberal, Environmentalist
European Classical Liberals (ECL): Classical Liberal, Pragmatic
Union of European Conservatives (UEC): Conservative, Christian
Democrat
European National Party (ENP): Fascist, National
Socialist[/center]
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[SIZE=5]Commission News[/SIZE][list]
[*] A new Commission has been elected. With a very high turnout
of 24, Maleeka Liszckoszi (ALDGE) was elected as Premier
Commissioner for the second, although not consecutive, time. She
has also served as Commissioner for Internal Affairs for two
terms, making her the longest serving Commissioner in European
history. She defeated incumbent Premier Bass with a higher
amount of second preferences (the EU uses the Single
Transferable Vote/Alternative Vote System). Other Commissioners
include Felipe Gomez (Occoron/ALDGE), Susan Callaghan
(Halsberg/UEC), Alexander Bass (Gun-Toting Animals/ECL) and
Mikaela Kligenberg (Inquista/non-inscrit). Incumbent Premier
Bass becomes Commissioner for Economics, while incumbent
Economics Commissioner Callaghan moves to the Defence and
Peacekeeping office. Commission candidates Benfield
(Inimicus/UEC), Christiansen (North Europa/UEC), Kaazidi
(Marrakechia/non-inscrit), Montfort (Angleter/UEC), and Tong
(United Planet/S&D) did not get enough support.
[*] The debate, held in Rhine Ruhr and moderated by Romulus
Calloway, saw a particularly heated moment where Benfield
slammed his fellow UEC candidate, Susan Callaghan, over her
controversial budget proposals. However, Benfield's claim that
Callaghan was "the worst Economics Commisioner ever,"
and that Livia Arcturus was the only capable member of
Commission XII, draw opprobrium from other candidates, as did
his pledge to cut apparently non-existent funding for
alternative energy. Both Liszckoszi and Christiansen bemoaned a
lack of innovation in Commission XII, while Bass and Callaghan
defended their records. Mikaela Kligenberg vowed to energise the
Internal Affairs Commission, while Peter Montfort stressed more
organisation and clarity in the Commission, although his plan to
consolidate committees came under close scrutiny, with Premier
Bass suggesting it could "lead to the stifling of
innovation and start the path towards elitism". Phil Tong
called the promotion of peace and democracy the EU's number one
priority, while Felipe Gomez launched a strong defence of
greater European co-operation. Nurslija Kaazidi failed to
participate in the debate. Read the full debate
[URL=
HTML http://z12.invisionfree.com/European_Union/index.php?showtopic=2761]here[/URL].
[*]Premier Commissioner Liszckoszi and Commissioners Callaghan
and Kligenberg are currently visiting Dromund Kaas to get an
overview of the situation there. The Dromund Kaas war is not
entirely over, and most of the territory is occupied by the
Duxburian Union. In her past term as Premier, Liszckoszi also
visited Dromund Kaas but was kidnapped by Kaasian officials.
[*]Commissioner Bass has proposed a new European budget. Read
more in Council News
[/list][SIZE=5]Court News[/SIZE][list]
[*]Also a new European Court of Justice has been elected. Antony
Scalin became Chief Justice, unopposed. He is joined in the
Court by Justices Concordia Ferro (Pax Aurea), Gurbanguly
Berdimuhamedov (Bakrova), Idla Bcassj (Kryuland) and Gerhardt
Garber (Rhine Ruhr). Candidates Lars Josef Knudse (North Europa)
and Judith Conde (Northern Caesarea) did not get enough support.
[*]The former Court has cleared the Kaasian Colonel Kras Soren
from all charges in the Pax Aurea vs Kras Soren case. Pax Aurea
accused the Kaasian of having ordered an attack against unarmed
Aurean humanitarian workers and for being responsible for the
death of 59 Aurean relief workers as well as at least 116
Kaasian refugees, all killed in the attack. The so-called Four
Camps Massacre shocked everyone in Europe. Now former Chief
Justice Sandu argued that there was insufficient evidence that
the Soren ordered the attack, a verdict supported unanimously by
the Court. According to the Court, Soren can not be sentenced
for the death of the Aurean workers and the Kaasian refugees,
since he can not be found guilty of ordering the attack. That
verdict was approved by all justices but Conde, who dissented
because she found him as commanding officer responsible for the
outcome of the attack, also without evidence he ordered it. Pax
Aurea said to respect the verdict and will not lodge an appeal.
[/list][SIZE=5]Council News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The budget proposal by Commissioner Bass (ECL) has been
received positively by the Council. The proposal of former
Economics Commissioner Callaghan (UEC) was criticized as some of
the funding was considered too low. The new proposal by Bass
includes more money for every Commissioner's office, except the
Premier's. The Council is now voting on the budget. It is the
first time in European history that a Commissioner proposes a
budget at the beginning of his term. If the budget is approved,
it will also be the first approved budget in EU history.
[*]The Aurean Councillor Nadia Orcello has proposed the Ocean
Protection Act to the Council. The discussion has just started,
we will keep you up to date.
[/list][SIZE=5]Other News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The Inimican opposition leader of the Green Party, Jeff
Speller has been sentenced with the death penalty by the
Inimican Imperial Court of Justice. The charges included
"Placing insults aimed towards an Inimician government
official", "Strongly disturbing the order of the
Inimician Second Chamber", "Inciting hatred throughout
the Inimician populace", "Encouraging actions of a
terrorist nature" and "Attempting to assassinate His
Imperial Majesty the Emperor". The Rhinian President
Jeffrey was the first European leader to heavily criticize the
trial, that only lasted 24 hours. He demanded Inimicus to
postpone the execution and to allow a European observation team
to review the trial. He was joined by the Occoronian, Aurean and
Corelian governments. Especially the first three charges were
the cause of some concern, and often was referred to the Telum
Incident, in which hundreds of environmentalist demonstrators
were killed after the Inimican police used nerve agents against
them. The Inimican government received also some support, by the
President of Halsberg as well as the newly elected Commissioner
for Internal Affairs, Kligenberg. The latter claimed the critics
had no evidence that the trial was unfair. Despite the
international pressure, Speller was executed on March 27th, six
days after the verdict. It is unknown whether new episodes will
be added to the so-called Speller Case, but we will keep you up
to date.
[*]The former Aurean Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Lucius
Telerius has committed suicide, on March 19th. Telerius was
Minister during the Four Camps Massacre, and rumors are going
around that the release of Kras Soren by the European Court of
Justice was the final straw. It was known that Telerius felt
responsible for the death of the Aureans and he also referred to
the incident in his goodbye note.
[*]The elections in Kryuland have resulted in a victory of the
Kryuland GID Komuni, a coalition of several center-left parties
and dominated by the Sinistra, Ecologia e Libertà party (ALDGE).
The King will appoint a new Prime Minister after consulting the
party leaders.
[*]Elections in Newfoundland were won by the
Progressive-Conservative Party of Newfoundland & Labrador (UEC),
Danny Williams remains Premier.
[*]The discussion about the European University Collaboration
has been re-opened. We will keep you up to date.
[*]EuroVoice XVII has started in Os Corelia, the entries are
coming in!
[*]The first Euro (football) Cup will take place in Marrakechia.
Several nations have already confirmed their participation.
[/list][SIZE=5]Special Remarks[/SIZE][list]
[*]The European Union hopes everyone has survived the zombie
attack!
[*]What do you think of our new update format? Let us know!
[*]The European Union is pleased to welcome the President of New
Republica. The exact date of the visit will be announced later.
[/list]That's all for now, see you next month!
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Re: European Union
By: DardoIllyria Date: April 2, 2013, 3:42 pm
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Thanks for the update !
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Re: European Union
By: The Republic Rome Date: April 22, 2013, 6:50 am
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Yes thanks for the update
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Re: European Union
By: European Union Date: May 1, 2013, 3:26 am
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[center][b]Nations: 172
World Assembly Delegate: Occoron[/center]
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Premier: Maleeka Liszckoszi, Os Corelia
Foreign Affairs: Felipe Gomez, Occoron
Defence and Peacekeeping: Susan Callaghan, Halsberg
Economics: Alexander Bass, Gun-Toting Animals
Internal Affairs: Vacant
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Chief Justice: Antony Scalin, Duxburian Union
Justice: Concordia Ferro, Pax Aurea
Justice: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Bakrova
Justice: Idla Bcassj, Kryuland
Justice: Gerhardt Garber, Rhine Ruhr
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Speaker of the European Council: Acwellan Lir Devoy am
Harrison, Duxburian Union
Socialist Workers Party (SWP): Communist, Socialist,
Anti-Capitalist
Party of European Socialists and Democrats (S&D): Social
Democrat, Integrationist
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for a Green Europe (ALDGE):
Social Liberal, Environmentalist
European Classical Liberals (ECL): Classical Liberal, Pragmatic
Union of European Conservatives (UEC): Conservative, Christian
Democrat
European National Party (ENP): Fascist, National
Socialist[/center]
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[SIZE=4]Commission News[/SIZE][list]
[*] Newly elected Commissioner for Internal Affairs Mikaela
Kligenberg (Inquista/Independent) resigns due to personal
reasons. She stressed her resignation had nothing to do with any
political matter. A by-elections will be held to elect her
successor, who will complete Kligenberg’s term. Both the S&D and
the UEC are having primaries now. Nicholas Benfield (Inimicus)
and Peter Montfort (Angleter) are currently the candidates for
the UEC candidacy, while Marie Rivas (Northern Caesarea) is
running unopposed for the S&D Commission candidacy. All three
were also candidate in the last Commission elections.
[*] The resignation of Kligenberg caused Premier Commissioner
Maleeka Liszckoszi (Os Corelia/ALDGE) and Commissioner Susan
Callaghan (Halsberg/UEC) to end the controversial (Read more in
Other News) visit to Dromund Kaas sooner than expected.
According to Liszckoszi, the Commissioners had to leave "to
leave for the stability of the Commission".
[*]Increased efforts by the Office of Foreign Affairs resulted
in an all time high number of 172 European member states.
[*]The female Commissioners, Liszckoszi (Os Corelia/ALDGE)
Kligenberg, (Inquista/independent) and Callaghan (Halsberg/UEC)
were heavily critisized by the Rhinian newspaper Dusseldorf
Times. Read more in Other News
[/list][SIZE=4]Council News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The budget proposal by Commissioner Bass (Gun-Toting
Animals/ECL) was unanimously approved by the European Council.
This is the first time in European history that a budget
proposal was approved by the Council. Bass will now create a
full report, including projections about future programs and an
overview of the contribution of each individual member state.
[*]The Ocean Protection Act by the Aurean Councillor Nadia
Orcello (ALDGE) was narrowly defeated in the Council. The
discussion about the act - partially amended after some concerns
of Council Speaker Devoy (Duxburian Union/ECL) - caused a debate
about the human responsibility regarding climate change, after
remarks by Councillor Benfield (Inimicus/UEC). He positioned
himself as a strong opponent of the act, stated that mankind was
unable to change anything about the environment and thus argued
that an act protecting the ocean from pollution was unnecessary.
Fellow UEC Councillor John Walters from Halsberg disagreed with
Benfield, saying the act was "a very good piece of legislation"
and only included "common-sense precautions". Councillor Elena
Dammo (Occoron/ALDGE) joined Walters and mentioned she was eager
to debate the human involvement in climate change. The Act was
ultimately defeated with 3 in favor and 4 against, with Rhine
Ruhr, a landlocked country, abstaining. Reasons for the defeat
were the fact that ECL-members Gun-Toting Animals and Duxburian
Union ended up voting against, after much debate within their
respective nations. The latter referred to the short
implementing period of 6 months. Another reason was that several
nations in favor of the act surprisingly failed to vote.
[*]After the defeat of the Ocean Protection Act, rumors
suggested Councillor Nadia Orcello (Pax Aurea/ALDGE) would be
replaced by the Aurean government. Prime Minister Laetenius
later re-affirmed confidence in the Aurean Councillor, stating
there were no "ongoing plans to replace her."
[/list][SIZE=4]Other News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The Federal Commonwealth of Pax Aurea was listed 7th of most
developed nations in the world!
[*]In an article titled "Get to Work, Ladies", the Rhinian
newspaper Dusseldorf Times was very critical of the female
Commissioners: Premier Maleeka Liszckoszi (Os Corelia, ALDGE),
Susan Callaghan (Halsberg, UEC) and Mikaela Kligenberg
(Inquista/Independent). The woman of Commission XIII, the first
ever with a female majority (3/5), are not doing much. According
to the article, "Since the election, we have not seen much from
these women of "action". Internal Affairs Commissioner Mikaela
Kligenberg has managed to make a few passing comments on the now
late Jeff Speller, while the Premier and Defense Commissioners
have yet to officially do anything while in office." The
newspaper is further very critical of the Commissioners' visit
to Dromund Kaas, implying they are wasting their time, "without
the presence of Coalition members or anyone remotely relevant to
the eventual future of the nation for that matter". Although now
former Commissioner Kligenberg was included in the newspaper's
remarks, she stressed her resignation had nothing to do with the
critical Dusseldorf Times.
[*]Also former Angleteric Commission candidate Peter Montfort,
now running for the UEC candidacy for the Internal Affairs
Office, criticized the visit of the three Commissioner to
Dromund Kaas in his show One Last Thing. He argued that "it was
a mistake. Why did the Commissioners, and not anybody else, have
to go, why did three have to go, why did it go on for so long,
and how much did it cost? I think the main thing now is that we
can be thankful it's over and that the Commission can kick into
action."
[*]The Aurean President has arrived in Occoron, for a meeting
with President Mahanga. After his first stop in Os Corelia, the
new Aurean President want to discuss further economic and
scientific cooperation, as well as European security. Both
nations have no military while more European nations are
building nuclear weapons.
[*]The increase of nuclear powers has caused some concern in the
European Union. The European Nuclear Application Authority has
recently granted a license to Gun-Toting Animals and also the
United Kingdom, Halsberg and Rhine Ruhr were given permission to
build a nuclear arsenal. ALDGE Party President and former
Defense and Peacekeeping Commissioner Livia Arcturus (Pax Aurea)
said "that the increased nuclear capabilities may lead to
international tensions, and help establish [cold war] divisions.
This would be extremely detrimental to the overall stability and
development of our continent".
[*]Also the application of Davishire for an unconditional ENAA
license was headline news in the EU. A European Union Region
Act, adopted by the national parliament, did not recognize any
European institution as legitimate. Decisions of European
institution were only considered as advice. After the
application was denied by the ENAA, the government of Davishire
stated it would continue to posses nuclear weapons, resulting in
criticism by the Corelian government. Consequently, Davishire
promised to repeal the European Union Region Act and re-applied
for an ENAA license. The Liberals in Davishire are opposed to
those actions and are ahead in the polls, with eye to the
upcoming national elections.
[*]Over 1000 people died in Inimicus after several military
facilities exploded. The Inimican Emperor described the events
as "acts of terrorism". Five culprits were arrested, the motive
would be opposition to the government's environmental policy.
According to Nuntius Inimici, the motive shall lead to further
concern regarding Green organizations in Inimicus. The leader of
the Green opposition Party Jeff Speller was executed last month,
as he had planned an assassination attempt against the Inimican
Emperor. Several European nations disagreed with the course of
events, arguing a regional investigation should be started in
order to make sure Speller was given a fair trial. Despite
international pressure, Speller was ultimately executed, causing
further concern. It is unclear how the European member states
will respond to the recent events.
[*]EuroVoice XVII in Os Corelia was won by the Duxburian Brandon
Devoy, with Too Damn Late!
[*]The first Euro (football) Cup was won by Newfoundland in the
final against Rhine Ruhr with 1-2. Occoron became third after
winning the 'match for bronze' against Os Corelia. That means we
have a European Dream Team ready, that will represent the
European Union in a competition against the representative of
the British Isles. As agreed on between the EU Foreign Affairs
Commissioner and the Executive Director of the British Isles
Football Association (BIFA), the inter-regional competition will
be organized by the Union of European Football Associations
(UEFA), responsible for the European leg, and the BIFA for the
leg in the British Isles. The exact details of the competition
will be announced later.
[/list][SIZE=4]Special Remarks[/SIZE][list]
[*]The European Union would like to congratulate Dardoillyria on
his re-election as President.
[*]The European Union also wishes the candidates for the other
offices good luck in their campaign.
[/list]That's all for now, see you next month!
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Re: European Union
By: European Union Date: June 2, 2013, 3:11 am
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[center]Nations: 165
World Assembly Delegate: Occoron[/center]
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Premier: Maleeka Liszckoszi, Os Corelia
Foreign Affairs: Felipe Gomez, Occoron
Defence and Peacekeeping: Susan Callaghan, Halsberg
Economics: Alexander Bass, Gun-Toting Animals
Internal Affairs: Peter Montfort, Angleter
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Chief Justice: Antony Scalin, Duxburian Union
Justice: Concordia Ferro, Pax Aurea
Justice: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Bakrova
Justice: Idla Bcassj, Kryuland
Justice: Gerhardt Garber, Rhine Ruhr
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Speaker of the European Council: Acwellan Lir Devoy am
Harrison, Duxburian Union
Socialist Workers Party (SWP): Communist, Socialist,
Anti-Capitalist
Party of European Socialists and Democrats (S&D): Social
Democrat, Integrationist
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for a Green Europe (ALDGE):
Social Liberal, Environmentalist
European Classical Liberals (ECL): Classical Liberal, Pragmatic
Union of European Conservatives (UEC): Conservative, Christian
Democrat
European National Party (ENP): Fascist, National
Socialist[/center]
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[SIZE=3]Commission News[/SIZE][list]
[*]Former Commissioner Kligenberg (Inquista/Independent) will be
succeeded by Peter Montfort (Angleter/UEC). With 52.9%, he
received most support of the three candidates. Marie Rivas
(Northern Caesarea/S&D) received 41.2% of the votes, while David
Cameron only convinced his own nation and got 5.9%.
[*] The newly elected Commissioner immediately started an 'Audit
of the Committees'. The Committees include the Committees on the
Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
established to revise the European Constitution respectively
Declaration of Human Rights, the European Arts Collaboration
Board that deals with subsidizing collaboration projects between
artists of several nations and the European Biological and
Chemical Weapons Authority, that deals with violations of the
homonymous act. Also the Heritage Site Program will be reviewed.
The investigation is still underway.
[*]After criticism by the Rhinian newspaper Düsseldorf Times and
the Angleteric news show One Last Thing regarding the
Commission's visit to Dromund Kaas, Prime Commissioner
Liszckoszi asked the leaders of the Coalition of the Willing to
meet in Europolis to discuss the ending of the Dromund Kaas War.
So far, there has been no response though.
[*]Premier Liszckoszi also started the 'Faith Conference', "to
talk about how we can progress society for peace and how we can
face off extremism". Several European nations have faced
terrorist acts, killing hundreds of people, as a result of
religious extremism.
[/list][SIZE=3]Council News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The amendment of the European Court of Justice Procedure Act,
proposed by Speaker Devoy (Duxburian Union/ECL), was unanimously
approved by the Council. The Rights of the Accused Act was
integrated into the new act, while also the appealing procedure
was abolished. "Why would the highest Court in the region
reconsider its own verdict? The whole point of taking a case to
the ECoJ is for an authoritative outcome that provides closure
for a case." was the argument of the Speaker.
[*]The Council was less enthusiastic about the Marriage
Recognition Act, proposed by Councillor Orcello (Pax Aurea).
Although the act only "ensure[d] the recognition of marriages
and civil unions formed in one European Union member state in
all member states " and explicitly stated that it did not "force
member states otherwise alter their laws related to marriage
and/or civil unions" and thus not required European nations to
recognize same-sex marriage, several Councillors felt that the
act went too far. Councillor Walters (Halsberg) worded his
concern as follows: "This proposal is clearly an underhanded
attempt to pressure governments to legalise same-sex marriages,
and that is utterly unacceptable. If the government of Halsberg
wants to introduce same-sex marriage, they will. But we will not
be bullied into making such a sweeping change by a bill that
would, as many have noted, give thousands of Halsbergian couples
cause to take up a human rights legal case." He also applauded
the ingenuity and cunning of the ALDGE, as "the bill would
inevitably lead to nearly every European country being forced
into legalising gay marriage". He ended his remark by saying
that "If they [the ALDGE] believe in their cause so much, why
can't they come out, no pun intended, and propose something a
tad more explicit?" Also Councillors Benfield (Inimicus/UEC),
Hague (Davishire/UEC), Kosor (Red Croatia/UEC) argued against
same-sex marriage, while Councillors Marshall (Rhine Ruhr/ECL)
and Roebuck (Gun-Toting Animals/ECL) had several remarks too,
although they stated their countries support same-sex marriage.
Councillor Elena Dammo (Occoron/ALDGE) responded to Walters'
remarks by saying that "I truly believe that making a difference
between marriages between a man and a woman and same-sex
marriages, is stupid, silly, wrong, narrow-minded, egocentric
and unacceptable. I really do. But forcing every European to
think like me, is not my intention nor the intention of the
bill" while she also explained the aim of the bill, stating that
"This bill will make sure that an Occoronian gay-marriage couple
is not arrested and sentenced to death during their vacation in
Halsberg, because marrying someone of the same sex there is not
allowed and you get the death penalty for it". Also Councillors
Jesniak (Os Corelia/ALDGE) and Faras (Kryuland/Independent)
defended the bill, although they ended up abstaining.
Councillors Marshall (Rhine Ruhr/ECL) and Roebuck (Gun-Toting
Animals/ECL) voted against. The latter worded the reason for his
no-vote as follows: "Our nation will not be involved in this
farce which is a complete betrayal of those who pursue equality
and dream of the day it will finally be realized. [...] I call
for new legislation to be brought forth that would end marriage
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Europe. It
is time for everyone to stop beating around the bush and to
throw their cards on the table. [...] As long as couples of a
certain sexual orientation are afforded rights that other
couples are not, discrimination is taking place and we cannot
stand for it." An amendment by Speaker Devoy was approved but
the final form of the bill was defeated.
[/list][SIZE=3]Other News[/SIZE][list]
[*]Pax Aurea and Gun-Toting Animals will serve, together with
permanent nations Duxburian Union, Angleter and GroBdeutsches
Reich, in the European Nuclear Applications Authority. They got
more support than Davishire, Inimicus and Os Corelia. It is the
second term of Pax Aurea, Gun-Toting Animals will replace Rhine
Ruhr. That nation did not wish to seek re-election, as it wanted
to set a precedent: "there are three permanent, non-changing
members already".
[*]The meeting between the Occoronian President Fernando Mahanga
and his Aurean counterpart Gaius Proctus is said to be a
fruitful one. Both nations agreed on expanding diplomatic
relations, allowing other nations to become part of the
Aurean-Occoronian Research Institute for Science and Technology
and they also agreed on establishing Europol via a treaty
instead of European legislation, as the Europol Act was defeated
before. Both leaders also discussed a treaty against the
"nuclearization of Europe". The Aurean President Proctus is now
on his way to Inimicus.
[*]Hugh I, former Inimican Minister of Treasury, will become the
next Emperor of Inimicus, after his predecessor, William I, was
killed in a terrorist attack. Several European leaders attended
the coronation. Inimicus also elected a new European Councillor.
Incumbent and favorite Benfield hold his position, receiving 57%
of the votes, while the second candidate got 12%. On his way
home from his victory party, Benfield was involved in a car
accident and transferred to hospital. It is still unclear
whether or not he will be able to assume his office and if not,
who will replace him.
[*]Occoronian Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Carranza met in
Europolis with the Prime and Foreign Commissioners of Davishire.
The aim of the meeting was to learn more about Davishire, a
rather new nation, and to discuss its nuclear ambition.
[*]The governing Conservative Party of Davishire has won the
elections. The victory is rather unexpected, as the Liberals
were leading in the polls in the weeks before the elections.
Incumbent Davishire Prime Commissioner Cameron, who also ran for
European Commissioner of Internal Affairs, will hold his seat.
Although he stated earlier he was resigning, his Conservative
successor lost the election in his constituency and Cameron is
thus required to remain the leader of Davishire.
[*]The elections for a new European Councillor in Kryuland knew
a surprising result. Two candidates, Faras (ECL) and Kyenge
(ALDGE), received the same amount of votes. In compliance with
the constitution of Kryuland, they will share the term of
European Councillor and they will remain independent. Faras
becomes Councillor for the next 3.5 years, after which Kyenge
will succeed him.
[*]Os Corelia is having Council elections. The Os Corelius party
(ALDGE), now dominating the councils, is expected to lose
massively. Their popularity has decreased due to national
events, such as the potential nuclear stand off with Davishire.
Polls suggest other left-wing parties will fill the gap.
[*]Occoron is heading for presidential and parliamentary
elections. Incumbent and very popular President Fernando Mahanga
(ALDGE) will surprisingly not seek re-election, due to a
disagreement with his party about dealing with fraud of several
MPs. Vice-President de los Santos (ALDGE) will run for his
party, while Prime Minister Barria (S&D) will represent the
social-democrats. The two candidates of the governing party
compete with the candidate of the joint opposition, MP Victoria
Vigo (ECL-UEC), who is currently polling high.
[*]The Dusseldorf Conference between Rhine Ruhr and new European
member states Iyori, United Planet and New Union is still
underway. The discussed topics include expanding the Tokyo
Economic Accord between Rhine Ruhr and Iyori. The legislative
branches of United Planet and New Union approved the treaty and
the respective nations will thus join the Tokyo Accord. Also
other economic issues, as well as defense topics are being
discussed.
[*]The First FIFA World Club Cup between the British Isles and
the European Union was won by Gunners FC, the team of the
British Isles. The first leg in the British Queen Georgana
Stadium resulted in a 2-2 draw, while the second leg in the
European Grand Stade de Cassablanca resulted in a 2-3 victory
for Gunners FC. The European of course happily congratulate the
British Isles on their victory! [i]Read the full match report of
the first leg
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[/list]That's all for now, see you next month!
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[center]Nations: 151
World Assembly Delegate: Occoron[/center]
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Premier: Maleeka Liszckoszi, Os Corelia
Foreign Affairs: Felipe Gomez, Occoron
Defence and Peacekeeping: Susan Callaghan, Halsberg
Economics: Alexander Bass, Gun-Toting Animals
Internal Affairs: Peter Montfort, Angleter
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Chief Justice: Antony Scalin, Duxburian Union
Justice: Concordia Ferro, Pax Aurea
Justice: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Bakrova
Justice: Idla Bcassj, Kryuland
Justice: Gerhardt Garber, Rhine Ruhr
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Speaker of the European Council: Acwellan Lir Devoy am
Harrison, Duxburian Union
Socialist Workers Party (SWP): Communist, Socialist,
Anti-Capitalist
Party of European Socialists and Democrats (S&D): Social
Democrat, Integrationist
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for a Green Europe (ALDGE):
Social Liberal, Environmentalist
European Classical Liberals (ECL): Classical Liberal, Pragmatic
Union of European Conservatives (UEC): Conservative, Christian
Democrat
European National Party (ENP): Fascist, National
Socialist[/center]
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[*]The new Commission will be elected soon: the nomination
period is over and several parties had primary elections. The
UEC has selected Peter Montfort, incumbent Commissioner for
Internal Affairs, and Blair von Schroeder from Red Croatia.
Inimican Councillor Augustus Barrington was not selected, but
will run anyway. Colleen Bennet from Rhine Ruhr will be the ECL
candidate, the S&D will be represented by Marie Rivas from
Northern Caesarea and the ALDGE has selected Corelian LGBT
Rights activits Karolinasz Jaedala as their candidate. Follow
the lively debate between the candidates
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[*]Former Premier and Internal Commissioner Dominik Frank (Rhine
Ruhr/Independent) stated in an interview with The Inquista
Lounge that he was disappointed in the current Commission: "What
was once thought to be a promising Commission comprised of
talented individuals turned out to be hollow and lifeless.”
[*]According to a poll by the Inquistan Broadcasting
Corporation, the current Commission XIII was ranked the second
lowest ever.
[*]Commissioner for Defence and Peace-keeping Callaghan has
opened a discussion concerning cluster munitions. Although most
participants agreed that cluster munitions were very dangerous
for civilians, a complete ban was not received well. Councillor
Orcello (Pax Aurea/ALDGE) proposed that the next Commissioner
holding the Defence and Peace-keeping position would continue
the discussion.
[/list][SIZE=17pt]Court News[/SIZE][list]
[*]Also a new European Court of Justice is to be elected:
incumbent justices Berdimuhamedov from Bakrova and Bcassj from
Kryuland already announced their candidature for re-election and
both are also running for the position of Chief Justice. Also
Knudsen from North Europa and Stjepanic from the Balkan
Socialist Federation announced their candidature.
[/list][SIZE=17pt]Council News[/SIZE][list]
[*]As the Audit of the Committees by Internal Affairs
Commissioner Peter Montfort continues, the membership of the
Committees for reviewing the European Constitution and the
Universal Declaration on Human Rights are being discussed. Also
the membership of several other committees, dealing with
chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, are being discussed,
as well as the merger of several committees. The purpose is to
reduce the numbers of committees and to decrease bureaucracy.
[*]The European Arts Collaboration Fund has started a public
tendering for building a new International Archive of European
Culture. “A cultural archive of materials that every EU nation
donates to be housed within the halls of Europolis and then to
go on tour around Europe to promote cultural tolerance and
curiosity of differing cultures. The archive will be housed in a
building which is the main cost of the project. It would contain
books, statues, sculptures, manuscripts on a permanent or loaned
basis. The exhibitions will be free for all EU citizens to
attend in their national museums. “
[/list][SIZE=17pt]Other News[/SIZE][list]
[*]Kryuland has a new government, led by Prime Minister Prodaj.
The government coalition has the support of Left, Ecology and
Freedom (ALDGE) , Centru Demokratika (ECL), Partit Demokratiku
Socjali (S&D) and New Partit Komunista (SWP), although the
latter two have no seats in the national parliament.
[*]A political scandal in Pax Aurea has caused four ministers to
step down from their office: Minister of Homeland Security Falco
and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fulvius had to resign after
Yusif Guillaumus, Director of the Cyber Defence Division of the
Aurean Secret Service, leaked to the press that several Catholic
prayer groups and seminars but also telephone conversations and
email correspondence had been illegally monitored by the
Ministry of Homeland Security. Fulvius was former Vice-President
and became acting President when former President Glorius was
assassinated by fundamentalists, until her successor Proctus was
elected. It was under her time in office that the illegal
surveillance took place. Immediately after taking office,
Proctus ordered Minister of Homeland Security to stop the
illegal investigations, but she did not follow that order. The
negotiations about the successor of the two resigned ministers
caused the Federalist Party to leave the government and their
two ministers stepped down: Minister of Citizenship Affairs
Sulpicio and Minister for Welfare and Healthcare Marie-Celesté
Cavain. The government of Prime Minister Laetenius still has a
majority of 126 seats of the 200 seats in the Aurean Senate,
also without the 21 seats of the Federalists. The opposition has
called for a vote of no confidence though, which is currently
underway. In the meantime, four new ministers were appointed to
fill the gaps in the government.
[*]The Reform Party (ALDGE) has won the elections in the Balkan
Socialist Federation, defeating the incumbent Socialists.
Independent Matej Pasternak has been appointed as Prime Minister
after being nominated by the President, since the two largest
parties disagreed on the office.
[*]The Occoronian ELDR (ALDGE), currently delivering the
President and Vice-President, has lost the parliamentary and
presidential elections after failing to cope with a serious
fraud scandal. ELDR Presidential candidate and incumbent
Vice-President de los Santos only convinced 5,47% of the
electorate, while incumbent socialdemocrat Prime Minister Barria
(S&D) got 43,94% of the votes. Victoria Vigo, the leader of a
list of the joint opposition (ECL-UEC) has won the first round
of the elections with 50,07%, making a second round unnecessary.
She will be sworn in as the new Occoronian President very soon.
With 257 out of 500 seats, the conservative list also has a
parliamentary majority. Immediately after her inauguration, she
ordered the preparations of Occoron's departure from the
European Union.
[*]Davishire is holding a referendum regarding its membership of
the European Union, a possible membership of the European
Economic Community and a possible transformation from a monarchy
to a republic. The first question was not legally binding for
the government, the latter two were. A majority of 60% agreed
with the first question, a plurality of 48% agreed with the
second while a majority was needed. The counting regarding the
third question is still underway, although opinion polls show
that 85% of the voters disagree with a possible transformation
to a republic.
[/list]That's all for now, see you next month!
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Nations: 178
World Assembly Delegate: Occoron
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Premier: Peter Montfort, Angleter
Foreign Affairs: Colleen Bennet, Rhine Ruhr
Defence and Peacekeeping:Karolinasz Jaedala, Os Corelia
Economics: Marie Rivas, Northern Caesarea
Internal Affairs: Blair von Schroeder, Red Croatia
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Chief Justice: Beaver, Gun-toting Animals
Justice: Idla Bcassj, Kryuland
Justice: Concordia Ferro, Pax Aurea
Justice: Lars Josef Knudsen, North Europa
Justice: Gergely Stjepanic, Balkan Socialist Federation
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Speaker of the European Council: Acwellan Lir Devoy am
Harrison, Duxburian Union
Socialist Workers Party (SWP): Communist, Socialist,
Anti-Capitalist
Party of European Socialists and Democrats (S&D): Social
Democrat, Integrationist
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for a Green Europe (ALDGE):
Social Liberal, Environmentalist
European Classical Liberals (ECL): Classical Liberal, Pragmatic
Union of European Conservatives (UEC): Conservative, Christian
Democrat
European National Party (ENP): Fascist, National
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[SIZE=7]Commission News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The election process which began in the latter days of June
concluded on the sixteenth of July bringing about the Fourteenth
Commission of the European Union. Peter Montfort of Angleter was
elected Premier Commissioner with Blair von Schroeder (Red
Croatia), Colleen Bennet (Rhine Ruhr), Marie Rivas (Northern
Caesarea), and Karolinasz Jaedala also making it onto the
Commission.
[*]Premier Montfort, like all Premier Commissioners, has been
charged with filling out the rest of the Commission Offices with
those elected by the region. Blair von Schroeder of Red Croatia
is the new Internal Affairs Commissioner. Colleen Bennet of
Rhine Ruhr was placed in the Office of Foreign Affairs. The
Office of Defense & Peacekeeping will be filled by Karolinasz
Jaedala of Os Corelia. The Commission is rounded out by Marie
Rivas in the Economics Commission Office.
[*]These elections have been celebrated as a major victory for
the still young Union of European Conservatives (UEC) which won
two of the Commission spots which include Premier Commissioner
Montfort and Commissioner von Schroeder. The UEC managed to get
two-thirds of their candidates onto the Commission boasting by
far the largest voting base. The European Classic Liberals (ECL)
relied on bipartisan support to get its one candidate, Colleen
Bennet, elected to the Commission. Both Jaedala and Rivas relied
on the left to see to it that they were elected to the
Commission. Rivas has long been the leader of the Party of
European Socialists and Democrats (S&D) and Jaedala was a solid
candidate from the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for a
Green Europe (ALDGE).
[*]Foreign Affairs Commissioner Bennet has already begun
working in her new office. Bennet is currently overhauling the
region’s recruiting system while trying to rally interest in
recruiting. The region’s population has increased by 25 since
the revamping began to take place.
[*]Defense Commissioner Jaedala and Internal Affairs
Commissioner von Schroeder have teamed up to begin discussion on
possibly improving the security of the region’s Capital in
Europolis. They have created and distributed a survey titled
Europolis Security Review to the Council’s delegates. Pending
the responses to the survey, the Commissioners plan to renovate
the security measures at the region’s institutional buildings.
[/list][SIZE=7]Court News[/SIZE][list]
[*]The European Union’s elections came to a conclusion seeing
Joe Beaver of Gun-toting Animals ascending to the position of
Chief Justice. Justices Idla Bcassj (Kryuland), Concordia Ferro
(Pax Aurea), Lars Josef Knudson (North Europa), and Gergely
Stjepanic (Balkan Socialist Federation) too have made it onto
the bench.
[/list][SIZE=7]Council News[/SIZE][list]
[*]This month oversaw the election for the Speaker of the
European Council. The race which takes place once ever eighteen
months saw only two candidates: Acwellan Devoy am Harrison of
Duxburian Union and Bent Jerrik Christiansen of North Europa.
The incumbent, Acwellan Devoy, received overwhelming support and
shall remain the Council Speaker for another term.
[*]Discussion in the Council is still ongoing about deploying
the European Relief Forces to the Caribbean region that was
affected by Hurricane Athena earlier this month. Hundreds of
millions of Euros is being requested in aid by both Pax Aurea
and Sint Maarten who have been devastated by this storm.
[/list][SIZE=7]Other News[/SIZE][list]
[*]‘The Lacertain Summit’ between Inimicus and Red Croatia which
took place in Lacerta, Inimicus saw Councilors Barrington of
Inimicus and Kosor of Red Croatia meet in order to discuss trade
and the creation of a cultural exchange program between there
nations.
[*]On July 8th the Aurean Provinces of Colonial Nova and
Celestica as well as the Rhinian Protectorate of Sint Maarten
were struck by a Category 1 Hurricane named Athena. The storm
caused billions of Euros in damage and has been blamed for the
death of nearly a hundred people. An outpouring of humanitarian
aid came from many nations throughout European Union. As the
rebuilding process begins, many still find themselves displaced
by the storm and are reliant on continuous aid while they
recover. Rhine Ruhr and Pax Aurea have appealed to the European
Council to deploy the European Relief Forces to provide a more
steady and permanent aid to the region until they are able
function normally again.
[*]A meeting between Queen Aleksandra Aries III of Red Coratia
and Viscount Miltok Hargadoon of Os Corelia is still ongoing in
the Rechcroatian capital of Zadar. So far the pair has discussed
jointly pursuing sources of alternative energies in their
nations, tourism, the free movement of people’s, shared academic
recognition, increased trade in the fishing industry, and a
healthy debate about same-sex marriage. The Summit of Zadar
looks to carry over into the next month and will likely lead to
a very close relationship between the nations of Red Croatia and
Os Corelia in the coming future.
[*]On the two year anniversary of the London Transit Terrorist
attack, The United Kingdom managed to track down and detain the
attack’s orchestrator Owain Davies of the Crusaders Against
Corrupt Britain terror cell.
[*]After a three month layoff Eurovoice, the region’s leading
music competition, has returned for its eighteenth incarnation.
The contest is taking place on the DNS Illian Evander, an
aircraft carrier off the coast of the Duxburian Union. The
winner of Eurovoice XVIII will be reveled in next month’s
update.
[*]Marrakechia has announced plans to vastly increase its
investment in tourism. ‘The Luxury Kingdom’ aims to attract up
to thirty million European travelers in the coming year.
[*]On July 12th a car bomb exploded in Roma, the capital of
Nazione Italiana. Twenty are dead including two infants and a
Senator. Authorities are not sure who is behind the attacks, but
they believe that the attack was not of domestic origin.
[*]In Balkan Socialist Federation, The Federation Council has
selected a new Prime Minister. The Council unanimously confirmed
the appointment of Matej Pasternak by President Nikolai Yanev.
The freshly elected Federation Council has wasted no time and
has already legislated an experimental program involving tidal
power. The Council has also authorized the creation of the
nation’s Navy and created a national space agency.
[*]On July 24th Kryuland legalized same sex marriage in a likely
historical vote in the nation’s legislative bodies. Kryuland
follows Davishire who too joined the growing club of nations
legalizing homosexual marriage in recent years.
[*]The European Nuclear Application Authority (ENAA) once again
has chosen to deny the Imperial Commonwealth of Davishire of a
nuclear weapons program. Widely supported by Parliament and the
Public, Prime Minister David Cameron criticized the body for
their decision as well as the extra measures taken by the ENAA
to prevent Davishire from applying again for the next two
months. Prime Minister Cameron has agreed to meet with Defense
Commissioner Jaedala in order to discuss The Imperial
Commonwealth’s nuclear ambitions.
[*]A Cholera outbreak has plagued the Aurean Isle of Achaia in
the aftermath of Hurricane Athena. Nearly two hundred and fifty
people were infected before the source of the contamination was
discovered. A public bath house was found to be the source of
the bacteria. Luckily no one has died since the outbreak started
and patients are beginning to recover in area hospitals.
[*]King Stenbren I of Davishire has decided to abdicate the
throne in a move to “modernize Davishire”. Despite a recent
referendum that showed public support for King Stenbren I, his
majesty has decided to allow his brother, Prince Hubert, to
ascend to the throne starting on the 16th of August. Prince
Hubert is the younger brother to the current King who said that
“Prince Hubert . . . is much younger and more capable”. We will
keep you posted on the events of the Davishire Royal Family in
our August update.
[/list]Special Remarks[list]
[*]European Union completed its first game of Mafia at the start
of this month. The game resulted in a Mafia victory and the
winners are Red Croatia and North Europa.
[*]We would like to congratulate Randomain and Ater Nox for
winning elections for their respective seats in the 10,000
Islands’ Council of 9.
[*]We would like to wish Matilda luck as she leaves Canada’s
Internal Affairs Office in exchange for External Affairs.
[*]European Union whishes luck to all of the candidates in the
current House of Commons Elections going on in The British
Isles. We also hope that the next Prime Minister will be able to
overcome the inactivity that has plagued the region recently.
[/list]That's all for now, see you next month!
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