Thank you for the update. This seems a reasonable decision in the context of the precedent set by Europeia’s other foreign policy moves.
President Proscribes Reckless Marauders
The Communist Bloc and the Brotherhood of Malice Face Repercussions
Written by Kuramia
(Europeia - August 31, 2023) The North Pacific, at major update on August 27, 2023, was delegate-bumped from the combined forces of The Communist Bloc and Brotherhood of Malice, which placed Acting Vice Delegate Pallaith as the region’s World Assembly delegate. Through the efforts of its allies, including militia and active sailors in the Europeian Republican Navy, The North Pacific’s delegate, Chipoli, was restored to his rightful delegacy. The attack did not go without repercussions, especially as it’s not the first time The North Pacific has been specifically targeted by the Brotherhood of Malice. Europeian President JayDee announced, in a show of solidarity with Europeia’s decade-long ally, that The Communist Bloc and the Brotherhood of Malice were both declared proscribed regions.
Posting a scathing dispatch detailing the assault, The North Pacific disparaged The Communist Bloc and the Brotherhood of Malice, stating that the regions “cannot and should not be mistaken for members of our international community, because every action they take and every word they speak on that stage betrays how unworthy and unprepared they are to be a part of it.” Describing the actions as an act of war and a violation of their sovereignty, The North Pacific promised more than just the existing sanctions outlined by the Modern Gameplay Compact would be forthcoming.
Issuing his own statement supporting The North Pacific, President JayDee of Europeia stated that, “It has become evidently clear that these existing policies have not been enough, and that those who choose to associate with the Brotherhood of Malice continue to erode the trust of this community and violate the sovereignty of our partners. […]Their course is destruction and their cause is chaos.” He swore Europeia’s continued backing for The North Pacific’s next steps.
The North Pacific and Europeia share a Treaty of Friendship that was ratified on Aug 19, 2013.
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Featured Authors - As a part of our efforts to feature awesome authors from both the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation and our private media, two articles weekly will be shared with our embassies to provide greater coverage of Europeia’s media!! This is the second edition and will feature articles from last week.
Westinor comes in again with part two of his narrative, Anatomy of an Operation: South Pacific where he concludes his exciting perspective on the liberation of South Pacific!
UPC is a new featured author who recently conducted a poll with Europeian citizens to analyze shifting opinions and measure success on Europeia’s transition from a Stronghold to a Frontier. Make sure to check it out!
Europeian Media Spotlight: Sept 10th through Sept 16th
The Featured Author, or Broadcaster, for this week is a radio show. As in the previous two weeks, this is a part of our efforts to showcase awesome authors from both the Europeian Broadcast Corporation (EBC) and Private Media outlets. Well, media certainly does include radio shows and their broadcasters, and we are shining a special spotlight on a historic landmark between two regions: Europeia and The North Pacific.
As a part of our ten-year celebration of the Treaty of Friendship Between The North Pacific and Europeia, ratified on August 2013, we hope you enjoy this featured radio show, hosted by the Northern Broadcasting Service. It marks an important time in our and TNP’s history and is a testament to a outstanding alliance.
TNP Minister of Communications Robespierre presents this awesome radio show, 10 More years!! - A TNP/Euro Broadcast. Be sure to check it out!
Thanks for the spotlight! Love listening to radio, maybe we’ll hit up the EBC.
JayDee Re-elected for Second Term
Written by Westinor
On Friday, October 27th, 2023’s final presidential election began. Following what had been an exciting and at times tumultuous term, incumbent JayDee sought out a re-election, campaigning on the continuation of the groundbreaking steps his administration has taken both at home and abroad. Following several declarations of war, incredible offensive operations and liberations abroad, the bolstering of some domestic ministries, and the stagnation of others, JayDee has pledged to continue surging forward in the war efforts while taking the time to revitalize ministries that have been left behind, like Culture, Communications, and Radio. His Vice President, Pichtonia, stepped back from the ticket to focus on their Gameside duties as Vice Delegate, making way for previous president and recently-ovated Rand to come forward and accompany him on the ticket.
JayDee faced no competition, despite remarkably-low satisfaction with the Presidential field. Many noted their dissatisfaction was not necessarily a product of dissatisfaction with JayDee’s performance, which stood strong at 72.4%, but rather a preference for competition and the argument that uncontested candidates often fare worse in their terms. A Flash Poll by McEntire’s Arnhelm Alternative saw JayDee failing to gain majority support for re-election and losing to a “generic other candidate”, with suggested candidates including Kazaman, PhDre, and upc. None chose to stand against JayDee, though, with the election coming to a close with 39 or 70.9% of the votes for JayDee and 16 or 29.1% of the votes to re-open elections.
JayDee now faces what will surely be a challenging term ahead, with several wars to manage and a variety of domestic trials. As the first two-term president in five terms, JayDee has shaken up much of his cabinet, choosing to bring in the following roster:
Grand Admiral: Vor
Attorney General: Calvin Coolidge
Gameside: Pichtonia
Outreach: ICH
Culture: Ellenburg
Communications: Westinor
Radio: Chipoli
World Assembly Affairs: Josi
Foreign Affairs: Kazaman
The Europeian Broadcasting Corporation presents…
The Europeian Media Spotlight
Featured Authors - Once again, Media Spotlights are returning to highlight the incredible authors and writers in Europeia! This week we have two authors, putting the spooky in the spooky season and giving a fine retrospective on our region’s growth as a Frontier, coming from the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation and the Arnhelm Alternative!
McEntire: [Arnhelm Alternative]Frontier Population Growth Revisited
Description: This in-depth dive into the statistics of our growing population as a Frontier. Europeia has taken center stage as one of the leading and largest Frontier regions in NationStates, and it would be simply uncharacteristic for us not to take a look at where we may be in due time – backed up with great graphics and awesome analysis, McEntire gives us a first look into one of the key metrics changed by our transition into Frontier status.
Istillian: The Tell-Tale Masking: Europeia Celebrates Halloween for 2023
Description: Our glorious investigator Istillian prowled the haunts of Europeia as the clocks struck midnight on Hallow’s Eve, inquiring with the ghouls and demons of the night to find their deepest secrets and darkest memories… Dear readers, what unearthly horrors will we uncover lurking in our region this tricking season?
Thanks for the updates! EBC’s always a nice read.
Kazaman Ovated: Longtime public servant receives region’s highest honor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information (Discord): frankscar
(Europeia, Dec 9, 2023) On Tuesday, November 27th, Kazaman, current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Europeian Intellectual Agency, and ever present looming figure in the shadows, was awarded the Order of Republica by President JayDee.
The now Venerable Kazaman has served Europeia since the region’s inception, serving in a litany of positions. Early in his career, he found himself as a Senator, standing as a strong voice during troubled times early in the Republic’s history. From there, he became well renowned for his skill within the Europeian Republican Navy, serving as Grand Admiral and being awarded as Dux Emeritus, one of the Navy’s highest honors.
In recent times, Kazaman has been known as the Director of the Europeian Intelligence Agency, an organization that remains a mystery to the average Europeian, but constitutes an important piece of the region’s security.
Citizens all over have come forward to congratulate the Venerable Kazaman on his ovation, with the President remarking “It was at that moment that I was certain beyond a reasonble (sic) doubt that I would be nominating Kazaman for this Ovation, and I’m so glad I get to be the one to do it”, recalling events from early in his first term.
For all his accomplishments, Kazaman remains ever humble, responding to the President’s speech with a simple message: “Thank you for the kind words, Mr. President. I don’t know how to reply to this many compliments, but it means a lot to hear them.”
Congratulations on the Ovation!
Honoured Citizens Day Celebrations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information (Discord): sanjurika
(Europeia, Dec 11, 2023) - Honoured Citizens Day is a time-honored holiday in Europeia. Every 2nd of December, citizens gather together to recognize those rare citizens who were awarded an Ovation or Triumph. This year featured a surprise Triumph, the first one awarded since 2015.
This year, Minister of Culture Ellenburg kicked off festivities with fun forum games and a space for speeches to be delivered by Honoured Citizens. Games included a Gala, a space for Thank You Notes, and Hunger Games among other things. Speeches were delivered by such prominent Honoured Citizens as Deepest House, Lethen, and Kuramia. Citizens reflected on their journey through Europeia, as well as what makes an Honoured Citizen and how Europeia treats its Honoured Citizens.
The Honoured Citizens Gala was the premier event. With citizens joining in and participating throughout the night. President JayDee delivered the speech at the event, stating: “Among us there are citizens old and new who have given so much to this community, sacrificing years so that we may know the strength and prosperity we now enjoy”. In a surprise announcement during the Gala, it was also announced that Grand Admiral Vor would be nominated for a Triumph.
Grand Admiral Vor is a successful sailor in the Europeian Republican Navy (ERN). Currently serving his second term as Grand Admiral, Vor is only the second sailor to be recognized with the title of Master & Commander. This title is shared only with Kraketopia, who also received a Triumph for his military efforts.
Vor has a special talent for rallying troops and coordinating military efforts and is currently the only ERN sailor to be included in LibCord command. Most notably, he has assisted in the coordination of Operation Red October, as well as the liberation of the Philippines and HK. His nomination was warmly received in the Swakistek Conference Hall, with Speaker Elio stating: “Congratulations Vor - an incredibly worthy nomination and I support it wholeheartedly. You are an exceptional Europeian, serving your region admirably in a time of great strife”. Other Senators quickly chimed in, largely to voice support and praise for the Grand Admirals efforts. On December 6, 2023, the nomination was unanimously approved by the Senate.
With the Ovation of Kazaman and the Triumph of Vor, Europeia now has confirmed a total of 30 Honoured Citizens. This means that over a quarter of Europeia’s current 110 citizens are Honoured, leading Aexnidaral to joke at the festival, “at this rate you’ll just be grandfathered in to Honored Citizenship after spending 6 months here.”
JayDee re-elected for third term in historic elections
Written by Westinor
On January 15th, Europeia saw the conclusion of one of its longest election periods ever in a historic two-round election cycle. Incumbent JayDee, having served two terms and seeking a third and final term, edged out a victory against challenger Elio and their running mate Sincluda. JayDee and his running mate, Vorhollah (Vor), found themselves losing out 26-36 (41.9% - 58.1%) to the option to Re-Open Elections in the first round before coming back against projected favorites Elio and Sincluda in a 42 - 37 (53.2% - 46.8%) vote victory.
JayDee and Vor ran on a platform of building on top of the progress made in JayDee’s past two terms, which have been characterized by both strong assertions of executive proactivity in engagements abroad and declarations of war as well as struggles at home in the holiday slump and several Ministerial resignations. The pair ran initially unopposed, with UPC declaring intention to stand with Sanjurika as his running mate before withdrawing due to illness. Growing concerns about a second unopposed election, remarks about the relative success of JayDee’s administration in the past two terms, and the promise of multiple challenging tickets ready to stand in the second election cycle would fuel a campaign to vote for the option to Re-Open Elections (ROE), This would culminate in ROE’s first ever victory, in an election that saw a total of 62 votes, up from the 55 votes in October’s presidential election.
Presidential standing re-opened for a second cycle on January 6th. This time, two tickets stood to challenge JayDee and Vor – Elio and Sincluda, who campaigned on larger-scale restructurings in the executive to address burnout including but not limited to the re-merging of the Communications and Radio Ministry as well as the recreation of the Europeian Civil Service, and McEntire and Monkey, who ran on an unconventional platform to reduce Presidential burdens, establish a civil service, and hold a Constitutional Convention. The Presidential candidates would engage in a debate on January 11th, the day after which McEntire would drop out of the race, citing a lack of support, and endorse Elio’s ticket.
The second vote would see a remarkable turnout of 79 voters, the highest since the June 2018 Presidential election six years ago. JayDee and Vor took the vote by 6.4 percentage points, subverting expectations after an EBC poll put Elio and Sincluda ahead by a margin of 62.5% to 37.5%. JayDee and Vor now confront the challenge of delivering on promises to set the stage for new leadership, make clear headways on conflict abroad, and reinvigorate activity at home. The administration will once again see a variety of new faces in the mix for cabinet positions, with JayDee having nominated the following for cabinet positions:
Attorney General: Calvin Coolidge
Grand Admiral: Darcness
Press Secretary: UPC
Minister of Communications: The Islamic Country of Honour
Minister of Culture: Ellenburg
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Rand
Minister of Gameside: Prov
Minister of Outreach: Sanjurika
Minister of Radio: August
Minister of World Assembly Affairs: John Laurens
Breaking: NPO Withdraws From Treaty of Sericum
Syberis? More like Si-bye-ris
Written by upc
On January 18th, the New Pacific Order (NPO) announced their withdrawal from the Treaty of Sericum. The treaty, a bilateral agreement ratified in 2022, marked the zenith of a years-long process of detente between the two regions. Only four years before the signing of the treaty, Europeia was part of a coalition of regions that declared war on the NPO due to their attempted subversion of a number of prominent GCRs and UCRs.
The announcement of the NPO’s intent to withdraw from the treaty was posted on the Europeian forum by Syberis. Syberis, a former Pharaoh of Osiris and now Senator of Diplomatic Affairs in The Pacific, said that “we are simply better for each other when working at slightly greater distance.”
The announcement cited concerns over President JayDee’s response to Syberis’ inquiries regarding the Festavo/Dionysus incident. The NPO’s position is that JayDee’s failure to inform the NPO of Dionysus’ identity constituted a violation of Section 5(b) of the Treaty of Sericum. Syberis claimed that JayDee failed to respond to the NPO’s concerns, only to request appropriate masking for Vice President Vorhollah in the MGC server “in a single sentence” later that day. Syberis noted that after this interaction, JayDee continued to avoid his concerns, but did post several times in public areas of the Europeian Discord server. This was all the impetus that the Senate of the NPO needed to unanimously repeal the treaty. The span of time between first communication and the NPO’s announcement of their withdrawal was just over 48 hours.
President JayDee’s administration has put out a statement responding to these claims. JayDee described the announcement as an “unfortunate but unsurprising turn of events,” and argued that information sharing regarding Festavo/Dionysus was the responsibility of the Europeian admin team, not the In-Character government. He also added that he had only been made aware of Dionysus’ identity approximately two hours before the announcement was made to the region.
In his statement, Syberis suggested that the NPO would be interested in honoring their previous bilateral agreement with Europeia, a Non-Aggression Pact signed in 2021. JayDee rejected this premise in his response however, saying that the previous agreement ceased to hold effect with the passage of the Treaty of Sericum. Europeia and the NPO will continue to maintain diplomatic relations through their shared ties in the Modern Gameplay Compact.
Thank you for delivering those updates, Kura.
The statement by President JayDee is a far more balanced one than I could have managed in Europeia’s shoes given the absurd and borderline dangerous statement issued by the NPO. Europeia is certainly better off without an ally that makes itself the center of attention by insisting on a less-than-48-hour-response when Euro is in the middle of both a Cabinet transition and an internal crisis. That is even before considering that the NPO’s entire complaint rests on explicitly defining an OOC community safety issue as part of an IC intelligence sharing obligation, a conflation which is unacceptable and threatens to undo the necessary divide between OOC and IC issues.
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by Ellenburg, Sanjurika, Sincluda, and UPC
Senate Elections - April 2024
On April 20, a new slate of Senators was elected to the Europeian Senate. Nine candidates stood, and citizens voted to make the top seven be elected. Candidates Lloenflys, Prim, Ervald, Cordova I, Comfed, JayDee, and Rand were all elected. The first order of business was selecting a Speaker, of which Lloenflys was chosen to lead. However, Lloenflys surprisingly resigned soon after, and Cordova I was selected as his replacement.
Debate topics centered around the ongoing Constitutional Convention, the Peoples Assembly, Half-Terms, and Court Reform. Notably, Senator Ervald pledged to only serve half his term (following in the footsteps of former Senator UPC) to show his commitment to the Half-Term Senate proposal. The 94th Europeian Senate quickly got to work, and several proposals are working their way through the Senatia.
First Frontier Day
May 2nd marked the first anniversary of Europeia becoming a Frontier. The event was celebrated with a festival that included games, meme contests, and speeches. President UPC noted that, despite the challenges that the region faced during those early days, “our success this last year has been about as resounding an affirmation of the Europeian spirit as [he] can imagine.” In recognition of the community’s efforts this past year, President UPC and Senator Ervald introduced an amendment to the Awards and Honours Act (2021), which would create a new title, Praetor, which translates to “one who goes before,” to be awarded to every Europeian citizen at the time of the festival.
One additional honor was granted during the festival. Le Libertie (LL), one of Europeia’s all time greatest recruiters and the region’s first Frontier Delegate, was nominated for an Ovation of the Senate. The Senate unanimously confirmed this Ovation, with Senator Comfed saying that “Le Libertie has always been a considered voice of reason, providing a sober second thought in an environment where many rush to move fast and break things.” LL will be officially granted the Order of Republica during a festival held in his honor next term.
Senate By-Election
There will be a Senate by-election due to the recent resignation of Speaker Lloenflys, prompted by real-life conflicts. Consequently, there will be an election to fill his vacant seat and complete the remainder of the term.
So far, three candidates have emerged for the vacant seat, each presenting their ideas and plans for the short-term tenure in the Senate. The candidates currently in the race as of Thursday morning are former Senator and Presidential Candidate Olde Delaware, Former Senator Gem, and Prov, who has recently returned to the region.
The pressing issues for this campaign appear to be changes to the Bar Association, the Junior Senator option, the Pioneer Amendment, and the Diplomatic Affairs Act. We will find out on Friday who emerges victorious!
NationStates Shutdown
For about 10 days beginning April 14th, the NationStates website experienced a database failure and went into shutdown, and it wasn’t until recently that update started running normally again and the last effects of the event faded. Although some ministries, like the Navy, Outreach, Gameside, and World Assembly Affairs were almost completely disabled for this period, game nights and other events kept Europeians busy and revealed the social strength of the region.
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Government
Population: 1,376 | Delegate Endorsements: 247
President UPC | Speaker Cordova I | Chief Justice Primorye Oblast
Regional News
Presidential Election Won By UPC / Grea Kriopia Ticket, Run-Off Avoided
Facing down three competing tickets (Sincluda/Gem, JL/Prov, and Caldrasa/August) with a confident and proactive campaign, UPC/GK secured 68% of the votes on May 25th. The UPC/GK ticket ran on a themed platform, centering on Infrastructure, Visibility, and the ongoing Wars. Their main opponent, the Sincluda/Gem ticket which amassed 25% of the vote, ran a lively campaign with initiatives like the Livewire and a World Assembly counter-campaigning taskforce, while wanting to solve problems with the Navy and Foreign Affairs agreements they identified. There were 56 votes cast in total, a relatively low turnout compared to recent Presidential elections.
Europeia and Allies Party At Camp Anawanna
In the last weekend of May, Europeia was joined by allies from 10000 Islands, Balder, and The South Pacific at Camp Anawanna for some campfire songs, ghost stories, and training in advance of the Defender Olympics. The summer camp-themed event ran from May 23 to May 27 with popular events including a nation creation contest and the return of Amongus with other party games. Militaries from all regions also did joint training together in preparation for the upcoming Defender Olympics anticipated in July to brush up on their chasing and speediness in hopes of winning medals later on.
Two Senate By-Elections in May Prove Difficult For Senate Hopefuls
May was the month of Senate By-Elections after the unexpected resignation of Senate Speaker Lloenflys and planned resignation of Senator Southwestern Germany. Voters went to the polls twice; The first on May 11 as Gem, Prov, and Olde Delaware Jr vied for an open seat. Gem and OD locked into a run-off after defeating Prov handily and Gem emerged victorious after a late voting swing in their favor. The following election came May 29 in a more crowded field of Ambrella (Sopo), Industhan, PhDre, and Prov. Although Sopo entered the race last, he won victory handily with 62.8% of the votes to avoid a run-off. Congrats to the newly elected Senators!
Citizen Spotlight: Caldrasa
Returning Citizen Spotlights to the Office of the Vice Presidency once again, Vice President Grea Kriopia authored the first Citizen Spotlight of the term featuring one of Euro’s up-and-coming young citizens, Empire of Caldrasa. Caldrasa joined Euro in March 2024 and has been hard at work in the Ministries of Outreach and Gameside on top of their bouncy social presence in the Euro server. Serving now as Deputy Minister of Outreach, Caldrasa has impressed the region with their eager spirit and will likely to continue to thrive as they learn and grow in their political career!
Europeian Media Highlights
EBC Article: The Trail of Ashes - A Frontier Update Retrospective - A retrospective of impacts from the Frontier/Stronghold mechanic update published alongside Europeia’s first Frontier Day at the start of May that discusses the updates impacts (or lack thereof) on new frontiers, military gameplay, and and more.
EBC Article: Presidential Election Preference Polling - In the run-up to the Presidential election, the EBC did some polling in end of term satisfaction to feel out voters’ preferences before the race had begun
EBC Article: Presidential Election Live Blog - A live blog posted during the Presidential Election voting period tracking stats in voting over time and commentating on the race
EBC Article: [BREAKING NEWS] UPC Re-Elected President in Record-Low Turnout Election - The first article out after Presidential Elections ended, sharing final results and commenting on the low voter turnout
EBC Article: By-Election Senate Candidate Interviews - Interviews of Senate Candidates in the second Senate By-election in the month of May
EBC Radio: UPC/GK Cabinet Reveal Show - Listen to the recording of President UPC and Vice President Grea Kriopia reveal and discuss their cabinet picks shortly after their election!
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Hi friends,
You are cordially invited to this year’s EuroPride festival! The event will be held in its own EuroPride 2024 Discord server, and the pre-event party starts now. As with previous iterations of the festival, we hope it will be a wonderful opportunity for LGBTQ+ members and allies alike to reflect on our experiences, share stories, and generally have an absolute blast!!! The Ministry of Culture has been hard at work organising game nights, radio shows, contests, and a movie night – more details are shown in the graphic below, and official opening coming soon.
Don’t miss out! The event runs for eight days starting June 20th. We can’t wait to see you there!!!
Text version: Poster with rainbow gradient background & Republic of Europeia logo adapted with progress pride flag colour scheme
Come Celebrate With Us: EuroPride, June 20 - 27
Movie Night, Art Competition, Party Games, Writing Contest, Radio Shows, Poetry Contest
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☆ Introduction by Vice President Grea Kriopia
Hello all! Welcome to Europeia’s June Foreign Update: Voices from the Outer World. Rest assured we will not be permanently rebranding Europeia after Dune – these are just some temporary aesthetics for the administration. This month’s edition features a number of exciting updates implemented on our new foreign update template, including some shiny new graphics. Read below about news from Europeia’s domestic affairs such as recent Senate elections and a potential revival of the People’s Assembly as well as major culture events hosted recently like the ovation of Le Libertie and EuroPride 2024. We’ve also got a neat deep-dive on the Europeian Book Club and a special Gameside feature about Minister Andusre’s RMB Questions of the Day. Finally, our update includes any recently published content from Euro’s bustling media scene for your enjoyment. We hope you enjoy and learn a bit about our region along the way!
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Below are some short extracts from this month’s update. For the full update with SkyGreen’s delightful new graphics, see the dispatch version!
Regional News by Grea Kriopia, Westinor, Andusre, and Maowi
Population: 1,188 | Delegate Endorsements: 246
President UPC | Speaker Decacon | Chief Justice Primorye Oblast
Ellenburg Narrowly Victorious in Third Senate By-Election
Forced to a run-off, Ellenburg defeated John Laurens in the third by-election of the Senate term with 57.1% of the vote (24 votes to 18). The two faced off after already clearing a crowded field of competitors, with Caldrasa and Industhan defeated in the first round of voting and Grandfather Clock withdrawing candidacy after being involuntarily nominated. John Laurens conceded defeat gracefully at the end of voting and promised to launch another campaign in the coming Senate General Election at the end of this month.
Le Libertie Celebrated in Ovation Festival
To mark Le Libertie’s receipt of Europeia’s highest honour, nominated by President upc and confirmed by the 94th Senate, the Ministry of Culture ran a festival in our beloved tortoise enthusiast’s honour. As well as spam games and a dispatch contest run by the Ministry of Gameside, multiple high-profile Europeians have stepped forward to speak at length on the former Europeian Delegate and current Regional Security Council member. Delegate upc reminisced about Le Libertie’s work alongside them in numerous gameside endeavours, the debate between Europeia’s future as a Frontier or Stronghold, and the development of gameside security after its transition to Frontier status. Supreme Chancellor Lethen then made sure to recount Le Libertie’s time as Vice Chancellor and talk about his broader impact as a community member, and Pland Adanna stepped in to tell of Le Libertie’s momentous influence on Europeian interior affairs and recruitment. Here’s to you, Le Libertie!
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Culture Highlight: The Official Unofficial Europeian Book Club by Fillet minion
Fostering a love of reading since the year 1326 (trust them), the Official Unofficial Europeian Book Club has in recent months become a hub of activity in the Palace of the People. Executive superdeputy Fillet minion (aka 12 AAA Batteries) sat down with founder Lloenflys for a chat about this cultural staple.
FM: What prompted you to start the Club?
Lloen: I have always enjoyed the idea of book clubs generally, and I had tried a few times previously to start one in Euro but it usually died out pretty quickly. This time when we decided to read Orconomics, a few people actually were reading along with us so it seemed like it was having more success. Tasting that success, I decided to formalize things (that’s why I called it the “Official Unofficial” book club … it started off as an unofficial assembly and then was formalized, and I wanted to honor that history in the title).
FM: Favourite book the Club has read so far?
Lloen: I think either the first one, Orconomics, or the second one, Tress of the Emerald Sea. Both were a lot of fun. Tress was a better book, and was the first one we read after a vote, so it holds the edge for that reason. But Orconomics is special because it is the one that held things together for long enough for the club to coalesce as a real thing.
Read the rest of the interview here!
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☆ Introduction by President UPC
Hello everyone, and welcome to Europeia’s July Foreign Update: This Newsletter Never Ju-lies! We have a lot to celebrate this month, from our Vice President Grea Kriopia’s commendation, to our new treaty with the South Pacific. And this edition also contains a special segment on The Great Book of Lard – In Its Incompletion, a work in progress by the brilliant Grandfather Clock. And of course, we’ve included some media highlights from the EBC and EBC radio, such as The Wacky History of Europeian Religions. Without further ado, let’s get into the update!
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Below are some short extracts from this month’s update. For the full update, see the dispatch version!
☆ Regional News by Maowi, Andusre, and Istillian
Population: 1,215 | Delegate Endorsements: 276
President UPC | Speaker Rand | Chief Justice Prim
Delegate UPC Reaches Endorsement High
Our region’s WA delegate UPC reached 283 recorded endorsements on the 25th July, which is the highest this metric has been since upc took the position over 300 days ago. This regional high is in spite of recent activity in the Europeian Republican Navy, whose operations commonly decrease WA Delegate endorsements as players move their WAs abroad to serve the interests of Europeia. A strong showing from our region is of special importance in these and the coming days, with several proposals of Europeian interest on the Security Council voting floor, in the queue, and on the drafting forum.
Grea Kriopia Receives Security Council Commendation
The Commendation of Europeia’s Vice President Grea Kriopia (GK) has resoundingly passed the Security Council after four days of voting in which the result never seemed in real doubt. In her half a year or so as a Europeian citizen she has become a hugely treasured member of the community, as well as an incredibly valued contributor to regional government with her years of experience across NationStates. It is these years that Commendation co-authors UPC and Westinor detail in the resolution; her expertise spans military gameplay, cultural events, mentorship, diplomacy, and more, and she has had huge achievements in 10000 Islands, The Order of the Grey Wardens, The Rejected Realms, and in interregional events. Congratulations GK on this thoroughly deserved honour!
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☆ Culture Highlight: The Great Book of Lard — In Its Incompletion
The ever-growing Great Book of Lard has graced the Republic Square since August 2023, causing divine rapture among readers throughout the many months of its sprawl. It stands at a staggering word count of more than 22,000 at the time of writing. We include as a taster the newest revelation (xii. Burial), a few words with its creator (the one and only Grandfather Clock aka GC), and some reviews from its Europeian devotees.
xii. Burial
There you sit, your waist all drenched in Murk. Oughtn’t you weep for what is to come, that everdreaded thatchery that overtakes you so? It is in complement to those who did come before, though you did not, having known they did come and you did not, why did you come if not to come as they did? You should have known better.
The Moon descends on her delicate slick of limbs from upwards. She is come to greet you, to slip her arms into yours. Feel that comfort, and you will be cleverly slumpt free. Every bloodoar you have seeps and weeps in grief for their fanged body to be unhoused and for their own to be unsheathed. You oughn’t weep for what is to come, lest that everdreaded thatchery overtakes you so.
You can count four fetid flowers thorned into your palm since the first branch waxed from that slipsome earth, since the lightsome and His bests crawled aheavenwards. You are the first of the daylings to make it this far. This will not go unpunished.
Erratum. This is no dreaded punishment.
Ere was it revelled, that moonshine did permeate those lands of craum and tempt, when you daunted and chanted for those aughs up nighly, who did not in hindsight flail you or others anyso. You wended and wandered, tempted and singed, tapping evermight etch plain dread into every a collarbone snapped briskly. Dread and dream, valleyfolk.
There came a time, not yet chewed and spat, where the daunting and crauming and shrieking and flailing became all too little much, sending sole, now that haughbest yheavenfrom, twisting and writhing homewards. And you were craumed with the best of them, charred friends and friends alike, outsights drained of let, where only carnations grew from their emptied eyeholes.
You were craumed alike, sprung when great swamps drowned dry land parch, shaken when drywet land roiled seethe you see your moonshone ways in fail. A great plundering took sole from valleyhame, thatching welcome otherways. You are not welcome here. Yet you have made it this far, anaw uncrossed if not for, yet made seen selve in your corpse for sole in grave did plant that honeysooth liquorsome froe, sprouted anupwards nothing at all, for its sake.
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