Drecq
TNPer
December 2013 Edition
Greetings! As the holiday season approaches Europeia wishes you the greatest of cheer and invites you to read about the newest happenings in our region:
Anumia Wins Landslide Victory
On October 26th, veteran Europeian Anumia became President (3 years after his last stint as President), with his running mate Malashaan becoming Vice President, after beating the Elias Greyjoy/Huxwells Shaw ticket in a landslide victory of 24 votes to 8. His current cabinet includes: Cerian Quilor (Grand Admiral), Moronist Decisions (Foreign Affairs), Common-Sense Politics (Foreign Cultivation), Artimis Shaw (Interior), Seven Deaths (Culture), Kraketopia (Communication) and Notolecta (Attorney General). Additionally, Pope Lexus X now sits as Chief Justice and Drecq serves as Senate Speaker.
The key to Anumia's victory is believed to have been his ambitious "Great Architecture Project", which hopes to see Europeia help small, emerging regions get on their feet by teaching them a variety of things. This would include gaining good legal ability and having an efficient military. It's hoped that Europeia will gain more allies and, hopefully, long-term friends from the Project.
Anumia's cabinet has also been a major talking point due to its mixture of old and new faces. The Cabinet already got to work on many things with the Ministry of Culture hosting the TNP-Euro Festival, the Ministry of Interior working to get more Europeian nations to join the forums and become involved in the region, the ERN showing increased activity and much more. Europeians think that the experience of the older Cabinet members and the dedication of the newer Ministers will combine to make Anumia's administration a successful one. We certainly hope it will!
Mystery Abounds Between Friends
Europeia and The North Pacific have settled down to enjoy a good dinner, but little do they know that they're about to have a murderously good time. Our typical Festival to celebrate a recent security treaty signed by the two regions has been given a mystery theme. With events like "Guess That Detective" and "Which Sherlock is Better?" we've got a lot on our plates, but the main dish at this event is the Murder Mystery Dinner RP.
But wait! There's more! We've also been uncovering the mysteries of each other's NS past while we got to know each other as friends. Europeia has been proud to host this leg of the festival which is still ongoing, so feel free to come and join in on the fun!
Europeia Broadens Its Media
Europeia has begun to expand its forms of media. Instead of the standard textual documents used for broadcasting, audio formats are now being used as well. The Europeian Broadcasting Centre is officially conducting all major interviews in both audio and text formats (http://s6.zetaboards.com/Europeia/topic/8887574/1/#new), and President Anumia's speeches are also being broadcast in audio format. The private media sector has embraced the change as well. Seven Deaths leads the charge, starting his highly acclaimed "Seven Minutes With Seven Deaths" (http://s6.zetaboards.com/Europeia/forum/4009481/), which helped pioneer the use of audio technology in Europeia. Europeia wishes to expand into other media forms as well, and is currently working on an EBC program to encourage visual forms of media on the forum. We hope that this will not only add some flair to the forum, but will also stimulate creativity and greater communication for those who are more inclined to audio and visual formats.
ERN On the High Seas
The Europeian Republican Navy has been a hive of activity as of late, performing raids on at least 8 regions since the beginning of the term on October 26th, in one instance even beating both defenders and the Black Riders to the punch in Malton - having already pipped TBR at the post in The Krikkit Fleet not a day earlier.
The increase in activity has come from an increase in the number of active duty sailors, in addition to the ERN participating more frequently with Europeia's allies to keep relationships strong. The increased activity of the ERN has pleased many a Europeian, who look forward to yet more raids and stories of Europeian military success; such things have certainly become a common occurrence in Europeia lately.
As Europeia continues to assert itself on the world military stage, we can only wait and hope that the Navy enjoys the same, if not greater levels of success!
Intermission
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Delegate Change
In late October, Elias Greyjoy announced that he was stepping down from the delegacy. Due to the impending Zombie crisis at that time and Senate by-elections occurring as well, the delegacy elections were delayed until early November. These were the most hotly contested delegacy elections for some time, with five citizens having announced their candidacy and having posted their platforms at some point during the election process. In the end, Moronist Decisions won the election to the delegacy on November 5th. Moronist Decisions, or MD, is an experienced General Assembly resolution author and has been participating in World Assembly discussions for all of his NationStates career.
Europeia Cancelled Treaty With Lazarus
Since Milograd, who is persona non grata in Europeia following his previous coup of The South Pacific, took over delegacy of Lazarus, relations between Europeia and Lazarus have become increasingly strained, especially after it has outright rejected the independent foreign policy in word and in deed. On November 18th, 2013, then-Minister of Foreign Affairs Common-Sense Politics announced in a public address that Europeia has terminated her treaty with Lazarus, including the closure of in-game embassies between the two regions. However, Europeia looks forward to maintaining relations between the two regions, in spite of this setback in bilateral relations.
Europeia Supports the Osiris Fraternal Order
As you may know, on the evening of December 9th, the Pharoahs of Osiris - Venico and Koth - along with Vizier Cormac took action to remove "The Empire" from the region. This move was necessary to ensure that the region can develop independently and healthily without the actions of "The Empire", which has maintained a tight grip on the region and obstructed reforms by successive Pharoahs to develop a more robust government that can bring Osiris with stability and tranquility. Europeia supports Venico and his government's actions in this regard, standing alongside allies such as Balder and The New Inquisition to support the Osiran government's attempts to reassert independence of this sinker in the face of challenges from The Empire. The Republic is offering diplomatic and military support to the Osiris Fraternal Order in order to ensure the stability of Osiris.
Fake News
- Zenny declares herself Mistress of the Pretties: pulse rates across the region skyrocket.
- Anumia heard muttering, "One more coup of Osiris and I'll take over the bloody place myself."
- "Comparing Lazarus to Osiris is like apples and oranges", defenders say; "Comparing Osiris to Lazarus is like oranges and apples," invaders say.
- This just came in: Radio invented in Europeia, already a hit.
- "Any Naval units that are slow to respond to orders will be fed to the Kraken," Grand Admiral warns.