Europeia Monthly Updates

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☆ Introduction by Minister of Foreign Affairs Grea Kriopia

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Hello friends, welcome to Europeia's May Foreign Update! May was a busy month for the region as we held Presidential Elections at the start and had no shortage of foreign affairs topics to keep us busy. You'll find coverage on all of that and more below, as well as our usual summaries of Europeian media and WA affairs. This edition also includes an early advertisement for our anticipated June events, specifically the Disability Symposium and EuroPride, which we would love to see you all at!

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Below are some short extracts from this month's update. For the full version see the dispatch version!

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Regional News by various

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Presidential Elections by Andy

As is tradition, Europeia returned to the voting booth on May 9 to elect a new President. Incumbent President Grea Kriopia (GK) had stated her intention not to seek a third term in her State of the Republic address approximately one month before the election, drumming up quiet speculation about who would gun for the top job. Two contenders rose to stake their claims: Ervald and Sincluda. The former is a long-time member of the region and has previously served in several high-profile positions, including the Delegate of Europeia and more recently as GK’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. The latter is a tried and tested Europeian statesman who served as GK’s Vice President after multiple successful terms in positions like the Grand Admiralty. The campaign ensued with many fresh ideas being brought to the forefront, whilst Ervald and Sincluda picked Kuramia and PhDre as their running mates respectively. The Ervald/Kuramia campaign suggested a symposium to discuss disability on NationStates and the establishment of a gaming commission; the Sincluda/PhDre team proposed renegotiating Europeia’s positioning in certain parts of the NationStates world and stressed the importance of bridging the gap between the region’s on- and off-site communities.

When voters went to the polls, they delivered a landslide victory for the Ervald/Kuramia campaign, which accrued 50 of the 64 votes cast (78.1%). The new president got to work quickly implementing his agenda and nominating his cabinet, all of whom have now stuck their teeth into the work of the term after securing confirmation by the Europeian Senate.

Modern Gameplay Compact and The Leftist Assembly Issue Joint Statement by Grea Kriopia

Europeia along with its partners in the Modern Gameplay Contact released a statement on the withdrawal of The Leftist Assembly (TLA) from active conflict with the Modern Gameplay Contact and the lifting of sanctions placed upon the region. This move was accelerated by The Communist Bloc (TCB) declaring they would be leaving the NSLeft, an alliance of leftist regions that TCB and TLA were part of. The statement issued a series of acknowledgments from both sides including TLA's withdrawal from conflict with the MGC and any affiliation with Raider Unity groups, the MGC relieving sanctions imposed on TLA, and a tentative commitment to future negotiations on the de-occupation and return of Solidarity.

ERN Captures Repeat Victories in Military Gameplay by Grea Kriopia

The last few weeks have held intense military gameplay activity, and, for the ERN, the wins just kept coming following the victorious liberation of Lonia Kreptia Llor (LKL), Dystopian Utopia, and the successful raid of Frutiger. In LKL, the New Pacific Order and Lone Wolves United occupied with a force of 140 only to be rebuffed by 212 liberators in the largest liberation in known history with Link17 ERN sailors participating. Then, Dystopian Utopia was seized by Raider Unity with 103 endos Linkonly to be liberated in a single update by 154 liberators from a multitude of regions, including 8 ERN sailors. Afterwards, the ERN and its friends in The League & Concord, 10000 Islands, The West Pacific, and more turned to Frutiger -- A frontier with officers openly piling on Lone Wolves United operations. A Link43 endo stage struck the region with little resistance and is actively occupying the region.

... and much more!

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