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☆ Introduction by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ervald
Hello friends! Welcome to the April 2025 Europeia Foreign Update! This update discusses several interesting topics relevant to Europeia's elections, FrontierFest, diplomatic relations, media developments, and World Assembly activity! Read on to discover all of that and more!
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Below are some short extracts from this month's update. For the full version see the dispatch version!
Regional News by various
Treaty of the Grouse by Grea Kriopia
Europeia and the Outback are thrilled to announce they have ratified The Treaty of the Grouse, a bilateral treaty signifying the close friendship between the two regions. The close working relationship began not long after the Outback requested support from Europeia to help secure the Delegacy and to improve integration of new nations; since then the two regions have collaborated closely on foreign affairs and recruitment. They are thrilled to formalize this cooperation in a new treaty and look forward to our regions' continued support of one another well into the future.
Rebuttal Regarding the Outback by Andy
The blowback against the inflammatory early April statement issued by NPO/LWU/AA began quickly, with the West Pacific (TWP) delegate Varanius leading the charge in Rebuttal Regarding The Outback. Signed by TWP, TO, the Plains of Perdition (Perdition), Europeia, The North Pacific (TNP) and Balder, the statement incandescently counters the narratives put forward against Bran’s delegacy and scathes the trio for their actions interfering in a sovereign region’s internal affairs. It concludes with an announcement of TWP’s withdrawal from its bilateral treaty with LWU and from the Pax Polaris Occidens (PPO).
FrontierFest by United Vietussia
From April 16th to April 21st, Europeia hosted the first-ever FrontierFest inviting frontiers and strongholds alike to convene for a festival about the F/S update. The events included radio shows, movie night, contests, roleplay sharing, and a frontier showcase where attendees visited a different frontier region each day. FrontierFest conveniently fell on the second anniversary of the Frontier/Stronghold update drop, bringing attendees together to reflect upon how Nationstates has changed since the update and build new friendships across the increasingly diverse frontier landscape. While a majority of events focused on entertainment and making new friends, the two radio shows hosted discussions on region-building the F/S era and pre vs post-F/S update expectations for more substantive discussion on F/S.
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☆ Introduction by Minister of Foreign Affairs Grea Kriopia
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!
Regional News by various
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.
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☆ Introduction by Minister of Foreign Affairs Grea Kriopia
Hello all, and welcome to a new term for Europeia! If you were not already aware, I will be staying on as Minister of Foreign Affairs and am pleased to present our July Foreign Update to you. In this edition, you'll find detailed coverage of our Presidential Election, recent success in the Security Council, and a progress report in our efforts to establish a Sister Stronghold. What's that? Read more below!
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Below are some short extracts from this month's update. For the full version see the dispatch version!
Regional News by various
Population: 1,385| Delegate Endorsements: 285
President Andy | Speaker Comfed | Chief Justice Decacon by Amalteia
In our July elections, Andy and SkyGreen (Sky) have been elected to lead Euro with a strong 40-24 victory over Gem/ JayDee II, completely defying the EBC’s late polling that suggested there would be a close race between the tickets. Their “Paving Paths” platform, which focused on the daring Sister Stronghold plan to boost recruitment and WA influence, became the centre of attention of the election’s discourse as their campaign drew support over time, little by little. However, polling showed how the ticket’s recent executive experience and the trust Andy/Sky had gained in the region were the most important factor in their success. Outgoing President Southwestern Germany congratulated the winners, and expressed complete confidence in their leadership for the next 60 days. After the results, President Andy and Vice President Sky appeared on EBC Radio alongside former President Grea Kriopia to announce their new Cabinet, which mixes familiar names with new voices. The appointments included Malaxa (Outreach), Amalteia (WAA), Lloenflys (Attorney General), Gem (Interior), and Grea Kriopia herself (Foreign Affairs), which needless to say set the stage for an exciting term ahead!
Another Three Commends to Europeia by Amalteia
In July 2025, Europeia marked one of its most remarkable streaks in World Assembly Security Council history, with three commendations recognising the extraordinary contributions of Pland Adanna, Malashaan Colony (Mal), and Common-Sense Politics (CSP) passed in just over two weeks. These resolutions were authored by Gem, Amalteia, and Emodea (Moon) respectively, who decided to take up the mantle for some resolutions that had been in the research or drafting phase for a long time. Pland Adanna was commended for their leadership across multiple ministries, steadying the ship in difficult times, and charting a future of cultural excellence by organising events, launching the This Week in Europeia News! dispatches, and more. On the other hand, Mal was commended for her legacy of leadership across the Executive, authorship in the Senate, contributions that shaped our legal (repealing obsolete legislation), cultural (creating the EuroPride festival), and foreign affairs (treaty with the UDS and setting up interregional events) sphere. Finally, CSP was commended for his unmatched feats as President, his transformation of our regional military that made us become leading voices in the independent sphere, and his bold initiatives in times of crisis and conflict. Together, these commendations—each passing with well over 80% support—prove not only the three nominees’ talent, but our region’s ability to both cultivate a citizenry of innovating leaders and a citizenry of engaged SC authors.
Sister Stronghold Progress So Far by Southwestern Germany
After emerging victorious in the presidential election campaigning on the Sister Stronghold proposal, President Andy announced the formation of the Presidential Commission on Preparations for the Sister Stronghold on July 21st via Executive Order 105. As per the Executive Order, the Commission comprises the President, the Vice President, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Grand Admiral, the Minister of Outreach, the Minister of Interior, the Attorney General, the World Assembly Delegate, the Technical Architect, the Vice Delegate, the Director of the Europeian Intelligence Agency, the Chief Administrator, and advisors hand-picked by the President himself. This commission can produce reports and documents guiding the region’s preparation for developing a sister stronghold, which will be provided to the President and disclosed to all Europeian citizens for public deliberations.
President Andy had a dropbox open for citizens to suggest names for the new region which the commission would use to help finalize what names the citizenry should vote on. On July 31st, President Andusre announced a poll for the stronghold’s name to be held open for 72 hours which had the options “Estalcia” and “City of Arnhelm”. Estalcia was previously founded in August 2007 with the intention that it would serve as Europeia's colony and the City of Arnhelm which according to lore, is the capital city of Europeia. With 38 citizens coming out to vote, Estancia was victorious with 63.2% of the vote. It remains to be seen what will be the next step of the president and his commission.
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☆ Introduction by Minister of Foreign Affairs Grea Kriopia
Happy September! Europeia has begun a new term in the Executive under President SkyGreen, and I remain at the helm of foreign affairs. This September's foreign update covers presidential election news, the latest historic ERN operation, and updates from our Senate. We also have a more extensive update on Europeia's new sister region, Estalcia, if you're curious what we have been up to there -- Enjoy the read and feel free to stop by and say hello any time!
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Below are some short extracts from this month's update. For the full version see the dispatch version!
Regional News by various
September Presidential Election Brings Skygreen to Top Role by Southwestern Germany
Outgoing President Andusre and Vice President SkyGreen won re-election on Saturday in a flipped ticket, with SkyGreen now rising to the role of President and Andusre taking on the duties of the Vice President. Their re-election was hard-earned as 34 voters (52%) voted to re-elect the pair, while 31 voters voted to reopen elections. Asked by the EBC about his impression of the election results, President SkyGreen remarked, "It was quite the intense election, and I recognize that this reflects the passion of our citizens who deeply care about our Republic and its future. As I step into the role, I hope to take this energy from the campaign and channel it into a term that will make people say 'I think Sky did good'." The ticket brings a wealth of experience into their second term in Goldenblock Manor. Besides their most recent term, between the two, they have led every ministry in Europeia’s executive government. Their platform for this coming term focuses largely on continuing to develop Europeia’s new sister region, Estalcia.
ERN Participates in Historic Operation Lady Liberty by Grea Kriopia
On September 22nd, 7 sailors of the Europeian Republican Navy (ERN) participated in historic Operation Lady Liberty, breaking records as the largest ever coalition of updaters assembled in NS history. The operation sought to free Liberty Island from a raider coalition led by The Black Hawks who infiltrated the community and held the region with 88 endorsements. In response, a coalition force of 169 liberators jumped into the region, smashing the raider force and previous records in short order. The victory came in spite of efforts by the invading raider force to control a bend region right before Liberty Island that would have allowed the raiders to ruin the liberating forces’ trigger – Only for liberating forces to find a bend region of their own right between Liberty Islands and the raiders’ bend region. The dramatic problem-solving enabled defending forces to enter the region untroubled and raiders were quickly sent on their way.
Legislative Update by Emodea
September proved to be a busy month for the Senate, as seven different bills were debated by our Senators. These were LinkSister Region Citizenship Act Amendment (2025), LinkClarifying Referenda Act (2025), LinkOops, We Missed One Amendment (2025), LinkOAG Tweaks Amendment (2025), LinkEstalcia Day Amendment (2025), LinkResolution Recognizing Nethelism (2025)and LinkThe Republic Omnibus Act (2025). All bills were passed by the Senate and signed into law by Presidents Andusre and SkyGreen.
Of particular note was the non-binding resolution recognizing Nethelism, one of the two prevalent regions in the Republic, which was passed despite objections from Senator Pichvi (who proclaimed his support for the schismatic Donkeyism). A Linkprank standing for the most recent Senate election from UPC on behalf of Grandfather Clock also saw the introduction of the LinkConsensual Standing Act, which aimed to prevent any further shenanigans like that and passed unanimously at the beginning of September.
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