Europeian Embassy - In Solidarity

by **Escade** » Wed Feb 08, 2017 5:23 pm

Cool intro thread!

Name: Escade
Region: The South Pacific
Gameplay Ideology (R/D/I/Imp/etc): Independent Sparkly
Why Should You be Picked?: I ran the TSP Regional Games a while back that were inspired by forum Survivor games. If I'm not picked I would love to help plan

Have You Watched Survivor?: I've seen most of the the last two seasons.
Can You Go on Radio (have mic)?: Depends on the time
Time Zone: EST

by **Luthionia** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:04 am

Name: Sacul Astoria
Region: Arda en' Estel
Gameplay Ideology (R/D/I/Imp/etc): I
Why Should You be Picked?: I am an active and enthusiastic NS player, and I believe this is a great way to meet other players and get to know them.
Have You Watched Survivor?: No.
Can You Go on Radio (have mic)?: No.
Time Zone: CET

by **Akillian** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:32 am

Name: Akillian Talleyrand
Region: UK/Arda
Gameplay Ideology (R/D/I/Imp/etc): Independent
Why Should You be Picked?: I'll be active, I think I can do well and it will be good to meet/work with others.
Have You Watched Survivor?: No
Can You Go on Radio (have mic)?: No
Time Zone: GMT

by **Writinglegend** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:28 pm

Only a few more spots remaining!

by **Farlord** » Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:04 pm

Name: Cat
Region: Europeia
Gameplay Ideology (R/D/I/Imp/etc): Raider
Why Should You be Picked?: I played last season and proved to be a fun person to play against

Have You Watched Survivor?: Nah
Can You Go on Radio (have mic)?: You know it
Time Zone: EST

by **Psuedopolis** » Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:05 pm

Name:Cpt.Carrot
Region:Europeia
Gameplay Ideology (R/D/I/Imp/etc):Independent/dgaf

Why Should You be Picked?: It's a me Carrotio
Have You Watched Survivor?:a couple times
Can You Go on Radio (have mic)?:srsly?

Time Zone:UTC/GMT

by **The Holy Principality of Saint Mark** » Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:15 pm

Name: Halo
Region: TWP
Gameplay Ideology (R/D/I/Imp/etc): Independent
Why Should You be Picked?: You'll want someone to pick on for his lack of skills!
Have You Watched Survivor?: Yes
Can You Go on Radio (have mic)?: Yes
Time Zone: CST

by **Europeian Embassy** » Thu Feb 16, 2017 9:32 pm

Invitation to #Euro10's Region-Building Seminar!

Hello everyone!

On March 6th, Europeia will be celebrating our 10th anniversary of being a region! It seriously feels like we just founded yesterday, where the heck does time go?

As apart of our overall celebrations, we are hoping to host a Region-Building Seminar, where various founders (or key founding players) will get to speak about their experiences building a region. This event is meant to be historical, but also hopefully a cultural exchange between our region and others, where we can share different experiences and key events from our regions' respective foundings.

If you are a founder figure, and are interesting in attending, please RSVP with King HEM by February 28th, 2017. Please RVSP with which day you'd like to present (March 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th)

While we want to encourage all presentations to be open-ended, here are some things you might want to consider in your remarks:

What was the hardest part of starting your region?
What were some key obstacles early on?
Any early drama? (either internally or with other regions)
How did you decide on your system of government?
What was the time period like when you were founding? Was there only manual recruitment? Was it before influence?
Any tips or advice for people who may want to start their own region someday?

These bullet-points are meant to serve as starting points rather than a roadmap, so please feel free to craft your presentation in whatever way feels best to you.

All founding-figures are welcome to present. This would include actual founders, founding-era players in the region, key leaders of revival movements etc. Founding figures of regions that are no longer active are also welcome to present.

Please RVSP or send any questions via telegram to King HEM by February 28th.

by **Europeian Embassy** » Tue Feb 28, 2017 9:36 pm

February 2017

Europeia Turns 10 at Euro10

A Decade of Europeia will be a five-day celebration running March 6 through March 11 where Europeia commemorates ten years of being a region. It will feature guest speakers, mini-games, trivia contests, and a Region-Building Conference where founders from around NationStates will speak on their experiences in creating a region! Stop by to sign the guestbook, and stay for the fun!

Electoral Season

The past two months have seen a series of elections in Europeia, with candidates posting platforms and citizens participating in two senate and one presidential election.

Europeia elected a new Senate in December. One more seat than last term had to be filled, and seven candidates were entrusted with the esteemed office. Calvin Coolidge, Skizzy Grey, and Possibly This were all tied, and a runoff election had to be held to determine the winner of the seventh seat. Possibly this came out as winner.

Europeia's junior legislative body, the Citizens' Assembly, also held an election for its Chair. Grizzli, XIV, and Emil Seidel all ran for the post, with Grizzli claiming victory with more than half of the 52 votes cast.

In the most recent presidential election, Aexnidaral Seymour ticketed with Brunhilde and ran unopposed for the presidency and vice presidency of the region. Facing the potential of re-opening the election, the ticket collected more than 80 percent votes cast to secure Goldenblock, the official residence of the president of Europeia. With more than 80 votes cast, the turnout represented the second highest in Europeia history.

These elections in Europeia have demonstrated the region's political vibrancy, offering opportunities to newcomers and veterans alike to seek, and succeed in, political office. The next election in Europeia is the Senate election, for which standing is currently underway.

How I Ran For President As A Newbie
And what I would do differently
Written by Kaboom

Penning an article for the Europeian Broadcast Corporation, Kaboom explains the lessons he's learned running a Presidential campaign in Europeia. He gives prudent advice, starting with:

It's election season in Europeia. Aexnidaral Seymour and Brunhilde currently run unopposed, and maybe that makes you think about a run this term, or maybe the next one. I already did -- And I am not going to lie, running for President may seem like an incredibly daunting task. As someone who has run twice as a dark-horse candidate, I can tell you that it is not quite as it may look from the outside. But no matter how much or how little experience you have, I believe that there are three main ways that one can mount a strong Presidential campaign no matter of how experienced they are[...]

He then goes on to delineate those ways, including:

2. Be pragmatic.

Even though having grand goals for your Presidential term can be nice, it is still important to make sure your goals are achievable, especially if you ever desire to run for re-election. Know the people you're going to have in your Cabinet and the people working under them; having a good grasp of your Cabinet's skills will be an enormous aid in knowing where to aim in your goals.

You can read the full article here.

Valentine's Day in Europeia

The Valentine's Day Celebration occurred on February 14, and included a number of activities for Europeia's love-struck citizens.

A screening of Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo DiCaprio served as the feature film for the celebration, while games such as "We Ship It", "Love Captions", "Heart Attack", and a Mixlr Dating Game rounded out the event's festivities.

We Ship It
This past Valentine's Day, Lethen and Sopo sought to recreate the magic of a certain deviant Valentine's Day thread from a few years ago while keeping things a bit... more... civil. The answer? A Europeian Dating Fanfic Roleplay game where Europeians had the opportunity to step into the shoes of one of their region-mates on a blind date. The event was a success, with players representing prominent Europeians from President Aexnidaral Seymour to Associate Justice OnderKelkia. Here's a highlight from the latter:

[quote=Common-Sense Politics as OnderKelkia]"Greetings. I am The Right Honourable OnderKelkia, ED EPS ESE EEQ ESH, His Supreme Majesty, by unquestionable right, Emperor of The Land of Kings and Emperors, King of Norwood, Basileus of Polis, Grand Prince of Niso, Prince of Maxonberg, Autokrator of The Land of Dragonia, Landgrave of Munster, Voivode and Hospodar of Moldavia, and Doge of Vienna. I am here to meet a man named Drecq, with whom I share a mutual acquaintance, and am to explore a potential romantic relationship with. If you are indeed one and the same as the aforementioned individual, then logic would unquestionably dictate that I am, indeed, here for you."[/quote]

Heart Attack
As one of the mini-games for the Valentine's Day celebration, we played a little game called Heart Attack. How this worked is that a Private Message would be sent out on the forum to a small group of members with a positive message on it. Those members would then add their own positive message onto the telegram, then send it out to another small group of people. Through this method, a very large chain message is eventually achieved.

ERN Blasts Away Opposition!

The Europeian Republican Navy, one of the most skilled and professional military forces in NationStates, has continued to showcase its speed and precision in a series of delegate-toppling raids so far in February, including Eurasian Socialist Union, 32 County Irish Republic and Mazeria, where we even had the pleasure of teaching a new group of would-be raiders how to do their job. Our latest raid was in SPACE where a new record was set for triggering. Moreover, the operations were lead and triggered by a diverse group, due to our emphasis on spreading training throughout all our ranks. The ERN ensures excellence and skill for every sailor and officer - joining the ERN and actively engaging with our operations remains a surefire path to military glory and success.

But the ERN does not only fight under its own banners. Europeia has always done its best to stay at the forefront of interregional affairs through its diplomacy, and we furthered our ties and relationships with regional partners by helping The Kingdom of Great Britain take The Ezraltonian Region of World Affairs.

Under the leadership of longtime Grand Admiral and Imperator Common Sense Politics, The ERN stands only to continue progressing from strength to strength. For The Republic, for Glory!

Don't forget, Europeia's Tenth Anniversary celebration, Euro10, starts next week! For more information, visit this link.

by **Greyed** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 1:25 am

Happy tenth year Europeia! :clap:

Might join you guys if I have the time~

by **Brotherhood of Guns** » Wed Mar 01, 2017 7:42 am

Im kinda brand new here.
But I see lots of regions and nations that have 3, 5, 7 years.
I want today, in this day, wish a happy aniversary to the europeian embassy
:clap:

Keep going peeps! keep going.

Sincerly
The Armed Republic of Brotherhood of Guns

by **Europeian Embassy** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 2:48 am

Invitation to Euro10!

Hello Friend!

This is a formal invitation to attend the celebration of Europeia's 10th anniversary this March 6th - March 11th

The festival will be taking place in Europeia's forum and will feature games, trivia, history, culture, radio activities, and socialization. Appropriate masking will be provided to all guests!

We can't wait for you to celebrate with us!

Most Sincerely,

Your Friends in Europeia

by **Landscaping Buddies** » Sun Mar 05, 2017 6:59 pm

Happy birthday, 10 years is quite the achievement!

Europeian Embassy wrote:a series of delegate-toppling raids so far in February, including Eurasian Socialist Union, 32 County Irish Republic and Mazeria, where we even had the pleasure of teaching a new group of would-be raiders how to do their job.

Weren't you good buddies with Mazeria?

by **Tinhampton** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:15 am

I would just like to wish all of you at Europeia a happy 10th Anniversary.

by **Queen Yuno** » Mon Mar 06, 2017 3:16 am

thx Euro

Have always been Homey

by **Europeian Embassy** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 4:17 pm

Lethen Addresses the Future of the Supreme Chancellory
A Return to a Single-Chancellor System
By Writinglegend

(Europeia – July 7, 2017) – On July 2, Supreme Chancellor Lethen gave a historic address from Palatium Manor addressing the Office of the Supreme Chancellory (OSC). The Palatium Manor is the official residence of Europeia’s Supreme Chancellor.

"I've become so used to being part of the everyday fabric of our community in EuroChat and on the forums that I don't consider myself above the fray, as it were," he stated in his address. "I'm no more special and as flawed (if not more-so) than many of my fellow Europeians, both new and old."

The OSC has come under heavy scrutiny in the past month, with many concerned citizens questioning how Chancellors Lethen and Mousebumples have been using the powers granted to them by their office. Many citizens have stated that they wish for the OSC to be an apolitical entity, and alleged that Mousebumples abused her position to gain political advantage.

These tensions culminated with former Senator Verteger proposing 'The Removal of the Supreme Chancellory (2017)' which seeked to eliminate the office. This Senate legislation led to a region-wide discourse on the role of the OSC within Europeia.

As the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation reported last week, Supreme Chancellor Mousebumples resigned from her position without referencing the controversy surrounding her. "I'm in a different place in my life than many of you," former Supreme Chancellor Mousebumples stated in her resignation address. "I'm not in high school or college, and I don't have as much free time as I once did to stay on top of all things Europeia."

Regional tensions and the preceding resignation of former Supreme Chancellor Mousebumples left all eyes on Lethen for his decision on the future of the office. "I have decided to return to the single Supreme Chancellor model," Lethen concluded in his speech. "Additionally, I will be returning to the rotating Vice Chancellor system that was previously in place under HEM.”

The single chancellor model was last in-place when former Supreme Chancellor HEM was the sole Chancellor over the region. HEM often promoted various Europeians to the position of Vice Chancellor, rotating them on a fixed schedule. The model was altered when HEM promoted Lethen to the office, and Europeia has had a dual Chancellor model since.

"Though the rotation schedule is still being decided upon, I do have one key component in place," Lethen noted in his address. "I have decided to appoint Brunhilde as our next Vice Chancellor alongside Drecq."

Brunhilde is a Europeian known for her role in creating the Coalition Against the Ideology of Nazism -- an international coalition aiming to counter in-game Nazism. The promotion to the Vice Chancellor position comes days after Brunhilde returned to full in-game activity.

"I was absolutely shocked to get offered this opportunity," the new Vice Chancellor commented when given the opportunity. "I hope that I can bring it the respect it deserves."

In the coming days, Vice Chancellor Brunhilde will settle into her new role alongside Vice Chancellor Drecq. Meanwhile, the Citizens' Assembly will continue its debate on the powers of the OSC and its role within the region.

by **Cormactopia Prime** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 4:22 pm

Best of luck to Lethen in shouldering the responsibilities of Supreme Chancellor on his own, though I'm sure he'll do fine.

Congratulations to Brunhilde on her promotion to Vice Chancellor, as well. Much deserved!

by **Big Bad Badger** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:25 pm

I am so filled with joy to see Brunhilde back in action! The NSverse is a better place with you here and active!!

by **Ikania** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:18 pm

Big Bad Badger wrote:I am so filled with joy to see Brunhilde back in action! The NSverse is a better place with you here and active!!

^

by **Europeian Embassy** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:44 pm

EBC Radio talks Game-Created Regions
By Darcness

(Europeia - July 14, 2017) EBC Radio recently had the chance to sit down with Griffin of Orisis and Davelands of The West Pacific (TWP) to talk about Game-Created Regions (GCRs). Topics range from the sense of community that the Sinkers and Feeders share, to the high-stakes environments that such regions create, to the current outlook many of these large regions have taken toward the rest of NationStates.

Want to find out more? Listen to the interview now.

by **Belschaft** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:01 pm

Interesting topic, but it could have done with a more varied group of panellists; they had a bad habit of agreeing with each other on everything, and there were several topics were plenty of other prominent GCRites would have provided more of a debate/discussion.

by **Calvin Coolidge** » Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:31 pm

Tune in at 9pm EDT/ 2am BST as I sit down with outgoing Osiris Delgate Griffin on mixlr! We will be discussing recent Osiris affairs, Griffin's tenure, and the delegacy transfer.

by **Adytus** » Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:58 am

Calvin Coolidge wrote:Tune in at 9pm EDT/ 2am BST as I sit down with outgoing Osiris Delgate Griffin on mixlr! We will be discussing recent Osiris affairs, Griffin's tenure, and the delegacy transfer.

Is there a recording of this talk somewhere?

by **Europeian Embassy** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:15 pm

President Writinglegend Announces New Media Agreement
By Writinglegend

(Europeia - August 2, 2017) - President Writinglegend announced a new cooperative measure last week, titled Media Development and Distribution Agreement, with the region of Britannia in order to further exploit the medium of Communications to build partnerships abroad.

"The expansion of our influence into Developing UCR's has played a critical role in our agenda this term, and we have viewed such relationship building as a necessity to ensure the vitality of our foreign policy in the coming years," President Writinglegend stated, acknowledging the impact developing UCR's have played in Europeia's foreign agenda this term. "With the increased success of our own domestic communications sector in the publication of our voice, it is only natural we utilize our media superiority to allow like-minded regions to spread their own message."

The 'Media Development and Distribution Agreement (MDDA)' will allow Europeia to assist in arming like-minded Independent regions with the skills to advance our shared ideology and values through thevarious mediums of communication. Through running an integrated communications campaign abroad, our voice and values are broadcast on a greater level. Inside of the MDDA are provisions for bi-regional publications of State Media content, mutual dispatch upvoting, and media training and development to assist in the region's external and internal publications.

The announcement of the MDDA was met with much rejoice. Skizzy Grey, current Deputy Speaker of the Senate and long-time foreign policy adviser, had kind words for the progress made. "Kudos to the Administration for another thoughtful step toward rebuilding the independent sphere," he said.

The Senate immediately ratified the MDDA on July 29 after President Writinglegend gave a statement on how this agreement allows us to pursue our interests abroad. "We must always support those who share our values and basic principles. It is the Europeian mandate to do so," he explained on the Senate floor. "The Britannia Kingdom is a UCR that shares similar values and interests to our region ... what we can do to assist our partnership is build a media skillset within this region to better help them in promoting those values abroad."

On July 30, Sovereign King Sebastian I ratified the MDDA in Britannia, commencing media cooperation.

President Writinglegend has appointed Vice President Deepest House to spearhead their media development and serve as Europeia's Communication Ambassador. "I will work closely with their chosen representative to develop the proper infrastructure of a robust media operation," Vice President Deepest House publicly stated in his mid-term address to the region. "This agreement demonstrates Europeian leadership on the international front within the Independent sphere, and ensures that our values and ideals are more effectively messaged throughout the NationStates world."

Europeia looks forward to a fruitful and mutually beneficial relationship with Britannia.

by **Canton Empire** » Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:55 pm

So President Writinglegend writes an article about his own actions?

0/10 not enough pro WL bias.

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