The Union of German Nations
Die Vereinigung von Deutschen Ländern
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Provisional Logo of the VDL/UGN
Die Vereinigung von Deutschen Ländern
Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
Provisional Logo of the VDL/UGN
Mission Statement
The Union of German Nations is an alliance of German-speaking and/or German-influenced nations. Through the UGN, or to use its German name and henceforth its official name, the VDL, it is hoped that all German nations can come together as one (Einigkeit), dealing with one another on fair and equal terms, respecting sovereignty and national rights (Recht) and defending one another's independence (Freiheit).
Rights of Member Nations
Through the VDL, all German nations* can expect their needs to be attended to; all German nations can expect defence when they are attacked; all German nations can expect assistance when they are laid low by disaster; all German nations can expect a voice.
The VDL will consist of, when its membership grows, a mutual-defence treaty pledging all members to aid any others when they are attacked, a governmental system allowing members to have a voice within the VDL and express their views and annual summits in order to assess and co-ordinate the Union's work and progress.
Responsibilities of Member Nations
In order to become party to these rights, however, members also have responsibilities. These will later be finalised in a Constitution drawn up by members of the VDL. At this stage, however, the following shall be considered the duties of members of the VDL:
- VDL members shall defend other VDL members who are attacked when called upon to do so by a meeting of senior members.
- VDL members shall all contribute militarily and financially to both the VDL and any economic packages sent to members in need of aid.
- VDL members shall receive representation within the VDL proportional not to the size of their contributions, but to the size of their contributions relative to their own size. This means that the smallest members, if they give what they can, will be represented accordingly.
- VDL members, by joining the VDL, pledge not to engage in combat against one another; if war arises, the aggressor shall be ejected from the VDL and all other VDL members shall support the victim.
In addition to these duties, the Constitution can now be viewed below:
Verfassung der VDL
Constitution of the VDL
Application for the VDL
To join the VDL, members must simply complete the following form by copy-pasting it into a new post and wait for their request to be approved.
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[b]Name of Nation:[/b]
[b]Population of Nation (RP):[/b]
[b]Military Contribution to the VDL of Member Nations (with %age of total military numbers):[/b]
[b]Economic Contribution to the VDL of Member Nations (with %age of GDP):[/b]
[b]Governmental System of Member Nations:[/b]
[b]Is Nation German-Speaking? Y/N:[/b]
[b]Is Nation Influenced by German Culture? Y/N:[/b]
[b]Can Nation Relocate To UGN Home Region? Y/N:[/b]
[b]If No, Can A Puppet Be Sent?[/b]
[b]If Yes To The Above, What Is Its Name?[/b]
[b]Preferred Status (Observer - not obliged to contribute but a reduced say in regional affairs - or Full Member - self-explanatory):[/b]
NOTE: If nations pledge that they can move, doing so within 48 hours would be appreciated.
Current Members of the VDL
The Union of German Nations - The VDL Home Region
Benefits of joining the home region include:
- A place on the regional map
- Use of the RMB for constitutional planning etc.
- Greater magnitude of economic/military support
- A place in the heart of the Union, closer to the decision-making process
- Access to the VDL community OOC.
*OOC: Nations with any discernible form of German influence, from the Holy Roman Empire up to the current Bundesrepublik, are likely to be accepted. Nazis are not.
