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Printengesetz to be changed

The Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that it will change the Printengesetz, the law prescribing how Aachener Printen should be manufactured. The change will prescribe that Printen can only be called Aachener Printen when they are manufactured in the Eiffelloretalian city of Aachen according to the recipes in the Printengesetz. The classification "Printen Aachener Art" will be added to the Printengesetz; this category will be assigned to Printen manufactured outside the Eiffelloretalian city of Aachen but according to the recipes in the Printengesetz.
 

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Parks less kept and extra tasks for nurses
Where did the Zivi go?



Before the unification, Eiffellandian young citizens had to perform two years of society service, consisting of 14 to 18 months military service and 6 to 10 months civil service. This civil service has been adopted by Union State, meaning that from this Summer onwards Retalian young citizens have to perform society service as well. This has led to a financial pleasant surprise: Like in former Eiffelland, the people performing civil service (German: "Zivildienst"; a person performing civil service is called a "Zivildienstler" or "Zivi") in Retalia keep the parks clean, or serve out food, make the beds, transport the towels, blankets and bed sheets, and do the cleaning in the hospitals, nursery homes and elderly homes. This is also still the task of the Zivis in former Eiffelland.
But something happened in former Eiffelland: The number of Zivis diminished. Especially the number of male Zivis. Normally people about to serve society service are informed about when they will do civil service and when military service. Sometimes people are called to military service earlier than originally planned, or are suddenly called to military service although previously been scheduled to perform civil service only. Between December last year and June this year, however, the number of people called to military service early or called to military service although originally scheduled to only perform civil service increased.
On the one hand logical: During the 2018 war, people having previously done military service had been called to arms again, and these people need to be sent back home and replaced..However, the number of Zivis called to arms early or unexpectedly is higher than the number of conscript soldiers needed to be replaced. Furthermore, in December last year, a large group of Zivis with Abitur, traditionally the conscripts destined to serve as reserve officers and ensigns, were called for military service to start in February, one of the two months in which the future ensigns start military service. On top of that, the number of people called to start military service between August this year and June next year is a lot higher than the number of people needed to replace the demobilised conscripts.
All indices are pointing towards the suggestion that the government is extending the army; something that was not foreseen in the coalition agreement. The fact that Magirus-Deutz, Beck & Böhm and Rathenau Militärausrüstung are showing better results than would be expected based on domestic replacement orders and foreign orders support that suggestion even more. Estimations based on the number of Zivis called to arms unexpectedly and he number of conscripts called to arms in August this year suggest that about 200,000 conscripts are currently serving in the Eiffelloretalian armed forces.

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Unrest in Sociodemocratic fraction
Opposition requests emergency debate in Unionstag

Upon an article in yesterday's Weissenfelser Rundschau, the opposition, consisting of the environmentalist Grün, the market liberal FDV, the conservative Christian PCL and the far right VU, requested an emergency debate about the defence budget. The fraction leaders of the opposition parties concluded that "the numbers published in the Weissenfelser Rundschau suggest that the armed forces were extended more than was agreed upon in the defence budget".
Maximilian Schrempf, political leader of the FDV, said: "The defence budget foresaw in bringing the armed forces of Eiffelland-Retalia at the level of the pre-war armed forces of Eiffelland and Retalia added up. The numbers in the Weissenfelser Rundschau suggest that the armed forces have been extended to more than that. On the one hand, the FDV is still of the opinion that the pre-war armed forces of Eiffelland and Retalia were too small, so we welcome it if the armed forces of Eiffelland-Retalia are extended further than foreseen in the budget. On the other hand, when suddenly the armed forces are larger than the budget foresees, we have to ask questions."
Günther Ziesche, political leader of the VU, was comparably mild. The political leaders of Grün and the PCL, Franziska Trittin and David Lehmann, were harsher in their words, however; they stated that "the government has lied to the parliament", and that they would file a motion of distrust against the government.
Meanwhile, the Unionsrat and the Landestage of Retalia, Helgoland and Rügen have decided to hold emergency debates about the defence budget as well. Furthermore, rumours go that a number of Unionstag members from the Sociodemocratic SPE and the socioliberal LDP are considering to break away from their fractions. This leaves room for concerns about whether the coalition will be able to sustain its majority in the Unionstag. Currently the fractions of the CDV, SPE and LDP are in closed meetings. The ministers joined the meetings of the fractions of the political parties they are members of.
Meanwhile, in Helgoland, Minister-President Modrow is facing a problem in his CSPH. Rumours go that a group of fraction members is considering to leave the fraction because of the law proposal to legalise homosexual intercourse between consenting adults (currently from age 21 onwards, but that will become from age 18 onwards after the lowering of the age of majority per 1 January 2020). The current controversy about the defence budget could lead to additional turmoil in the fraction.
The emergency debates in the Unionstag and the Landestage will take place tomorrow. The emergency debate in the Unionsrat will take place on Thursday.
 

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Governments in Rügen, Helgoland and Retalia still in power
Cabinet survives motion of distrust despite parliament members leaving coalition parties


Yesterday’s Unionstag debate was tumultuous according to Eiffelloretalian standards. Minister of Defence General a.D. Egon Kranzer, Minister of Finance Andreas Fritschler and Chancellor Roland Rheinfeld had been called to the Unionstag to explain why suddenly many more conscript soldiers were serving that budgeted in the beginning of the year, and how this was paid for.
Minister Kranzer started the debate with giving the numbers of conscript soldiers in each part of the armed forces. He indicated that there are 190,000 conscripts in the Land Army, 35,000 conscripts in the Navy and 10,000 conscripts in the Air Force. This was more than foreseen in the defence budget for 2019, which foresaw 185,000 conscripts for all armed forces. Minister Kranzer also indicated that more professional soldiers had been recruited than foreseen in the budget. In total, the land army consists of 490,000 soldiers, divided over four armies. Two armies are mainly conscript armies (the officers from captain onwards are professionals, as well the sergeants associated to the conscript ensigns and lieutenants), and two armies are fully professional armies.
Minister Fritschler explained how the extension of the army was paid for. The 2019 budget contained a very large post for “reservations for disasters”. There was a lot of criticism on this post, given the harsh austerity measures that were taken to mitigate the debts resulting from the Retalian banking crisis and the 2018 war. However, the cabinet pushed this controversial post through, indicating that it could also be used for mitigating another banking crisis. In the end, only the coalition parties voted in favour of this post. Now it seemed that about half of this “reservations for disasters” post had been used for the extension of the land army.
Daniel Lehmann, political leader of the conservative Christian PCL, concluded that “apparently there was an official budget and a shadow budget”, and added to that: “What the Cabinet committed, is fraud.” Franziska Trittin, political leader of Grün, echoed Lehmann’s words about fraud, and called the secret extension of the land army “a typical case of warmongering”, and added to that: “Herr Kanzler, you and your cabinet deliberately tarnished the reputation of the country.” Günther Ziesche, policital leader of the Volksunion, remarked: “The coalition parties have repeatedly questioned our moral ethics, often in a very harsh way, but your reproaches towards us are hollow in the light of this budgetary fraud.” Twelve parliament members of the Sociodemocrat SPE and five parliament members of the Social-Liberal LDP announced that they would leave their respective fractions because of this, reducing the coalition’s majority in the Unionstag from 38 to 4 seats. Maximilian Schrempf, political leader of the market liberal FDV, said: “We said during the debates about the 2019 budget that the armed forces need to be extended. We are happy to see that this happened, but are not happy about the way this happened. This should have been done openly instead of by budgetary fraud. I am happy to see that it was not a typical case of spending in reality more money than what was officially budgeted; the general balance is intact. We paid debts back, and the official total amount of money spent by the government up to now is equal to the total amount of money spent in reality by the government. But the deliberate shifting around of budgets as demonstrated by the cabinet can only be justified by a very good reason. My question to you, Herr Kanzler, is: why?”
After that, the Chancellor came to word. He indicated that the previous government of Eiffelland and General Aliswiller, who controlled Retalia at that time, considered it better to keep the extension of the army a secret to the outside world. This because directly after the war an official decision to exten the armed forces could trigger Serenierre: “That nation was considered extremely sensitive and was continuously making remarks about giving the Retalian Islands independence. Mind you, an independence that those islands never wanted and never sought. We considered it possible that Premier Martinique would decide to, from her point of view, ‘liberate’, and from our point ofview, ‘occupy’, the Retalian Islands. Furthermore, Pelasgia leaving the Trier Concord left us effectively without allies. Indeed, the Justosian King immediately took the opportunity to make the relations with us closer, but we had serious doubts about aligning ourselves with that country. Doubts that became justified later on. All that together, in addition to one observation about the 2018 war, namely that throwing in 250,000 soldiers and threequarters of our air force into the war in Occitania would leave our back open to an attack by Kadikistan gave room for no other conclusion than that we had to extend our armed force. In secret. The rethorics from Serenierre were too worrying at that time, especially given the fact that that country was in a phase of intoxication by victory.”
Grün and the PCL filed a motion of distrust against the government. This motion failed 182 to 318; only Grün, the PCL, the Volksunion and the 17 parliament members who left the coalition parties voted in favour. The FDV filed a “motion of sorrow” indicating that the FDV-fraction did not like the way things had gone but leaves it at that. This motion failed 248 to 252.
In a reaction whether the government was planning to extend the armed forces during the coming years, the Chancellor answered: “We are planning to further extend the armed forces.”


12SEP2019

Godebald Modrow calms down turmoil in CSPH

Godebald Modrow, Political leader of the Helgolandian party CSPH, managed to calm down the turmoil in the CSPH. His announcement to legalise homosexual intercourse between consenting adults had led to quite some controversy on the island, leading to rumours that CSPH-members were planning to dispose of Modrow or even break away from the party. Modrow lifted the fraction discipline regarding the law to legalise homosexual intercourse between adults, and managed to keep the fraction united in the light of the defence budget controversy. The law legalisting homosexual intercourse between consenting adults passed Parliament due to the opposition voting in favour of it. A motion of distrust filed against the government of Helgoland due to the defence budget scandal failed.
Also the governments of Rügen and Retalia survived motions of distrust filed against them because of the defence budget scandal. The Unionsrat filed several motions as well, but they all failed as well.

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Temporary speed limits on motorways in Continental Eiffelland

When people think of Eiffellandian motorways, the first thing they think of is the lack of speed limits. Retalia has a 120 km/h speed limit on the motorways, and Helgoland and Rügen have a 130 km/h speed limit. Continental Eiffelland, however, does not have a speed limit on the motorways. Well, at least not an obligatory one; motorists are adviced not to drive faster than 130 km/h. Under certain circumstances, however, for instance when fuel becomes scarce or in cases of severe smog, speed limits are imposed in Continental Eiffelland as well.
The government considered the war in Gallia such a circumstance. Effective immediately until the end of the war, a 130 km/h speed limit will be imposed on the motorways in Continental Eiffelland in order to not put a too high strain on the oil production due to the war in Gallia.
Meanwhile, there are discussions in Retalia to increase the motorway speed limits to 130 km/h per 1 January 2020, or later depending on the war in Gallia. Whether the speed limits are abolished in Retalia as well remains to be seen, however.
 

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Pietas and Technische Universität Trier receive 4 million Marks government funds to develop artificial uterus

Minister for Scientific Research Stimulation Monika Bergmann announced in a press release that she released 4 million Marks fund to the Pietas (the university hospital of the Universität der Stadt Trier) and the Technische Universität Trier for the development of an artificial uterus. The aim of this artificial uterus is to mimick the situation in the uterus as good as possible, so that premature neonates can be nursed in a surrounding as natural as possible. They float in a liquid resembling amniotic fluid while getting oxygen and nutrients from an artificial placenta through an artificial umbilical chord.
At present, premature neonates have a chance to survive already with 450 grams birth weight and after 22 weeks pregnancy duration. Furthermore, the chance for a premature neonate with 1000 grams birth weight born at 27 weeks pregnancy duration has a 90% chance to survive. However, everything depends on organs not yet developed enough to perform their designated tasks after birth; those organs both have to develop further and already have to perform their designated tasks. The thought behind the artificial uterus is to take over the role of the placenta so that the lungs and gastrointestinal tract can develop further without the stress of having to perform tasks they are not fit for yet.
 

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Weissenfels Dance Event in full swing

It is an annual event in the City of Weissenfels. Each year in the second weekend of October, the baroque pearl of Eiffelland-Retalia raves on techno, house, dance and trance. DJs from all over the world come to play at the Weissenfels Dance event. People from all over the world come here to party. The newest developments in the techno scene are presented here. Many DJs started, start and will start their careers at the Weissenfels Dance Event. But not only that. Also the current big names play here. Furthermore, several old skool parties are dedicated to the beginning days of techno and trance. And of course, a lot of attention is paid to the heydays of this music: The 1990s. The parties take place in all the clubs in Weissenfels, as well in cafés, pubs, theatres and comparable locations, spread over the city centre.
You would expect that an international event like this one is organised in cities like Losena, Tibur, Altburg, Trier, Bremen or Lübeck. It is not, however. A spokesperson from the organisation behind the event indicated: "Indeed, Trier is the national capital of techno, but Weissenfels is the perfect city for this kind of events, exactly because it is a smaller city. The city centre of Trier is extremely large; you would need the underground to travel from location to location. Here in Weissenfels, you can walk from one party to the other. Here you can choose that you go to party A because of DJ X, but then after his gig go to party B for DJ Y. That would be a far bigger task in Trier."

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Researchers of six Eiffelloretalian universities identify genes switching on immune cells involved in auto-immune diseases


Researchers from the Katholische Universität Koln, the Università Statale di Lugano, the Staatsuniversität Marburg, the Staatsuniversität Innsbruck, the Université Nationale de Lausanne and the Staatsuniversität Sankt Gallen have managed to identify several thousands of genes involved in triggering immune cells that are related to auto-immune diseases, like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

The knowledge about auto-immune diseases (diseases in which the patient’s immune system attacks the patient’s own body tissues) has grown steadily during the past decades. Especially the therapeutic possibilities for asthma, hay fever and eczema have grown rapidly. People suffering from these diseases can lead an almost normal life. This is not the case for other auto-immune diseases, however. Therapeutic possibilities for multiple sclerosis and Crohn’s Disease are limited. In order to find new therapeutic and preventive possibilities., it is needed to unravel the pathway leading to auto-immune diseases. The discovery of these genes are an important step towards the cure of auto-immune diseases.


OOC: While the forum is in make-over, I decided to RP a French speaking minority in Eiffelland-Retalia. I discussed this out with Nichtstein. Details will follow.
 

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Scientists Università Statale di Lugano develop protein to increase success of gene therapies


The success of gene therapies depend on whether the corrected gene is inserted into the cells of the patients or not. Several pathways exist to let this happen. Infecting cells with viruses containing the corrected gene is one of them. This pathway is not always successful due to intracellular defence mechanisms against virus infections. Scientists of the Università Statale di Lugano developed a substance which lowers the intracellular defence mechanisms against lentiviruses, a type of viruses which is often used for transmitting corrected genes into human cells. Tests with this substance in mice showed promising results. It remains to be seen though when this substance becomes available for use in humans.
 

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Government forms committee of constitutional law professors to rethink constitution Eiffelland-Retalia

Chancellor Rheinfeld indicated today that the government has asked all the professors in constitutional law working at Eiffelloretalian universities to form a committee and rethink the constitution of the country. He gave the following reason for this decision: "Retalia, Helgoland and Rügen have very much autonomy within the Union, but the government of the Union is solely based on the parliament of Eiffelland. The fact that the Chancellor and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Defence have to be approved by all four parliaments does not change that situation. We need to switch to a situation in which the national government is really based on the political situation in the whole country, and in which a Retalian (German-speaking, Italian-speaking or French-speaking), a Rügener and a Helgolander has as much chance to become Chancellor as an Eiffellander."
At this moment, Eiffelland-Retalia is divided in four Länder (Eiffelland, Retalia, Helgoland and Rügen). Each Land has its own internal constitutional structure, and the differences between these internal constitutional structures are substantial. It is the intention to harmonise those structures. Furthermore, the national parliament will become a really national parliament, chosen by all Eiffelloretalians; currently the parliament of Eiffelland also functions as the national parliament.
The procedure to change the constitution is complex in Eiffelland-Retalia. First a two-thirds majority is needed; then new elections need to be organised, and the new parliament has to vote in favour with a two-thirds majority again. This procedure is an inheritance from the old Eiffellandian constitution. Before 2018, it was customary in Eiffelland to wait with the second step (elections and a new vote) until the next elections and not organise new elections in order to get the constitution change approved. Chancellor Rheinfeld indicated, however, that the government intends to organise new elections already earlier. Furthermore, after the new parliament has approved the new constitution, a second round of elections according to the new constitution will be organised soon afterwards.
 

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*BLAST!!!* Eiffelland under the spell of carbide shooting


It is a yearly recurring tradition in Continental Eiffelland towards the end of the year: Carbide shooting. When carbide reacts with water, a highly explosive gas is formed. The Eiffellandians use this chemical characteristic of carbide between Christmas and New Year's Eve for what they call "carbide shooting". A block of carbide is put into a milk can, some water is poored on the carbide, then the lid is put on the milk can. When there is enough explosive gas in the can, a torch is held before a hole in the bottom of the can, the gas explodes and the lid is fired tens of meters away.
This tradition dates back to pre-Christian ages, when people used to make a lot of noise during the winter solstice to chase away the evil ghosts of the previous year (which is also the origin of the firework tradition at New Year). When the explosive characteristics of carbide were discovered, farmers in the Rheinland started to use it for making the traditional lot of noise between Christmas and New Year.
Meanwhile, some things changed in the procedure. Although the old-fashioned milk cans are still produced just for the carbide shooting, more and more people are switching to other kinds of bins, which they close with either plastic balls or a piece of plastic. Sometimes people even use old slurry tanks, which of course gives enormous blasts.
Of course this tradition is not exercised in mountainous areas, because the massive blasts could initiate avalanches. Furthermore, it is a typically Continental Eiffellandian tradition; it is not seen in Retalia, Helgoland or Rügen.


31DEC2019
USD rolls up terrorist cells


During raids in Köln, Bremen, Losena and Altburg, the USD arrested about 20 far left terrorists who were planning to commit assaults in the coming days. Details about the motives behind the assaults were not given.


31DEC2019
Terrorist assault strikes Kaufhaus Von Germanien department store in Trier


This afternoon, a bomb exploded in the Kaufhaus Von Germanien (KaVoGe) department store in Trier. The bomb exploded at the jewellery's department, and took the lives of ten people. It is unclear whether the assaulter escaped or not.
The KaVoGe is one of the oldest and one of the most luxurious department stores in Eiffelland-Retalia. It was grounded in 1907 with the aim to “serve the spoiled demands of the upper ten thousand, the uppermost one thousand, the upperuppermost five hundred“. That aim was met with a vengeance, and still the KaVoGe is synonym to decadent luxury.

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Foreign Minister Montez enjoyed a fine Avalon Vineyards red as he browsed relevant continental news briefs.

"Arrogance past in Justosia, yet not everywhere it seems. They should renew their friendship with a renewed us. Or continue looking like a sick man who lost a war...."

He mused over these lines as he departed to the palace to brief Her Imperial Majesty.
 

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Responsibility for last week's terrorist attack claimed


After the bomb explosion in the KaVoGe on Silvester day, one question remained unanswered: Who did it? This morning, we received a letter with the demand to publish it unchanged. We do so under the threat of a bomb assault against our offices. This is the complete text of the letter.


On 21 April 1976, the guard of the Sonderhaftanstalt Kleinbeeren went to the cell block where Andreas Fischer, Ulrike Bienenhof, Casper Helsling, Max Basper, Horst Müller and Carl Meines, members of the Rote Befreiungsarmee, were serving life imprisonment for their heroic fight to free the people of Eiffelland from the shackles of capitalism. He found them all dead, hanging on their bed sheets. The governmental stance is that they committed suicide. However, they had no reason to do so. They were about to be set free, so why would they commit suicide?
In the early morning of that same day, the Regiment Spezialkräfte of the Eiffellandian army stormed the plane from Luftfahrt Eiffelland that had landed in Tibur after the Neue Rote Befreiungsarmee had taken over the control. Johann Krenz, Max Grotewohl, Hannelore Liebknecht, Lisa Lardinois, Egon Malke and Ferdi Kossack were killed during the action. Johann Krenz and Lisa Lardinois were shot despite the fact that they had surrendered. Hannelore Liebknecht was shot despite the fact that she was already unable to continue fighting. This has been confirmed by passengers in the plane. However, the governments of Eiffelland from 1976 until 2019 continuously denied this, and the government of Eiffelland-Retalia still denies this.
We are the Vierte Rote Befreiungsarmee. We claim the responsibility for the bomb explosion in the KaVoGe on 31 December 2019. We demand justice for Andreas Fischer, Ulrike Bienenhof, Casper Helsling, Max Basper, Horst Müller, Carl Meines, Johann Krenz, Max Grotewohl, Hannelore Liebknecht, Lisa Lardinois, Egon Malke and Ferdi Kossack. We demand that the government of Eiffelland-Retalia officially admits that Andreas Fischer, Ulrike Bienenhof, Casper Helsling, Max Basper, Horst Müller and Carl Meines were killed in their cells by representants of the Eiffellandian government, and that the soldiers of the Regiment Spezialkräfte were ordered to kill Johann Krenz, Max Grotewohl, Hannelore Liebknecht, Lisa Lardinois, Egon Malke and Ferdi Kossack, even if they surrendered.
Furthermore, we demand the release of all our comrades who were arrested in the early morning of Silvester Day last week, as well as the release of all the members of the Dritte Rote Befreiungsarmee, who have been in prison for over 35 years.

Our comment on this is the following. We recognise that the official government statement about the death of Andreas Fischer, Ulrike Bienenhof, Casper Helsling, Max Basper, Horst Müller and Carl Meines is controversial. The question why they committed suicide has never been answered, and that leaves room for the question whether it was really a suicide.
However, what the Vierte Rote Befreiungsarmee calls a "heroic fight to free the people of Eiffelland from the shackles of capitalism", was in fact a series of terrorist assaults like the one last week in the KaVoGe, often with more casualties. The Rote Befreiungsarmee is responsible for the loss of life of 200 persons. The Neue Rote Befreiungsarmee hijacked a plane and killed a banker and a minister. The Dritte Rote Befreiungsarmee committed a series of terrorist attacks during the 1980s, again killing about 200 persons. The Trierer Zeitung cannot consider what all the Rote Befreiungsarmees did a heroic fight. We consider what they did cowardlike and cruel. The sentence "life imprisonment" against the members of the Rote Befreiungsarmee and the Dritte Rote Befreiungsarmee was the only sentence that could mean justice. There is no justification possible for terrorism.
 

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The Honorable Gianluigi di Gravesano-Carone
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Trier, Eiffelland

Dear Minister Gravesano-Carone


The Aurarine Republic offers its hearts and thoughts to the people of Eiffelland-Retalia in the wake of a terrorist attack that has cost the Kingdom ten lives.

The “Vierte Rote Befreiungsarmee“ shall join the ever growing ranks of cells within Europe that use terror as a means of forcibly advancing an agenda onto an unwilling populace. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the 1976 suicides of radical terrorists, to take the lives of innocent people in revenge is barbaric, in humane, and unbecoming of any civilized society.

The Republic cannot, in anyway, condemn the actions of the Vierte Rote Befreiungsarmee and calls upon the Eiffeloretalian Government to immediately bring those responsible for the deaths of the innocent to justice. As always, the Republic stands alongside the Kingdom in the pursuit of justice.


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Trier, Eiffelland-Retalien — Treviri, Eiffellandia-Retalia — Trèves, Eiffellande-Rétalie


8 January 2020​

To His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcides Cabello
Aurarian Republic
Solis, Auraria

Your Excellency,

On behalf of the Government of Eiffelland-Retalia, I would like to thank you for your support in this matter. I can guarantee you that we are doing everything we can to find the culprits and bring them to justice, as well as to dismantle the complete Vierte Rote Befreiungarmee. It is in everybody's interest that this kind of organisations is eliminated. Indeed, imposing your agenda against the public opinion by means of violence should have no place in our world.

Best regards,

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Gianluigi di Gravesano-Carone, Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Propontis, 10 January 2020

The Government of Pelasgia offers its most sincere condolences to the people and government of Eiffelland for this tragic act of barbarity. Knowing and feeling Eiffelland's pain all too well, we wish that all families find closure and justice as soon as possible. Pelasgia is prepared to offer any and all assistance that might be needed by the Eiffellandian authorities in these trying times, though we are confident that Trier can fully deal with the matter itself. Our flags are already flying at half a mast due to our own grieving period, but we shall nevertheless make a nominal order to the same effect for this tragedy, as a sign of solidarity.

Signed and sealed,

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Office of the Foreign Minister
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Avalon
January 9, 2020
10:05 PM Justosian Time

On behalf of Her Imperial Majesty, we extend our heartfelt condolences to you our old ally in this trying time of barbarity. We pray for steadfast justice for your nation.

Sincerely,
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Office of the Confenonîr of the Grand Duchy of Furlanìe
To the attention of the Eiffello-Retalian government
The Friulian government is deeply worried by the recent events taking place in the friendly nation of Eiffelland-Retalia.
We extend our condolences to all the families of the victims.
We will support the Eiffello-Retalian government in any way possible.


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Aussenministerium — Ministero degli Esteri — Ministère des Affaires Étrangères
Trier, Eiffelland-Retalien — Treviri, Eiffellandia-Retalia — Trèves, Eiffellande-Rétalie


We thank the governments of Pelasgia, Justosia and Furlanie for their support in this situation, also on behalf of family and friends of the deceased. We are working intensively on calming this situation down. Chancellor Rheinfeld visited the families of the deceased personnally, and members of the Government attended the funerals.

Gianluigi di Gravesano-Carone, Minister of Foreign Affairs
 

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King appoints extraordinary ambassadors for the Italophone and Francophone communities in Eiffelland-Retalia

The press office of the Royal Palace announced today that King Albrecht appointed two extraordinary ambassadors to represent the Italophone and Francophone communities in Eiffelland-Retalia. About 10% of the Eiffelloretalians speak French as their first language, and about 25% of the Eiffelloretalians speak Italian as their first language. However, due to the constitutional structure of Eiffelland-Retalia, these two large communities do not really have a representation at national level. A large constitutional change to address this issue is currently under study. Until this constitutional change is in effect, the Extraordinary Ambassadors are planned to represent their respective communities at national level. Minister of Foreign Affairs Di Gravesano-Carone, as the only Italian minister in the cabinet, will be the extraordinary ambassador of the Italophone community. The extraordinary ambassador of the Francophone community will be Louis Duc de Chambéry.


Lars, Eiffelland-Retalia and Johnston Isles ground Organisation of Democratic States

The press office of the Chancellery announced today that Lars, Eiffelland-Retalia and the Johnston Isles have grounded the Organisation of Democratic States. The purpose of this organisation is to mutually support democratic countries, and to give democratic countries a voice in the world. It consists of a common market between the member states, as well as a mutual defence pact.
 
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