Hmm I remember looking at some of the first maps when I originally started playing NationStates, participating in a few alliances (Atlantic Central Command, the Meritocratic Senate) that weren't on good terms with Europe. I remember being intrigued by the system of alliances and people...
De Threveburgsche Heraut (The Threveburger Herald) is Vistrasia's first and foremost daily newspaper, found and printed in Threveburg since 1879. Printed every morning on broadsheet format it was founded as a liberal newspaper but ever since it has generally leaned towards the right, though the...
OOC: I'd like to excuse my absence and make a short newspost on Vistrasia's position in the current international conflict.
4th of November, 2010 - Printed in Threveburg, Vistrasia
Vistrasia emphasizes neutrality in the international conflict
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a press...
Hiya, it's not a biggie but could you move the capital of the Cedar Islands to the position it has on it's map:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee181/PrimoDeRivera/CeydereilandenMap.png
21st of June, 2010 - Printed in Threveburg, Vistrasia
Despite tensions Engellexic-Vistrasian summit in Dulwich a success
David van Cortenbach's meeting in Dulwich on the first leg of his Tour of Europe was a success with several agreements being signed despite the Engellexic opposition to the...
"Schaeffer-1" presented to the public
This morning, before the Lord-Protector left on his Tour of Europe the new Vistrasian cabinet was presented to the general public. After extensive negotiations led by August Schaeffer between the Freedom Union, the SDAP and the Green Liberals initially at...
Coalition negotiations stall
Coalition negotiations at Hotel Luxembourg have stalled as the Freedom Union insists on the incumbent First Minister Albrecht Van Voorne remaining First Minister, which has been rejected by other parties. The Green Liberals and Social-Democrats are unhappy about...
Stock exchange struggles to deal with trade war
The Threveburger Beurse (the Vistrasian Stock Exchange (TEX)
The trade-conflict between Bantyr and the Northern Council continues to rage on. Though the Vistrasian government has promised compensation for all investors and businesses that have...
Lord-Protector appoints August Schaeffer to negotiate coalition
Yesterday, August Schaeffer has been appointed to negotiate a new Vistrasian coalition. Though Schaeffer, a former-diplomat who currently lectures at the University of Threveburg, is non-partisan he's known as a left-wing liberal...
Right.
Anyhow, for some time I've had an interest in possibly expanding my nation somewhat and adding a colony and with the recent map expansion I've come up with something. I'd like to apply some small islands in the south. Any of the small islands (definitely not a big island though) in the...
Katholieke Volkspartij wins the elections, becoming the largest
Victory not large enough to form right-wing coalition due to large gains on the left
In what has been expected these last past weeks, the Catholic People's Party has won the Vistrasian elections turning into the largest party...
Bantyr seizes assets of Northern Council memberstates
Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces closure of Embassy
This week the Government of Bantyr announced it would nationalize all assets owned by companies originating from NC member-states in retaliation for the new tariffs that have been...
Lord-Protector announces his tour of Europe
In a press conference yesterday morning, Lord-Protector van Cortenbach announced which states he will visit on a succession of state-visits which crosses all of Europe:
20th of June - Dulwich (Engellex)
22nd of June - Drottninggården (Suionia)...
Trade conflict with Bantyr escalates
Bantyr's response to Vistrasian sanctions over their unprovoked embargo (together with Warre) of Batavia has been a similar increase in tariffs. The Vistrasian government after an offer to lift sanctions should the embargo be ended condemned, a spokesperson...
Cortenbach announces military modernizations
In news unrelated to the elections, David van Cortenbach has announced that in the coming months and years the antiquated Vistrasian military will be modernized in a speech to officers-in-training at Cloetesberg, the first Military Academy of...
Andries Marais is chosen frontman of the Catholic People's Party
At the 2011 congress of the KVP in Scharenburg, Syracanthia, underdog Andries Marais was chosen after two rounds of voting (receiving 27% in the first and 52% in the second) to lead the KVP in the parliamentary elections which will...
Tuesday 19 April 2011 - Printed in Threveburg
Update on the Parliamentary Elections
Threveburg - In the run-up to the Vistrasian Parliamentary Elections which are due for Friday the 20th of May 2011, the different competing parties, with some exceptions have mostly settled on which candidates...
Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken van het Gemenebest van Westrasië
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Vistrasia
The Commonwealth would like to congratulate the new Batavian Alfons Diepenbrock with his victory in this election. We hope that relations between Batavia and...