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[Großlausitz]

FRÄNKISCHER RUNDFUNK EUROPA
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ÜBER ALLE GRENZEN HINAUS :: Week of May 30 ​

Nachrichten in Kürze

News in brief

While the total exposure of Franken’s economy to the Northern Council’s more frail markets isn’t that high, Schatzkanzler (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Graf Maximilian von Montgelas provided the House of Representative’s committee for the treasury with a shortlist of endangered sub-industries and/or specific corporations. Two middle-sized banks operating from the Duchy of Schlesnitz are apparently in dire straits, as their balance sheets include way too many Batavian assets, both hard and fluid. “Luckily our tight banking regulations obliged these institutes to contribute to the private banking deposit protection scheme. So the individual customers of the Bank der Ostschlesnitz and the Bankhaus Mahlzahn will receive up to 100,000 Taler, depending on their original deposit,” the Schatzkanzler told the committee members. The committee chairman, who is traditionally from the largest opposition party faction, quizzed the minister whether His Majesty’s Government was prepared to refund any larger losses. “Of course we won’t let citizen with a sound financial background go bust due to macroeconomic woes. My ministry will carefully look into cases where more than 100,000 Talers are at stake,” Graf Montgelas replied to that inquiry. Not quite satisfied by the government's plans, the SDP leadership demanded the submission of a revamped concept that ensures citizens are protected from suffering from their bank managers' flawed decisions.

Due to the heated situation in Oceania Ministerpresident Graf Peter Solms issued a government policy declaration on the support for Anglyn before the Abgeordetenhaus today. Franken’s head of government was adamant about His Majesty’s Government resolution to allow the Anglynian government to go about its business undisturbed and sovereign. “[…] It was the sovereign decision by the Kingdom of Franken to grant its colonies independence, prompted by the likewise autonomously conceived wish of the colonial people to leave Franconian guardianship. Who are we to deny another state, which has been Franken’s fellow co-founder of the EDF, the right to choose in a sovereign manner? Is Anglyn less democratic than Franken? Isn’t its legislature as powerful as this honourable house? My government will continue to advise Franken’s ally wisely and gently: Sit down with the immediate stakeholders and discuss terms calmly and sensibly. Last but not least, we will see to it that those talks can go on undisturbed by the parties who are merely faux stakeholders.” In the late afternoon the Ministry of Defence confirmed the relocation of one active carrier task force into the Oceanic Seas for real-life exercises via its website.

The recently announced reduction of Wiese’s troops stationed on the borders with fellow Germanic League states was welcomed as a sign of the Empire taking another step towards embracing the age-old friendship with its neighbour-states. The Auswärtiges Amt applauded the Imperial Government’s plans as an excellent sign that Germanic League isn’t as dead as some people wish it would be. Come the first weekend of June the leaders of the League’s states will meet for their summer summit in Einsiedeln.

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[Thaumantica]

Office for Foreign Affairs

The Commonwealth of Cantigny formally marks a travel warning over the Kingdom of Franken, and advises Citizen-Patriots abroad to return home via the Eastern Route, lest they become caught in the crossfire of real-life exercises. Frankish Citizen-Patriots within this realm shall be made formally aware of their King & Minister's exacerbating actions should they choose to flee, stay neutral as their King & Minister should have, or obligate themselves freely to the Franconian Iron Corps of Volunteers.

 

[Großlausitz]

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ÜBER ALLE GRENZEN HINAUS :: Week of June 6 ​

Nachrichten in Kürze

News in brief

The Kingdoms of Eiffelland and Danmark are currently haunted by a new breed of communist domestic terrorism. While Eiffelland’s police have been able to discover some major bombs before detonation, Danmark’s new self-appointed people’s army already has 24 dead soldiers under their lethal belt. Whereas they are more or less loosely associated to the political entity of Ny Venstre in Danmark, Eiffelland’s terrorists have no public political arm of their own. Political extremism specialists with the Landeskriminalamt, Franken’s national bureau for investigation, surmise Eiffelland’s NRBA try out how far they have to push the authorities to get them to cave in. “There’s no doubt the Reds want to see blood unless Eiffelland’s government gives in to their demands. As giving in isn’t an option we want to see our partners in Eiffelland and Danmark see forced to consider, the Kingdom of Franken is prepared to provide support in cross-border criminal investigation and legal prosecution under the protocols of the Germanic League,” Ministerpresident Graf Solms told media today after a video conference with the leaders of the Germanic League.

His Majesty’s Government has reacted placidly to Cantigny’s public announcement of a so-called Franconian corps of volunteers, who are invited to join them in their more or less veiled bid to secure hegemony over Oceania. “There’s reason to believe that only a small fraction of people might be radicalized enough to answer Vesper’s call to arms. The rest of them will continue to exercise their right to voice their opinion freely. A few of the more courageous could be seen on the streets. The rest of them are very likely to stay in the comfort of their armchair. The consequences for those citizens who take up arms, hurt and/or kill people abroad are painfully clear under the provisions of Franken’s penal code,” Interior Minister de Mazière explained on Fränkischer Rundfunk morning news this morning. Under Franconian penal law only members of the police or military forces, especially trained and authorized civilian people are allowed to bear arms. If local law enforcement fails to pursue crimes of a Franconian, the Strafgesetzbuch allows Franconian law enforcement to take over the case if the suspect in question enters the jurisdiction of Franken or a partnered state.

As an anonymous witness submitted hard evidence that showed harsh legal flaws in the ownership structure, the local court of Erlangen ordered the re-sale of the shares under the auspices of a notary. “There’s strong evidence the present owners are merely straw firms abused by wealthy foreign nationals to wash money. The court believes OelarBank’s supposed Oelarian parent company was deluded into believing they owned OelarBank Franken by copious amounts of forged documents. We have identified two of three former managing directors as suspects,” a spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service Erlangen told the media. Subsequently OelarBank Franken was successfully sold to the Danzig-based Bernhard Boese Investment International (BBII) Corporation and a trust run by OelarBank Oelar’s designated director-general Stadhaldr Stubbe. Meanwhile, Schatzkanzler Graf Montgelas offered the Oelarians expertise and assistance with setting up a completely new national bank. “That would allow OelarBank to continue to offer their expertise in the challenging field of classic banking.”
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[Serenierre]

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs​

Issued upon the directives of President Renaudière:

The current security situation in the Kingdoms of Danmark & Eiffelland is gravely concerning and we urge the Governments of the aforementioned states to launch an effective crackdown against these miscreants. The current situation serves as a great reminder to all that International Communism, which has chosen to shun the peaceful and progressive views of Marxist-Sérazinism, has lot its moral superiority that is espoused in the basic teachings of The Most Honoured Monsieur Marx.

Jean-Jacques Rogére
State Councilor for Foreign Affairs
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[Rheinbund]

Aussenministerium
Trier, Eiffelland

We are working very hard on catching the people having committed these assaults. There is no need for President Renaudière to be concerned about our country. The vast majority of the people stands behind our political system. The NRBA will never gain the momentum needed to ignite a revolution.

Rudolph Kögler, Minister for Foreign Affairs

 

[Großlausitz]

FRÄNKISCHER RUNDFUNK EUROPA
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ÜBER ALLE GRENZEN HINAUS :: Week of June 27 ​

Nachrichten in Kürze

News in brief

The carrier task force dispatched from Franken to the Oceanic Sea has finished its journey to the far away waters and will begin the scheduled exercises within a few days. Due to logistical and technical problems the departure of the flotilla had been delayed. While apologetics of Cantigny’s policies were quick to label the operation an attempt at blackmailing a whole state, Defence Minister Graf Eulenstein called the naval wargames’ location unusual but definitely not unsuitable. “Ever since Franken had ceded its tropical territories, the Royal Navy has lost permanent training waters for tropical environment. Therefore, we eagerly accept the opportunity offered to us by the Tongolan administration.”

The impending nuptials of Arendaal’s Crown Prince Sören have been exciting the yellow press and even the more serious papers and outlets of Europe for a few weeks. After all, Sören of Arendaal is not only Central Europe’s most eligible bachelor, but also the nephew and cousin of many a European prince, sovereign or merely noble. Due to the joyous and special occasion even King Alfred IV and Queen Margarethe will attend the wedding alongside their son, the Prince Regent.
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[Thaumantica]

Office for Foreign Affairs

The Commonwealth does not accept the view of Franken that War is a Game, and publicly denounces the Defence Minister for exacerbating hostility by injecting another one of his far-reaching flotillas to a place he cannot even pronounce, nor his state influenced media properly correct him for. Where this Nation would advocate a new tide of True Democracy & Peace, the shroud of Fear & Uncertainty has been imposed upon the Patriotic Peoples of Tangaloa once more.

Oceania is for the first time nearing the cusp of a fever pitch of self-sufficiency through invention, representative government, and self-defense. It is the view of this Commonwealth that it is the duty of all Franken to end the Age of Exploitation by ceasing its obsession with devices of mayhem, and a culture of murder.

Forward Cantigny!
Benjamin Stokes,
Chief Officer

 

[Frescania]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We call on both Franken and Cantigny to keep constrain of their actions as conflict will only harm the people of Oceania.

 

[Thaumantica]

Office for Foreign Affairs

The Commonwealth therefore calls on Frescania to put its commitment to neutrality where its sparse words are, either by hosting the official conflict resolution talks, or contributing to finding the place and conditions that would be needed to get the Kingdom of Franken to the table. Cantigny has been ready to speak with hostile elements of the European Defence Federation for months, who have chosen instead to amplify the number of weapons and soldiers of fortune to Oceania despite our redundant call for dialogue. The onus shall land on the Kings of Europe when Oceanic Blood & Honour dyes the Implarian red, not the sole Nation of Cantigny's Democratic presence going thousands of kilometers any direction.

 

[Frescania]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Frescania will be more than willing to welcome both Cantigny and Franken in Fortaleza Real to bring about a resolution to this situation. We hope that both nations accept this invitation.

 

[Großlausitz]

Das Auswärtige Amt

The Kingdom of Franken is prepared to send envoys to Frescania to lay down and negotiate the basis for a following summit between Cantigny and Franken in the southern republic.

 

[Thaumantica]

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FOREIGN OFFICE
VESPER : : 2 JULY, 2011
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THE Commonwealth seeks the avenue which avoids a War of mutual doing, thus Cantigny accepts Fortaleza Real as a fitting place for meet between this Commonwealth & the Empire. If the Chief Officer of our Mission (COM) to Franken should be permitted to exit the Kingdom, we would have him join a team comprised of the Frescanian COM, and the Butuanese COM if he is alive and released from the Rajhanate of Butuan.

Forward Cantigny!
Benjamin Stokes,
Chief Officer​

 

[Großlausitz]

Das Auswärtige Amt

The principles and conventions of international diplomacy have always been observed in Franken. Cantigny's chief of mission is free to travel as he pleases.

 

[Frescania]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We are happy to see that Franken and Cantigny are willing to find a solution through diplomacy. We will begin arrangements for this conference.

ooc: Should I make a thread for this? If yes, I will do so in the near future - visiting family this weekend

 

[Polesia]

পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রক
Ministry of External Affairs

The planned meeting between Franconia and Cantigny reminds the People's Republic of Vangala of the 19th century imperialist scheming that led to division of Toyou and Oceania between Western powers. The current crisis can only be solved by a conference of all concerned nations, not by a small circle of white politicians and diplomats.

 

[Thaumantica]

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FOREIGN OFFICE
VESPER : : 5 JULY, 2011
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THE Commonwealth obviously advocates the inclusion of all Oceanic Nations in the peacemaking process for and led by this Oceanic Nation. Cantigny is not opposed to the inclusion of Peoples & Patriots of color, and rejects the artificial divisions that separate Touyou and Oceania beyond geographic distances that are becoming increasingly irrelevant with technology.

Forward Cantigny!
Benjamin Stokes,
Chief Officer​

 

[Großlausitz]

Das Auswärtige Amt

The Kingdom of Franken would be delighted to see the attendance of all stakeholders in the dispute to allow all parties to find a broad and commonly accepted compromise.

 

[Great Engellex]

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DULWICH, TUESDAY, 5th JULY 2011

The Right Honourable The Secretary of State has received the Command of Her Engellexic Majesty The Queen to make known the following gracious Statement of Her Engellexic Majesty to the President, Ministers, and People of the Republic of Frescania.​

Extension of The Queen's Statement in Council.

TO THE PRESIDENT, MINISTERS, AND PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRESCANIA

I am instructed to express on behalf of Her Engellexic Majesty;

That the political opinion of Dulwich fully seconds the proposal for a summit by the government of Frescania, and as a concerned party a representative of her Majesty shall be provided to observe the proceedings if only to see that this summit is not a sham – to put a cessation to the drifting of the region into a sham war. It is the opinion that Great Engellex has betrayed the interests of the region, and most importantly the Commonwealth of Cantigny, by allowing the simmering tension to escalate, we regret to say; we will do more, and see to it that the interests of the region and the Commonwealth are fully served.

Great Engellex will not sacrifice her Cannie ally for the benefit of appeasing the imperial appetite of the European Defence Federation in the region. Cantigny will be paramount in the Implaric-Oceanic Territory, if allowed, for the region’s continual peace and prosperity; but she is about to be fettered by the war mongering of distant nations. Is there some great scheme to be fully accomplished that was responsible for this aggression of the EDF? This is what her Majesty’s representative will desire to ascertain, and it is hoped that the summit will not be satisfied without endeavouring to find out the whole truth of this respect.

It is felt that the alliance is about to dismember the independence of the Implaric-Oceanic Territory and to establish a new imperial order in the region.
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By the Grace of GOD, of the UNION of GREAT ENGELLEX, CHARLOTTE, the QUEEN, through the Right Honourable the SECRETARY of STATE, ANTHONY PELHAM-HOLLES​

 

[Frescania]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Kingdom of Engellex is more than welcome to send a delegation to the talks as observers and any attempts by said representatives to set the tone of discussion between Franken and Cantingy will not be tolerated.

ooc: ATTN [Engellex, Eran & udo] will make a threat soon and we will take it from there

 

[Great Engellex]

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DULWICH, THURSDAY, 7th JULY 2011

The Right Honourable The Secretary of State has received the Command of Her Engellexic Majesty The Queen to make known the following gracious Statement of Her Engellexic Majesty to the President, Ministers, and People of the Republic of Frescania.​

Extension of The Queen's Statement in Council.

TO THE PRESIDENT, MINISTERS, AND PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FRESCANIA

I am instructed to express on behalf of Her Engellexic Majesty;

In respect of the decision to exclude the representative of her Majesty from fully participating in this summit of concerned parties, I am instructed to extend her Majesty’s regret at retracting our wish to be represented at these proceedings.

I shall also relay her Majesty’s concern that this summit will achieve very little in way of securing peace and political stability in the Implaric-Oceanic Territory. The reason being that Frescania is investing much of her attention to the Kingdom of Franken in this affair, which is rather odd, considering the interests of that nation are solely tied to her security obligations to the Kingdom of Anglyn by the European Defence Federation; nothing more.

With states that have a presence in the region not represented, with the exception of the Commonwealth of Cantigny, it is curious as to what is hoped to be achieved at this summit?

Her Majesty and ministers will nonetheless observe the proceedings at a distance, a representative will not be received by Frescania.​

By the Grace of GOD, of the UNION of GREAT ENGELLEX, CHARLOTTE, the QUEEN, through the Right Honourable the SECRETARY of STATE, ANTHONY PELHAM-HOLLES​