Nouvelles de Belmont

[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: Plantard resigns, Millerand appointed to serve remainder of term: Its official, Oliver Plantard is no longer the Prime Minister. The Queen, who arrived in Belmont early in the morning, has accepted the resignation of Mr. Plantard and has subsequently appointed Alexandre Millerand as the Prime Minister. The former Premier left Grosvenor House estate under tight security and soon after Premier Millerand reached the estate and started his first day as Prime Minister.

Mr. Millerand, 67, is one of the more liberal people in the PCB. Having formerly been the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1983-1990) and Minister of Defense (1976-1980). Mr. Millerand is slated to complete the remaining two months of Plantard term and is expected to be the PCB's Prime Ministerial candidate in the January 5th elections.

:!: Polls show PCB will lose next elections: Polls are indicating that the PCB will not be able to reach the 250 seats minimum in Parliament in the General Elections of 2010. Most likely to win is the PPL or PDSB.
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[Serenierre]

Le Canard enchaîné
Édition Internationale | International Edition​

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Vendredi. 13. Novembre. 2009

Millerand drops militant stance against communist states

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Prime Minister Millerand at work, earlier today

Paris | Royaume de Belmont:

The Foreign Office has announced that the Plantard Foreign Policy Directives, which called for funding anti-communist guerillas and was very harsh on communist nations, has been scrapped and in its place Premier Millerand has appointed a new foreign minister, Jean-Jacques Rémusat, and has gone 180 degrees on the anti-communist policies of the Plantard government. The Foreign Office also announced that the embargo on communist states, which had been in place since 2002, had been lifted indefinitely. The Foreign Office's spokesperson also said that the Government of Belmont would "seriously reconsider its future interactions with the communist governments" while she reaffirmed that communist nations also had a duty to "not fund insurgents".

Prime Minister Millerand arrived at Grosvenor earlier today and has since then been in contact with opposition leaders. The Ministry of Information has also scheduled a press conference for the new Prime Minister and several members of the international press have been called to the press conference. On Monday, the PM is scheduled to be interviewed by a prominent Wieser journalist, something which is undoubtedly part of repairing Belmont's international image.
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[Polesia]

পররাষ্ট্র মন্ত্রক
Ministry of External Affairs

The People's Republic welcomes the reversal of recent, provocative actions by the Belmontien government, in particular the decisions to end support for terrorists and the unjust embargo applied to Europe's revolutionary states. However we will continue to excersise caution when dealing with Paris until it is clear there is a stable, amicable foreign policy.

 

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Le Canard enchaîné
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Samedi. 14. Novembre. 2009

Foreign Minister Marcelieu leaves for Batavie on invitation of Mr. Van Vliet

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Foreign Minister Marcelieu talks to reporters before leaving for Batavie

Paris | Royaume de Belmont:

Within a few hours of being appointed, the new foreign minister of Belmont, Jean-Jacques Marcelieu, was invited by his counterpart in Batavie to discuss the status of the bilateral ties between the two states. The Foreign Office was quick to accept the invitation and Premier Millerand also supported the foreign minister's visit. The meeting, which is the first such since 1992, between Belmontien officials and communist ones, would most likely focus on finding ways to repair the broken ties. Mr. Marcelieu, who just celebrated his seventy fifth birthday, is known for his remarkable statesmanship and his great knowledge on the affairs of communist nations. Having served as High Commissioner of Belmont to Batavie from 1971 to 1973, he was the best person to be chosen for the meeting which lies ahead. Already, several communist nations have welcomed the policy changes by the Millerand government and the opposition has called off the vote of no confidence against the government.

Insiders suggest that the government will be hoping to undo the seven years of the economic embargo upon the communist states of the world and the Foreign Minister would be talking to his counterpart about some of the measures Belmont plans on taking to do so. Analysts suggest that the foreign minister should also try to bring the topic of importing Batavien gas into Belmont through Skansige Staatsunion to help with the precarious situation of gas supply in Belmont.

The public has largely been supportive of the measures taken by the Millerand government to remove the animosity between Paris and Vlaanderen which has existed since 2002. In a poll by us, we found that 21%, of those polled, opposed the recent measures by the Millerand government, while 49% were happy with the Millerand government and the remaining thirty percent were not sure. The PCB, as well, has started to rise in the polls since the resignation of Mr. Plantard and is fast regaining chances to win the next elections.
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Prime Minister Millerand appoints new cabinet, includes opposition politicians

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Premier Millerand at work in Grosvenor House

Paris | Royaume de Belmont:

Since being appointed, the Prime Minister has been busy trying to form a new cabinet, something in which he has been successful. Fifteen members of the Parliament, today, were officially appointed by the Prime Minister as his Ministers, with the Queen's assent. In comparison to the Plantard cabinet, the new one is very small, where the Plantard cabinet had a total of sixty seven ministers while the new Millerand cabinet only has the fifteen and it also includes four opposition MPs (2 PPL, 2 Social Democrats). While the Plantard cabinet was larger it was also more inefficient and more susceptible to corruption.

The Prime Minister also said that the remaining two and a half months before the elections, would show that the new PCB government was different and that change could only come after the Plantard era's radical policies were completely reversed. The Prime Minister also said that the PCB was returning back to its golden age with the removal of Mr. Plantard from office.
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[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: Energy surplus being generated by NPPs: The Ministry of Energy has announced that Belmont is producing a surplus of electricity and the ministry was thinking of exporting Belmontien electricity to neighboring states. The Ministry of Energy said that the national demand had remained around the same amount and demand is expected to grow slowly and the Government is confident that exporting even 20% of the energy generated in Belmont would not affect the general populous in any way whatsoever.

The Minister of Energy also said that the export of electricity would make Belmont hundreds of millions every month and would allow the state to reduce taxes on electricity consumption.

:!: Police arrest 210 illegal immigrants: Today in Marseilles, the police has arrested 210 illegal immigrants on board a ship from an, as of yet, undisclosed country in the east. The Police chief of Marseilles said, that in recent months, the rates of illegal migration into Belmont was rising and last month the Marseilles Police Department had arrested 76o illegal immigrants across the city. Today's arrest is the largest arrest of such kind in the city's history.
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[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: Prime Minister sets date for next elections on 5th of January 2010: The Cabinet has come to the decision to hold general elections on the 5th of January 2010 and the PM has said that he was confident that the people would turn out in more numbers for these elections, if they didn't want to see a repeat of a Plantard government. The PM has also said that whoever wins the elections, Belmont will be dropping each one of former PM Plantard's policies slowly. The Prime Minister has called the role of the opposition parties exemplary and jokingly said that he would like them to continue their role as such.

:!: University of Paris campus extension inaugurated: The UoP has been given a new, and much larger campus in downtown Paris. The new campus is going to host the Mathematics and Science departments and dorms, which can accommodate 450 students.
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[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: Temperatures drop in North Belmont: The northern regions of Belmont are now officially in winter. The MET Office has said that the temperature will continue to drop in the coming weeks and snow might also follow. The MET Office has said that south Belmont would also experience a further drop in the coming few days.

:!: Chancellor of Univeristy of Paris dies, aged 82: The Chancellor of Paris University, Pierre Mazarin, has passed away in his sleep last night. He had served as Chancellor of the University of Paris since 1990.

:!: Prime Minister to be interviewed by Wieser journalist: The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed that the Premier would be having an indepth interview with a journalist for Wiese.

:!: Army Chief calls for action against illegal immigrants: The Chief of the Army has said that the illegal immigrants pose the biggest risk to Belmont's security and the government and security forces must take active measures to limit their movements.

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[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: Coal Miners Union threatens to go on strike: The Coal Miner's Union has threatened to go on strike if their demands for a 8% pay rise and better health plans. As always, the mining company officials have refused to do so and the miners have pulled the Provincial Governments of Rhone, Alsace, Sud-Pas and Languedoc into the dispute between the workers and the mining companies, which only seems to be heading for an escalation.

The four provincial governments have jumped in head long into the matter, since the coal mining industry contributes heavily to their finances. The four governors have decided to meet in Velinais, the capital of Rhone, to discuss the situation, later today, and form a shared position.

:!: 23,847 Taxpayers disclose owning offshore accounts: According to the National Revenue Council (NRC), almost 24,000 taxpaying Belmontien nationals maintain bank accounts in foreign nations. According to the NRC, most of these accounts are located in the city state of Danzig and in Marquette. The NRC has passed the information on to the Government and hoped that action would be taken against people avoiding paying their taxes.

:!: Slavic Flu vaccine to be administrated: The Ministry of Health has announced that it would be vaccinating certain people determined most at risk to the virus. The Ministry of Health has said that people with chronic illnesses, pregnant women, children and the elderly would be given the vaccine in the coming two to three weeks. The Ministry said that the vaccine would also be given to healthcare workers.

The Slavic flu has its origins in Międzymorze and first came to prominence on the 9th of November and within ten days the virus has spread across the world at an alarming speed. Although no case has come up in Belmont, healthcare workers are fully prepared to deal with the situation and everyone entering, or leaving Belmont, by way of plane, train or ship is being tested for any sign of sickness.

:!: Conference on International Organized Crime kicks off: The Marquette sponsored conference on organized crime has started and Belmont would be represented by the Interior Minister. Although controversy has come when an LFS nation has asked its allies to boycott the proceedings due to the presence of Vangala at the conference. The Foreign Office has called the move by Ratomkira "unhelpful and suspicious".

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[Tyvia]

El Mancomunidad Ministeriò del Exterior
The Commonwealth Ministry of the Exterior

The Commonwealth and all her assorted territories in Coronado and Ferèzanno, the ministry of the Exterior of which; in conjunction with a number of officials operating within our very own Ministry of Plenty has records on a number of individuals claiming residence information in Belmont with personal bank accounts held within the Commonwealth. All relevant information will be passed on to the the Belmontian Kingdom's National Revenue Council.

Sincerely yours,
Benito M. Nadanèz,
Minister of the Exterior

 

[Serenierre]

National Revenue Council

We thank the Commonwealth of Coronado and Ferèzanno for disclosing the information about the presence of Belmontien owned bank accounts.

Katherine Leclerc
Director of the NRC

 

[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: Compromise reached, strike averted: With intense pressure on, both, the companies and the Coal Miner's Union by the Governors of Rhone, Alsace, Sud-Pas and Languedoc to resolve the issue by reaching a compromise, the Coal Miner's Union has accepted the offer given to it by the mining companies, saying "While we are not happy with the offer... it is a compromise and it certainly is much better than what we were getting before the planned strike." The strike, as of now, has been cancelled.

:!: Profits up for majority of MSE 100 companies: The Marseilles Stock Exchange (MSE), the largest in the nation, has released a report in which it was shown that majority of the MSE 100 companies had ended the last financial quarter with huge profits. Société Générale, A&O Defense, Richardot Engines and Aeronautics, Citroen Automobiles had earned the most in profits and had grown, an average of, 5.09% in Q3 alone.

:!: Foreign Office building evacuated due to bomb scare: Yesterday, panic and chaos reigned in the halls of the Foreign Office building when a bomb scare resulted in the entire building being evacuated. The police brought in several squads of bomb disposal units and after a through two hour search of the entire building, from roof to basement, no bomb was found, but the building remained closed for the entire day.

Later it was determined that the bomb threat had been received by the telephone exchange of the Foreign Office, and when traced, was determined to have taken place from a mental asylum by a man named as, only, "Matthew". The police have decided to not press charges.

:!: BBC launches new channel: Belmont Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the state run television and radio service, has launched a new channel on the television by the name of BBC 6. The BBC plans on launching an additional radio channel before the year is out.

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[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: FO: "Recent events in Batavie concern Paris": The Foreign Office has said that the recent turn of events in Batavie concerned Belmont. The Foreign Office spokesperson said that the Queen would be taking up the issue in her talks in Arendaal.

:!: Sales tax cut ahead of Christmas season: The Ministry of Finance has said that the Millerand government would be cutting the sales tax before the start of Christmas season, which begins from November 25th. The move is part of adding additional stimuli to the, rather sluggish, retail sector and to help it generate more income.

:!: Parliament approves Government plan to export electricity, calls for talks with proposed parties: The Parliament has approved the government's plans to export up to 85,000MW of electricity to certain countries and have called for the government to organize a meeting between the countries where the export would take place.

:!: Minor problems reported in internet access in south Belmont: Southern Belmont, earlier today, experieced some minor problems in connection and several regions of south Belmont were knocked offline for twenty to thirty minutes.

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[Serenierre]

L'événement | Édition le Anglais | Nouvelles en Bref

:!:Belmontien eyes set on Aren oil

The main news medium of Arendaal, ARNN, has said in its latest article that Royal StatOil, the nation's sole oil company, was looking to expand Aren oil export operations and the report took a specific mention of the State visit by Queen Diana to Arendaal and the possibility of increasing Aren oil exports to Belmont. This comes as welcome news and business analysts, who in recent months have been screaming at the top of their lungs at the government's large amount of tax on petrol, hope that this new source of petroleum will allow Belmont to cut its oil price slightly.​

Situation in Batavië cause for concern in Paris
Premier Millerand to hold meeting with Gen. Mazarin over defense budget increase
Ministry of Health to start anti-Slavic flu vaccine drive from tomorrow across Belmont
:!: Francophone ties being neglected, says PPL

The PPL members of the Chambre des Communes sub-committee on Foreign Affairs have said that the government was ignoring the ancient ties with the Francophone neighbors of Belmont and the opposition parties have said that the Government could not afford to loose the ties which have lasted for a thousand years.
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[Serenierre]

L'événement | Édition le Anglais | Nouvelles en Bref

:!: Prime Minister Millerand visits Marseilles Shipyards:

Today, the Prime Minister has left Paris and gone to visit the massive Marseilles Shipyards and preside over the opening ceremonies of its newer extensions. Millerand, who has put industrial growth at the top of his agenda, sees the recent sudden boom in Belmont's economy the proof of sound conservative financial policies. The prime minister has also vowed to keep the tax rates under 5% and the interest rate fixed at 8%.

Marseilles Shipyards, which is owned by Thasisse Holdings and Orliac Holdings, has also started experiencing a boom in recent days thanks mainly to the increase in importance of Marseilles Port. Marseilles Shipyards has a reputation of providing highly reliable vessels at the cheapest costs.
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:!: Police raid headquarters of passport forgery and counterfeiting ring:

Upon a tip by the ISE, the police in the city of Orleans raided a house located in the Vaudes sector of the city. A gunfight ensued, which the police managed to tip in their favor within minutes, and by the end, the Orleans Police arrested fifteen men, five of whom had been killed or injured during the brief gunfight. Upon entering the five room house, the police found millions of euros worth of counterfeit currency, and hi-tech equipment to make it, in the basement of the house. The police also found dozens of forged Skån, Levant and Bataviën passports.

The investigation into the matter has been taken over by the ISE, due to the case's nature and possible involvement of foreign nations to use Belmont as a place to plan their espionage operations. The ISE has reportedly contacted the Skån, Levant and Bataviën intelligence services to inform them of the serious security threat which existed for their nations.
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FO indicates interest to hold talks with Levant, Skånsige

Election campaigning picking up fervor, hung Parliament very likely

Government to ration gas supply and tells people to conserve

 

[Skånskige Statsunionen]

OOC: Its Skånskige or Scania

 

[Serenierre]

OOC: Its Skånskige or Scania

OOC: Belmontien press short form. Drei refers to things related to Belmont as Belmonti, while the correct term is Belmontien. While it might be the correct term, the Belmontien media thinks otherwise.

 

[Skånskige Statsunionen]

OOC: Belmontien press short form. Drei refers to things related to Belmont as Belmonti, while the correct term is Belmontien. While it might be the correct term, the Belmontien media thinks otherwise.

OOC: Skånsige isn't even a term in Swedish. Skånskige is a proper name, it means Scania (land) in Swedish.

 

[Serenierre]

OOC: Stop cluttering my thread. News mod please delete this OOC postings.

 

[Serenierre]

News Update

:!: FO: Ties between Belmont & Wiese must not be neglected, talks proposed: The Foreign Office spokesperson had said that the bilateral ties of Belmont and Wiese were a focal point in Belmont's foreign policy and ties with the Germanic Empire "can not be neglected". The FO Spokesperson said that Paris hoped to hold talks with officials from Augsburg at the earliest.

:!: Parliament Sub-committee for Human Rights condemns actions in Anglia: The Parliamentary Sub-committee for Human Rights has condemned the actions being taken by the government of Anglia against homosexuals and has asked the government to take note of the "actions against the rights of Homosexuals" and to refrain from interacting with Anglia until the country in question "reforms itself".

The FO remains silent.

:!: Thasisse Holdings to buy 25% stake in Citroen: The country's largest holdings company, Thasisse Holdings BE, has announced that it will be purchasing 25% in Citroen Automobiles and it would be buying 54% in the companies foreign operations.

:!: Minister of Energy to invite nations for electricity export deal: The Minister of Energy has said that his Ministry would be holding talks to determine the needs of neighboring states.

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[Serenierre]

L'événement | Édition le Anglais | Nouvelles en Bref

:!: Passport Forgery and Counterfeiting ring leader gives information linking Anglia government:

The Orleans Police Department has announced, that under interrogation, the leader of the counterfeiting and passport forgery ring has admitted to receiving support from the Government of Anglia. Under interrogation James A, as he is being called, revealed that the Anglian intelligence agency, RIA, had started financing them earlier this year and the aim of the support was to flood the Belmontien economy with counterfeit notes to devalue the Belmontien Franc and to make fake Belmontien passports and transfer them to Anglia, for use by RIA agents.

The Orleans Police Department has said that these results were confirmed by the ISE, Institut pour la Sécurité d'État, and said that these actions by the Kingdom of Anglia showed the belligerent intentions of the Anglophonic nation against Belmont.
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:!: The War of the two Foreign Ministries:

Since the ban on gay marriage in Anglia, Belmont's government has come down hard on the island nation and has issued a series of statements which have been clearly against the recent measures in Anglia. The Parliament has also condemned the actions in Anglia and the Government of Belmont has called the Kingdom of Anglia a "medieval nation" and some of Belmont's concerns have been shared by the Government of Scania, although they have not been as vocal.
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ISE officials meet with Prime Minister Millerand at Grosvenor

Queen's state visit to Arendaal a PR success, say analysts

Hung Parliament chances rise, Queen calls for politicians to look into possibility of forming National Unity Government