Längerland
Establishing Nation
The Grand Occidental Hotel
Central District, Lörrach
Free Republic of Längerland
The Grand Occidental Hotel was the premier gathering place for the elite of Lörrach. Politicians, businessmen, foreign diplomats, all came here when visiting the city. If they were denizens then they came by for tea and coffee in the ornate lobby to overhear gossip or make some of their own. Today the entire hotel had been chartered out by the Längisch government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had invited the foreign ministers of a number or countries in Gallia and Germania with the hopes of discussing the foundation of a new economic bloc. It was firmly within the belief of the Progressive Justice Alliance ruling party in Längerland that this could be achieved not only due to the close geographic proximity of the invited states, but because of their overall general shared values, attitudes and goals.
Minister Mauritz was standing in the lobby overseeing the arrival of all the delegations and their large staff. They were checking in to their luxurious hotel suites, having their baggage handled by the porters, getting in a spot of tea or coffee before the main proceedings began.
Mauritz, satisfied with the logistics thus far, went off to the large conference room, which was abuzz with the chatter of all the delegations. It was a large circular table with the name placards of each country delegation. Mauritz sat down and gradually the chatter subsided. He smiled and began to address all those gathered.
'Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests, I welcome you warmly to the beautiful city of Lörrach, capital of the Free Republic of Längerland. It means so much to me and my government that you have decided to come here today to engage in these exciting discussions. Discussions that I believe will change the lives of many millions for the better.'
Mauritz had chosen to speak in High German rather than Längisch, so that the other German-speaking delegations would not have to bother with interpretations to get through their headphones. He also spoke a bit slower than usual so that the Francophone delegates would not be too far behind.
'In short, we are here to talk about the formation of an economic bloc and cultural organisation. A multilateral organisation that would help our countries come together and cooperate on issues such as trade, customs duties, taxation, labour, travel and visa regulations, police cooperation, infrastructure cooperation, academic cooperation, and so on and so forth. There are so many opportunities to take hold of. Some of them, I believe, can be agreed upon today. Others in due course. I do not wish to hijack this forum, for this is a democratic place and I would value the open discussions to commence with ideas and thoughts from all those here. So please, feel free to begin!'
Mauritz leaned back in his chair, fountain pen at the ready, hoping to hear some new and interesting ideas before he delved into his own.
OOC: All those mentioned below are those invited to send their foreign ministers.
[MENTION=18]Eiffelland[/MENTION] [MENTION=840]Großlausitz[/MENTION] [MENTION=26]Bourgogne[/MENTION] [MENTION=1851]Braberbourg[/MENTION] [MENTION=414]Nichtstein[/MENTION]
Central District, Lörrach
Free Republic of Längerland
The Grand Occidental Hotel was the premier gathering place for the elite of Lörrach. Politicians, businessmen, foreign diplomats, all came here when visiting the city. If they were denizens then they came by for tea and coffee in the ornate lobby to overhear gossip or make some of their own. Today the entire hotel had been chartered out by the Längisch government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had invited the foreign ministers of a number or countries in Gallia and Germania with the hopes of discussing the foundation of a new economic bloc. It was firmly within the belief of the Progressive Justice Alliance ruling party in Längerland that this could be achieved not only due to the close geographic proximity of the invited states, but because of their overall general shared values, attitudes and goals.
Minister Mauritz was standing in the lobby overseeing the arrival of all the delegations and their large staff. They were checking in to their luxurious hotel suites, having their baggage handled by the porters, getting in a spot of tea or coffee before the main proceedings began.
Mauritz, satisfied with the logistics thus far, went off to the large conference room, which was abuzz with the chatter of all the delegations. It was a large circular table with the name placards of each country delegation. Mauritz sat down and gradually the chatter subsided. He smiled and began to address all those gathered.
'Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished guests, I welcome you warmly to the beautiful city of Lörrach, capital of the Free Republic of Längerland. It means so much to me and my government that you have decided to come here today to engage in these exciting discussions. Discussions that I believe will change the lives of many millions for the better.'
Mauritz had chosen to speak in High German rather than Längisch, so that the other German-speaking delegations would not have to bother with interpretations to get through their headphones. He also spoke a bit slower than usual so that the Francophone delegates would not be too far behind.
'In short, we are here to talk about the formation of an economic bloc and cultural organisation. A multilateral organisation that would help our countries come together and cooperate on issues such as trade, customs duties, taxation, labour, travel and visa regulations, police cooperation, infrastructure cooperation, academic cooperation, and so on and so forth. There are so many opportunities to take hold of. Some of them, I believe, can be agreed upon today. Others in due course. I do not wish to hijack this forum, for this is a democratic place and I would value the open discussions to commence with ideas and thoughts from all those here. So please, feel free to begin!'
Mauritz leaned back in his chair, fountain pen at the ready, hoping to hear some new and interesting ideas before he delved into his own.
OOC: All those mentioned below are those invited to send their foreign ministers.
[MENTION=18]Eiffelland[/MENTION] [MENTION=840]Großlausitz[/MENTION] [MENTION=26]Bourgogne[/MENTION] [MENTION=1851]Braberbourg[/MENTION] [MENTION=414]Nichtstein[/MENTION]