Nouvelles de Belmont

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Samedi. 16. Janvier. 2010

PdJ/MD Bloc attack Government for supporting AGE

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The Parliament of Belmont, seen here, in Paris

Paris | Royaume de Belmont:

The secondary opposition in Parliament, the PdJ/MD Bloc has slammed the government for supporting AGE in the Batavien/Scanian crisis. The leader of the opposition bloc has said that the AGE had shown itself to be no supporter of peace and they called for the government to show "restraint" and "think twice" on their unequivocal support of Scania in the present case. The PdJ/MD MPs also said that the Government should have done their bit to bring the two parties to meet in Paris and resolve the issue by diplomacy rather than supporting one camp. The PdJ/MD bloc also said that the claims made by the Scanian Chancellor for Justice were irresponsible and damaging to regional stability.

Several PPL/PDSB MPs responded to the PdJ/MD claims by saying that they supported their government's course of action and said that ISE intelligence indicated that the communist nation had indeed carried out the attack on the Lord Mayor of Sjärholm and that the Government's response was sharp and adequate. The government MPs have also said that the government was hoping that the crisis would be raised at the CoN and that a global effort at diplomatic measures to keep the two states at peace was needed.

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Présentation

:!: Franken companies set to invest in South Belmont coal mines
Franken businessmen have been in Belmont to look into investing into the much neglected coal industry of southern Belmont. The Provincial Governments of Rhone, Alsace, Navarre and Sud-Pas have also created the Coal Management Board, for monitoring the mining activities.

:!: Bourbonais Supermarkets to expand in Francophone world
Bourbonais Supermarkets, owned by Orliac Holdings, has announced that it is looking to expand its operations in the Francophone world by opening new chains in Frescania, Aquitania, Marquette. No word yet if the permission has been granted by those national governments.


:!: Foreign Office grants Belmontien citizenship to 65 Batavien nationals seeking asylum in Belmont
Foreign Office has informed us that the 65 asylum seekers whose Batavien nationality was revoked by their government have been issued Belmontien Nationality Cards and are now Belmontien citizens. The government has said that the same treatment will be given to any additional Bataviens looking to escape the IRB memberstate.


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[Batavië]

Comissariaat Buitenlandse Zaken | CoBuZa (Commissariat for Foreign Affairs)
Passport Bureau

The 65 former Batavian citizens have had their names recorded. Their family members remaining in Batavië will be appropriately punished for the irresponsible actions of their family members abroad in Belmont. This provocative action by Belmont has led the Politburo to shut down all business connections that exist between Belmont and Batavië.

Any other Batavians currently in Belmont are advised to leave the country at once or risk similar action taken against their family members in the interests of state security. Rewards will be given to those who return.

 

[Confederal Republics]

Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of Anbat

The Anbati government is concerned over this publicized application of collective punishment by Batavia and urges a rescinsion of these measures by the Batavian government.

Regards,
Mr. Mikheil Khoury,
Minister of External Affairs

 

[Batavië]

Comissariaat Buitenlandse Zaken | CoBuZa (Commissariat for Foreign Affairs)

The affairs of the Batavian government and its subjects are of no concern to foreign entities and are an internal matter.

 

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Foreign Office

The collective punishment in Batavie shows that the "People's Republic of Batavie" is a brutal and barbaric regime. Belmont will continue to offer asylum and refuge to all Bataviens looking to escape the excesses of the Batavien regime.

Additionally, the minor business links between Belmont and Batavie that have been closed, we consider it the best decision made by the Politburo of Batavie in its history.

 

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Jeudi. 16. Janvier. 2010

Opposition commends Government as Belmont is inducted in the PfS

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The Parliament of Belmont, seen here, in Paris

Paris | Royaume de Belmont:

Last week, the opposition was uneasy with the Government but, yesterday the country was inducted into the EDF's PfS program, as its first member. That one foreign policy coup has managed to silence critics, of the government, in Parliament. In today's session, the PPL/PDSB Coalition leader said that, within a month of assuming power, their government had managed to do something which the PCB government hadn't been able to do in twenty years. The PPL/PDSB Coalition leader also said that the government's newer, more liberal policies, were creating more goodwill for Belmont across the world and that the PPL/PDSB policy of détente in their foreign policy agenda was doing Belmont great favor on the international stage.

The PCB, the main opposition party, has said also said that they support the government's measures at repairing the damage done to Belmont's reputation during the Plantard administration and said that their party would support PPL/PDSB foreign policy initiatives in the Parliament. At the same time, the secondary opposition bloc, PdJ/MD, the bloc has a combined total of 38 seats, has issued a statement where they have said that they are still unsure of the government's policies and have said they are unsure if the induction into the PfS is good for Belmont or bad. The PdJ/MD has also said that they thought that the PfS membership would jeopardize Belmont's sovereignty.

The Government has said that the PfS was the best option for Belmont and they would support it. Polls also suggest that majority of Belmontiens support their country's membership into the PfS.

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:!: Thasisse Holdings BE reports sale of 29.9% of Marseilles Port stocks to foreign investors
Thasisse Holdings BE, the owner of the Port of Marseilles, has reported that all of the 29.9% of stocks, for Marseilles Port, have been sold to three foreign companies. The Consortium d'Investissement de Lafayette and Guttenberg Gruppe AG, both, have purchased 10%, each, and Blackstone International has purchased 9.9%. It is expected that foreign investment in Belmont will rise substantially and that the companies will also invest in the Mar-SEZ.

:!: Marseilles Stock Exchange (MSE) to expand premises
The nation's largest stock market has said that they needed to expand their facilities to house additional offices and to modernize existing facilities. The Marseilles Development Authority has said that they would oversee the project and would be providing 40% of the funds, with the rest coming from the Central Government.

:!: Prince de Montaigne in Nürnberg to formally induct Belmont into PfS
Foreign Office has confirmed that Prince Nicolas de Montaigne, the heir to the throne, is in Nürnberg to sign the treaty which will formally bring Belmont into the EDF's PfS. The FO has also said that the Prince will meet with his paternal relatives in Franken. This is the first time Prince Nicolas has gone on official duty to any country.

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Headlines

Paris to Marseilles Highway inaugurated by Prime Minister Martinique
Orliac Holdings BE to float 45% of stocks in Orleans Port for foreign investment
Finance Ministry: Retail taxes to be cut by 2%, income taxes by 7.5% & import tariffs have been reduced as well
Police raid narcotics ring in Orleans, police arrest 37 in wake of intense gunfight with criminals
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PdJ/MD Opposition Bloc shows signs of weakening
Thasisse, Orliac and others to expand in Hajr in coming weeks
Parliament: Belmont to buy 125 million Francs ($100,000,000) Marquette govt. bonds but no more than that
Dep. FM Cadec back to Paris from Anbat
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Mercredi. 27. Janvier. 2010

Nation celebrates 1,196th anniversary of founding of Belmont

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The flag of Belmont on the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris

Paris | Royaume de Belmont:

Today marks the 1,196th anniversary of the founding of Belmont. The occasion is celebrated every year and people across the nation hold parties and celebrate. As always, three days {26, 27, 28} are public holidays. In Belmont, the celebration of the founding of Belmont is on a much grander scale than the celebrations for the new year and people celebrate the day of their nation's founding with more vigor as well. This year, the first anniversary under Premier Martinique, the capital was the scene of a huge military parade, where many of the new technologies of the armed forces were paraded and displayed. After the parades, there were speeches made by Her Majesty The Queen, Prince Nicolas of Montaigne and Premier Martinique at Parliament.

In her speech, Premier Martinique said that the Kingdom was on the verge of a new era, an era marked by greater economic gains, renewed military power and political stability. She also said that the nation's foreign policy was coming together and she gave the example of Belmontien induction into the EDF's PfS and the recent alliances with southern states. She also pointed out that the military budget was much higher now than in previous years. She also said that she was proud of the PCB for the responsible role they were playing as Her Majesty's Official Opposition in Parliament and said that political stability had come to Belmont and she vowed to keep it that way.

Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Nicolas talked, in their separate speeches, about the ceremony and heritage of the nation and the long history of their family in Belmont. The Queen also touched upon humanitarian issues and said that she would focus her energy and efforts to work with the CoN to bring humanitarian relief to people across the world, wherever needed.​

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:!: Treaty of Friendship & Cooperation signed between Kingdom & Sultanate
The Foreign Office, in a statement issued yesterday, has said that the Kingdom had signed a Treaty of Friendship & Cooperation with the Sultanate of Hajr, thus cementing the ties between the two states. While many of the clauses remain classified, it is known that there is significant military and economic cooperation between the two states, as a result of the treaty. PCB, the main opposition party, has said that the treaty is in the best interests of Belmont. The Parliament has ratified it, almost, unanimously.

:!: Government to start campaign to encourage blood, organ donation
The government has announced that it would start a campaign to encourage blood donations and organ donations. The Ministry of Health said that the act of donation is already a virtue and to donate something that can, potentially, save another's life is the best thing one can do. The Ministry has said that they would be starting blood donation drives across the country from next month and would try to get more people to donate their organs after they pass away.

:!: PdJ/MD coalition breaks apart, strengthening PPL/PDSB Bloc
There was friction in the group from the beginning but now the PdJ/MD coalition has broken apart. That has enabled the PPL/PDSB bloc, which forms the current government, with more power in the Parliament. The PCB, which has turned into a friendly opposition, has said that the break up of the bloc is "not pleasant" but they said that they were not interested in creating hurdles for the current government. But one thing is for sure, the PPL/PDSB bloc has been strengthened greatly by this event.
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Statement by the Royal Chancellor of Oltremare

Despite past differences between our nations that have kept us apart for so long, nevertheless, His Most Serene Highness, the Duca of Firenze and Heir-Apparent to Oltremare wishes to congratulate Her Majesty, the Queen of Belmont, and the people of Belmont for this achievement, as well as his hopes that Belmont shall last another thousand years.

Sincerely,
Giuseppe Emmanuel
Royal Chancellor of Oltremare

 

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BBC News Update

:!: Queen Diana to leave for Arendaal to meet with Princess Iselin: With the blessing of the Holy See secured, Queen Diana is headed to Arendaal, her first visit to that nation in seven years, to meet with Princess Iselin, who is set to become the wife of Prince Nicolas, the Heir Apparent and her eldest child. Her Majesty has not met Princess Iselin in years and the visit is mainly for the Queen to meet the woman who has entranced her son.

:!: Foreign Minister to visit Wiese: The FM is going to be visiting Wiese to meet with his counterpart. The visit has been in the works for months and the government plans on strengthening trade links with the Central European monarchy.

:!: Military base in CS to see additional deployments: The Ministry of Defense has said that seeing the unpredictable situation in the west, the government would send additional troops to bolster CS' defense. The MoD has also said that Belmont was committed to protecting its allies and would go to any length to do so.
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[Batavië]

Comissariaat Buitenlandse Zaken | CoBuZa (Commissariat for Foreign Affairs)

We would like to inform the Belmonti government ahead of time that all Batavian airspace is closed to foreign traffic of civilian nature indefinitely. We thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

 

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Comissariaat Buitenlandse Zaken | CoBuZa (Commissariat for Foreign Affairs)

We would like to inform the Belmonti government ahead of time that all Batavian airspace is closed to foreign traffic of civilian nature indefinitely. We thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Foreign Office

Due to the current situation in the north, Her Majesty's aircraft was going to avoid the Scanian/Batavien airspace in any case but we thank the CoBuZa for their response.

 

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Report: PdJ Chairman in talks with PCB to form coalition
Orléans

With their own opposition bloc broken, the PdJ, Parti de Justice, is desperate to align themselves with a stronger party. In an effort to do so, the party's chairman, Pierre Trudenais, has called a meeting between senior PdJ party officials and a delegation from the PCB, Parti Conservatif de Belmont, to see if the two can form an alliance in Parliament. The PdJ, one of the most right-wing parties in Belmont, has long been considered a pariah in Belmontien political circles and has, only under the Trudenais leadership, managed to win more than 5 seats in Parliament. During last month's election, the party managed to receive enough votes to get 11 seats in Parliament.

Political analysts, who have sources in the political parties, have to say that the talks are not going as smoothly as the PdJ leadership would have liked and that the PCB is not looking to form a coalition with the PdJ, a party which has at times been to heavy to swallow even for the most conservative elements of the PCB. But regardless of how the talks go, the PPL/PDSB bloc remains strong, enjoying control over 276 seats, or 55.2% of the seats in Parliament, and the coalition doesn't seem concerned by the latest turn of events in Paris.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs waives visa requirements for Anbat & Hajr
Paris

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the visa requirements for Anbati and Hajri citizens had been waived and the Government of Belmont would also be considering lowering tariffs to increase Anbati and Hajri trade with Belmont. The lowering of tariffs and dropping the visa requirements is part of the treaty Belmont has signed with the two countries from the south.

University of Paris to set up scholarship fund for students from Anbat, Hajr
Paris

In an effort to get Anbati and Hajri students to attend Belmontien universities, the nation's premier university, University of Paris has started a fund of ₣5 Million ($4M) to finance students. The scheme, initiated by the University's Chancellor, has been received positively by members of the Belmontien society and by the government. Several other Belmontien universities and institutes of higher learning have plans of their own to start scholarship programs for Himyari students.​

 

[Hesperia]

Diwan of Foreign Affairs

The Sultanate welcomes these moves as a significant step towards greater friendship and amity between the great Arab nation and the Kingdom of Belmont.

 

[Confederal Republics]

Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of Anbat

The Republican government wishes to relay the appreciation and gratitude of the Anbati people for these moves, which will surely serve to develop and extend the ties between the Anbati and Belmonti nations and our respective governments.

In addition, President Zureiq wishes to thank the Belmonti leadership for their supporting words in recognition of the continuing hazard of Islamic extremists in Himyar.

Regards,
Mr. Mikheil Khoury,
Minister of External Affairs

 

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ALERT: PCB declines PdJ's offer for Parliamentary Bloc
Orléans

Late last night, it was reported that the PCB delegation, sent to talk with PdJ leaders, had departed from the city and that the talks between the two parties had broken down. Earlier today, the PCB issued a statement in which they said that the party had "no interest" in forming an alliance with "an oppressive, anti democratic and criminal excuse of a party". The harsh statement was issued at the party's headquarters and was announced by the party's press secretary.

What happened between the representatives of the two parties, we have no clue, but it seems that whatever it was, the PCB has been gravely offended by the PdJ and its leaders.
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Headlines

PdJ to sue PCB for libel
PPL/PDSB take advantage of disorder in opposition benches, table several controversial bills
Agriculture subsidies coming from EDF states helping Belmontien farmers
Premier Martinique in Tonnere, speaks at rally in support of arms industry
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ALERT:Military to conduct exercises in coming months
Paris

The High Command of Her Majesty's Armed Forces have announced that they are planning on conducting several exercises and wargames which will enable Belmontien troops to be trained additionally for protecting Queen and Country. The wargames, planned for June, shall include all branches of the armed forces working in unison and will aim to build the Belmontien armed forces' offensive capability. The High Command's spokesperson has said that the armed forces would also increase their 21st Century weapon inventory and would continue to funnel additional funds into more high tech equipment.
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Jeudi. 4. Février. 2010

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:!: Prime Minister in Orleans to inaugurate opening of Port Terminal 2:
Mme. Martinique has arrived in Orleans for the opening ceremony of the Port Terminal 2 of the Port of Orleans. The addition to the port has cost several hundred million francs and is aimed at making Orleans' port come up to the same level of the port of Marseilles.

:!: PdJ, PCB continue in verbal hammering
The PCB, a centre-right party, and PdJ, a right-wing party, have continued their war of words in the week and the situation has gotten quite tense, even after The Queen has called on leaders of the two parties to meet with her at the Chateau de Charbonne. While the situation is bad for the opposition, the Government seems to be strengthening its own position, taking advantage of the disorder in opposition benches.
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