Welcome to Europeia!
So what the heck is Europeia anyways? Europeia is a region of NationStates that follows the principles of republicanism, meaning the officials of Europeia are elected by the people, of the people, and usually for the people.
Can I join? Of course. Of course. All you have to do is register an account. Validate said account (it should send an email to the email address you have provided, if it did not pester us about it here). Your account in the beginning will automatically be placed in the non-citizen usergroup. You can change that by applying for citizenship. The application, for security purposes, usually takes a few days to be processed by our forum administrators. But once that is done you can see it all and do it all as a full citizen of Europeia  .
So, I came here representing another region? I do not want to become a citizen. Where should I go? First you have to register an account. Then you have to validate said account (it should send an email to the email address you have provided, if it did not pester us about it here). Your account in the beginning will automatically be placed in the Non-Citizen Usergroup. Then you can apply for diplomatic masking.
What offices are there for people to be elected into? Well, first of all there are three Branches of Government. There is the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary. The Executive is responsible for the day-to-day governance, the Legislative writes and manages the laws of Europeia, and the Judiciary has the Power to review laws to see if they comply with our Constitution as well as hear trials against accused citizens. The Executive is made up of the President, the Vice President and their Cabinet. The President and the Vice President are elected together every 70 days. They then nominate other citizens to fill the Cabinet Posts. Those nominated are then confirmed by the Senate. For more on the Executive click here. The Legislative is made up of the Senate and the Citizens' Assembly. The Senate is made up of a minimum of five citizens who are elected into office every 70 days, exactly 35 after the presidential elections. The Senate writes or repeals laws, confirms Ministers and Judges and can remove any elected official. The Citizens' Assembly writes pre-Legislation, which is then passed on to the Senate for approval. Members of the Assembly are not elected. Instead every citizen is automatically a Member. For more on the Legislature click here. The Judiciary is made up of the High Court, which answers legal questions and hears criminal and civil cases, looking to the laws of the Republic, both statutory and common, to render judgment. It is made up of the Chief Justice and three Associate Justices. The Justices serve for a 120-day term. Instead of being elected, they are nominated by the President and then confirmed by the Senate. For more on the Judiciary click here.
What is there for me to do in Europeia? If the game of high politics is not your cup of tea you can always just hang around doing fun things. Or if you want to put some work in, there is always the Civil Service, the Navy, and the Citizens' Assembly. As citizen, you can join the Civil Service (or CSO). The CSO assigns its Members (called Assistant Ministers or AMs) to the different Ministries to help out the Ministers. As AM you can do many things and garner great accolades. Most of the great politicians of Europeia started in the CSO. Once you become a citizen, you can also sign up to become a Sailor in our Navy, going out on raids, defending Europeia, or helping our allies defend themselves. Or, if reading and creating Law is more your speed, you can always join the Citizens' Assembly. If all of that did not sound like enough fun we have Spam Games, reasoned and less reasoned debate, Newspapers, Roleplays, and so much more.
That answers most of my immediate questions. What if I have any more? You could always check the Newcomer's Handbook to see if the answer to your question is there. It may even be in the FAQ (or Frequently Asked Questions). If neither answer your question, you can ask our admins here.
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Public Politics & Private Discourse; Opinion Piece
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Topic Started: May 30 2017, 06:54 AM (509 Views)
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Rach
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May 31 2017, 01:14 PM
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At Least 5% Sugar
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I also want to point out like I did on Discord that the Chancellory discussion has been much more respectful and tame than the HC discussion.
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♥ Love and Kindness are never wasted ♥ The 2011 President of the Year Queen of Balder Unofficial Navy Girl
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Kylia Quilor
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May 31 2017, 01:21 PM
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Queen in My Own Mind
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Only by the slimmest of margins.
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The Rt. Hon. Commodore Kylia Quilor, Dux Emeritus, Legatus, Quartius, Primus Pilus, Praefectus Vigilum Noctu, ERN
 I. Am. Not. A. Nice. Person. Never underestimate the power of cynicism, pessimism and negativity to prevent terrible things from happening. Only idealists try to build the future on a mountain of bodies. Unfocused populism is just as dangerous, if not more so, to a Republic's survival as creeping authoritarianism. Tell people how you feel, honestly and frankly. If you like someone, tell them. If you don't like them, tell them - the world would be a better place if we all knew where we stood.
Professional Credentials Curriculum Vitae Europeia: President x1 Minister of Foreign Affairs x2 Grand Admiral x4 Senator x11 Minister of Communications x1
Current Positions In Other Regions: Queen of Kantrias
Past Positions in Other Regions (Selected): MP (LKE), Minister of the Exterior (LKE), Reichstag Delegate (TNI), Minister (TNI), Reich Elector (TNI), TNI Contingent Commander, (UIAF), Director of Public Relations (Region Inc)
Medals Order of Service to Europeia  , Order of the Bronze Star  , Order of Courage x2 
Testimonials To My Character Named Testimonials [justified]I sometimes suspect that [Kylia] Quilor is here to harvest the tears of young, ambitious nations. - The Bruce O how much we have missed your cynicism [Kylia]. :p - Zaolat I'm so happy you're back but you're also crushing my dreams - Sopo [Kylia] is close to defining the modern Europeian conservative. - Hyanygo You carry an interesting dichotomy about yourself - a mix of fiery passion and cool reservation that both intrigues and concerns me. -Trinnien Kylia is the neighbor at the end of the street that you don't want to mess with during petunia season. -Cat I'd just like to thank KQ for resurrecting this thread, because it was truly what GP needed. </sarcasm>- Cormac Oh man, today I did not wake up thinking "I'll post something defending Kylia" ... but here we are. - Aexnidaral Seymour[/justified] Anonymous Testimonials - “Too much negativity and edginess”
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Kuramia
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May 31 2017, 08:11 PM
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Burdened with Glorious Purpose
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- HEM
- May 31 2017, 03:40 AM
- Kuramia
- May 31 2017, 03:28 AM
This is why I've happily drawn back from what was a welcoming community to focus on another, actual, welcoming community. Maybe if you guys get back what drew me to you in the first place...I'll rejoin fully, but for now, I am happy to just not.
I have been shocked these past weeks over what has traversed, and it's been keeping me further and further away.
This post feels more spiteful than helpful? I'm really not sure what you mean by spiteful. There's no rancor or animosity to my words. This is simply a statement of my feelings.
When I first began, Europeia felt nice. Now it does not. This could be a product of my own involvement in its brand of politics and drama, which I am drawing back from because I find it non-productive.
I know this is a political game, but I'm a real person with real emotions. I see no reason to continually feel bad just so someone else can have their fun regardless of any damage they do. NS as a whole can be like that.
I'm just working to avoid it really.
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Grandiose Delusions Resume  Citizen's Assembly Deputy Chair - August 2015 Citizens' Assembly Chair - Summer 2015 Minister of Communications - Fall 2015 Deputy Minister of Communications - Winter 2015 Deputy Minister of FA - Winter 2016 to Summer 2016 Citizens' Assembly Chair - Spring 2016 Minister of Communications - Spring 2016 CARP - Summer 2016 Minister of Communications - Summer 2016 Senate - half of term Summer 2016 Deputy Minister of FA - Winter 2017  - Spring 2017 Deputy Minister of Communications - Summer 2017 Deputy Chief of Staff - half of Spring 2018 Deputy Minister of FA - Spring 2018 Deputy Minister of WAA - Spring 2018 Minister of Communications - half of Spring 2018 Senator - half of Summer 2018 
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Lethen
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May 31 2017, 09:10 PM
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Remember when I was famous? Neither do I.
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For what its worth, Kuramia, I didn't read your original post as spiteful either. I think we can all agree on that sentiment you espouse though. We're all guilty or complicit in one way or another, but that doesn't take away from the fact that, in my opinion, the political environment has been changing to one that is more negative in nature. There doesn't seem to be as much of a care about the fact that yes, we're all people at the end of the day. Some of us are better at separating the two worlds than others, but I feel like its becoming increasingly common with both new and older players here to make their arguments more personal and less...forgiving? Arguments are framed less in "here is why I disagree with your politics" and more in "here is why I disagree with your politics and its because of x, y, or z personal fault."
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me, basically (click)
A letter to a friend By the Prophetical Blessing of Nethel, Supreme Chancellor of the Republic of Europeia and the states within, Destined Overseer of His rightful yet forgotten realms of Estalcia and Old Europe and Crystal Falls, Defender of the Faith and New Jersey, and Heir to the concept of Sarcasm
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Lethen
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May 31 2017, 09:18 PM
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Remember when I was famous? Neither do I.
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- Rach
- May 31 2017, 06:01 AM
[Snip] Rachel, I am more than willing to debate with you on the merits of what I said or did, and on the various questions posed by the discussions ongoing - what is the role of the Chancellery? Can players be apolitical in this region? etc. etc.
I will not, however, give in to your continued attempts to force me to agree to your own personal narrative of events - or rather how you want those events to play out. Likewise, I am not going to let you put me into a proverbial corner where I'm forced to give you some sort of answers to questions that we have yet to even craft answers to as a community. You may frame it as accountability, but I find it inappropriate to give my own input before the situation has yet to resolve itself.
I have my own thoughts and opinions on Mouse and her role in the Chancellery; I am keeping well-abreast of the discussions and opinions of my various fellow citizens; and I am putting out feelers to get input from trusted friends in Europeia. It would be inappropriate to give answers to your questions when I may end up deciding those answers are the wrong ones after this is all said and done.
You don't get to set the narrative; our community does.
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me, basically (click)
A letter to a friend By the Prophetical Blessing of Nethel, Supreme Chancellor of the Republic of Europeia and the states within, Destined Overseer of His rightful yet forgotten realms of Estalcia and Old Europe and Crystal Falls, Defender of the Faith and New Jersey, and Heir to the concept of Sarcasm
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