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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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Belated Brief Speech
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Topic Started: Jun 30 2014, 08:49 PM (220 Views)
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Malashaan
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Jun 30 2014, 08:49 PM
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Supreme Malassimo
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Fellow Europeans, as many of you are aware, just at the moment I was selected by my colleagues to be Chief Justice, real life got crazy for me, and I haven't been around as much as I would like. However, I am now back to full levels of activity and wanted to say a few things.
Firstly, thank you to the previous Senate and the President for putting me on the bench, and thank you to my fellow Justices for having confidence in me to serve as Chief Justice. Despite the fact that the judiciary is the branch of government in which I am most interested, this is only my second appointment to a Court in any region in the 10 years I've been playing NationStates (the first being a brief spell on this Court some time ago). The circumstances just rarely seemed to be right for me to pursue my passion for the judiciary, but now that I have the opportunity, I am looking forward to it.
Secondly, I want to take a moment to praise my predecessor, Pope Lexus X for the great work he did in revitalizing legal education in the region. Under his direction, the Court was more active in this area than at any time I've seen since I joined the region. I intend to continue this theme and continue to develop legal education for the region. I have some ideas that I have begun discussing with my fellow Justices and the Head of the Bar Association, I hope to make further announcements soon.
Thirdly, one area where I feel the Court has slipped a little in recent months is in response time. The time between a matter being submitted to the Court and a ruling being issued has definitely increased of late, and I hope to reverse that trend. While I think it is important the Court takes the required time to deliberate and (hopefully) come to the correct conclusion, I also think it is important that controversies with regard to the law are addressed quickly so as not to leave defendants under the cosh for many weeks and/or citizens unsure as to the state of the law.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please do let me know. I am always interested in improving the way in which our government functions, whichever branch I may be involved with.
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 Decorations Awards Resume Europeia Forum Administrator Ensign in the Europeian Republican Navy Former President x2 Former Senate Speaker x12 Former Chief Justice Former World Assembly Delegate Former Vice President x7 Former Primus Inter Pares Former Attorney General x8 Former Minister of Culture Former Minister of Foreign Cultivation Former Interior Minister x2 Former World Assembly Minister Former Senator x15 Former Associate Justice x4 Democrats Former President Former Vice President Former Prime Minister Former Speak of the House x5 Former Minister of Interior Affairs x2 Former Chief of Staff Former Secretary of State New Valencia Constitutional Framer and Founding Member Loremia Constitutional Framer and Founder - Cerian Quilor
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I personally look forward to the Maltatorship in the Speakership..
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Marnip
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Jun 30 2014, 08:53 PM
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*Applauds*
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"Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes." - Harry S. Truman
Positions Perfect Man Womanizer Awards  Best Assemblyman (Summer 2014) Family  Marnip Chastain
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Drecq
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Jun 30 2014, 10:52 PM
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EMPEROR OF THAT PLACE OVER THERE, RULER OF THINGS AND PEOPLES, BREEZEBORN, MOTHER OF LIZARDS
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Current Positions Vice Chancellor of Europeia Attorney General of Europeia Senate Clerk Captain of the Europeian Republican Navy -Reserve Member of the Europeian Bar Association Past Positions Speaker of the Europeian Senate Deputy Speaker of the Europeian Senate Senator of the Europeian Senate Chief Justice of the Europeian High Court Primus Inter Pares of the Europeian High Court Associate Justice of the Europeian High Court Vice President of Europeia Minister of the Interior Minister of Citizenship Integration Grand Admiral of the Europeian Republican Navy Deputy Minister of Foreign Cultivation Deputy Minister of Citizenship Integration
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Jul 1 2014, 03:47 AM
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If you give this mouse a cookie, she'll probably ask for some cheese.
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I look forward to seeing you continue to advance the Court during your term as CJ. Best of luck!
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Europeian Awards Nation Details UN/WA Resolutions I've Passed Quotes "There are infinite Mousebumple s." - Common-Sense Politics [ Source]
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Anumia
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Jul 1 2014, 06:40 AM
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Anumia Novo Spiritus
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About time, Chief. Good speech
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Signature The One. The Allfather.-- "He stood with his head held high, critics screaming, and did what he truly felt was best for Europeia." - Common-Sense Politics He's the only person in NationStates who can successfully combine outrageous pomposity with a real support for democracy. - Indycar Racing Do I really need to talk about Anumia? The guy can write like Shakespeare, think like Socrates, and I learned on EuroChat yesterday that he can sing too. I bet he's hung like a bull moose. - Common-Sense Politics Anumia, you have a great mind. - Lethen Someone like Anumia only comes around once in a while. - Kabanatuanistan To be perfectly honest, I'm just going to trust Anumia and approve - Falconias I saw your amendment and wondered whether I had died and gone to heaven. It's beautiful. - Swakistek This is why we should all listen to Anumia. Clearly he is a god amongst men. - Fortana | You are not all knowing. You are not all powerful. You are not Anumia. - Griff I have the greatest respect for Anumia - don't let this thread fool you - but I wish he'd stop winning. - Hyanygo Actually, Hy, the things I wanted to say were: Go Anumia! I love Anumia! - Lethen Anumia with whatever power I have I hereby declare you the winner of everything, forever. - Fortana Long live the Emperor! All Hail Anumia, King of Kings! - Peaceful Llamas How about we realize democracy here is flawed and we make Anumia our dictator? - karthikking I agree with you, Anumia, as all Europeians should. - Swakistek To be honest I'm just going to vote whatever way Anumia votes. - Fortana |
Awards I fought in the Osiris Campaign.
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Olde Delaware: AE, The Devil's Game, SPC, NS says (7:36 AM): I need you Sai'on'ay the Light Elf (Shower) says (7:37 AM): For? Olde Delaware: AE, The Devil's Game, SPC, NS says (7:37 AM): an Anumia vs Anumia debate  Olde Delaware: AE, The Devil's Game, SPC, NS says (7:38 AM): Were doing a 4 part debating series with Europeia and Rougiers brought up doing a "Anumia vs Anumia" debate I want you to be our Anumia
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Drop dead, Dre.
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Pope Lexus X
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Jul 1 2014, 11:05 AM
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Thank you very much Mr. Chief Justice, I look forward to seeing what you do
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~The Venerable Pope Lexus X~ Son of HEM
[hide=Awards]        [/hide] [hide=Some Quotes..] Recruiting is the kind of mindless activity that makes me less pissed. ~Asianatic There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result. ~Sir Winston Churchill The entire Kodiak Republic combined has almost the amount of judicial competency and common sense as Pope Lexus when he dines alone.~HEM Horrifying. Awful. Bad, bad, bad. Lex should feel bad. ~ Kazaman[/hide] [hide=Europeian Former Positions]President (x6)
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Jul 1 2014, 01:12 PM
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Consol Energy
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Huzzah!
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