Voting on the Subsidy Request for United Duchies Cycle Super Highway System shall begin now. At least TWO Commissioners must vote. I, Jean-Claude Juncker, vote AGAINST this request to be granted.

The franchise winners are as follows:
Central 2 known as Central Link:Société Nationale des Chemins de Fontaineré to be operated as Central Link
Central 3:DuchieTran to operate as Westseaxna and Baltic Railways
Eastern 2 known as Eastern and Baltic:BalTran and Transport for Albion to operate as Eastern and Baltic with Transport of Albion to sell its share in Grand Northern
Southern 3:Societé inelandaise des chemins de fer (SICF),Reynauld Constructions (Reynauld),Societé inelandaise de la navigation aérienne (SINA - Royal Inelander Airlines) and Enterprise des Micro-ordinateurs (Emior) to operate as Fastlink

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Leviathon breaks record
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Come ride the new Leviathon tallest rollercoaster in the world , you had S.O.S the 505 ft upside down top hat monster now experience the 3 minutes and 14 seconds , 564ft(172 metres) and 136 MPH(218 km/h) of Leviathon with 4.51G , -1.79G and 2.72 Later G's you are sure to have a blast over 6.51 seconds of Air Time ejecting you out of your seat.Only at Hopkins Porterdam.While you are at the park experience Monster the tallest Wooden Roller coaster at 226 Ft , the tallest inverterted top hat at 505ft on S.O.S and a monstroust 93.96 seconds of Airtime onGallows Humour these are just some of the 52 rides at the park.. You are sure to have a thrill at Hopkins Porterdam.

A Message From the Board of Trustees for the Artabanos Canal Project

Confederal President of North Diessen Nestor Karaman; His Imperial Majesty Emperor Artabanos of Inimicus; Chief Engineer Layla Marini; Chief Accountant Hugo Bercow; Head of Resources Dahle Uguz; Head of Personnel Johannes Tagu; and Six Other Unnamed Trustees

Today is a joyous day.

After a record €12 billion invested in the future of our region, tens of thousands of workers putting millions of manpower hours into the destiny of the Confederacy and Empire, hundreds of thousands of train deliveries of materials and equipment, and above all, a limitless spirit of optimism and determination, the Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the opening of the Artabanos Canal for commercial traffic from 1st August 2022.

A grand celebration, hosted by the President of the Confederacy of North Diessen and the Emperor of Inimicus, shall be held on Saturday 18th June, and the Board invites all friendly heads of state and equivalent statespeople to attend. Formal invitations are to be sent out in due course.

To further celebrate the opening of this vital second link between the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf, all vessels registered under the flags of any member state of the European Union shall enjoy free transit through the canal in the first three weeks of operation (exceptions apply**). This offer has been made possible by a further €200m grant from the Artabanos Foundation, for which the Board of Trustees is eternally grateful.

**This promotion shall not apply to vessels registered under the flags of the Kingdom of Reitzmag or the Clan Democracy of Strathae.

Report for projected fund use until October 2022
The GEF has had a successful start with applications from around Europe with a mix of fund claimants from around Europe. The funding is expected to run as follows:
Income;:€ 22,100,000,000.00
Administration:€ 2,105,000,000.00
Invested:€ 999,750,000.00
Money Spent in HIPCS so far all projects comitted:€ 6,155,250,000.00
Money Spent in LIPCCS:€5,510,250,000
Money left for HIPC Claims:€ 4,000,000,000.00
Money Left for LIPCC Claims:€ 3,329,750,000.00

We have major projects in Duchies and other nations under consideration so the surplus in these funds at the end of the year be less than these figures. Most of the funds 45% have gone to NGO's working in the field and on schemes that help lower income people adapt. 4.5 Billion euros of the funds have been loaned out but interest payments and first repayments are not expected until 2 years into the agencies life.

@Leagio
We have received the application and as per Duchies law we will present the application to parliament to vote on. This process will likely take 1-2 months.

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Statement on Stop Corporate Imperialism Act
We are alarmed at the introduction of the Stop Corporate Imperialism Act. While we can agree with the title imperialism should be stopped we believe the act will do more to allow exploitation and imperialism than stop it. Frankly sometimes unions and experts have told us in countries their minimum wage is not high enough and our experts have concluded the minimum wages amount to exploitation. A good example of this actually goes on in Istkalen , Iras's home country where people are payed as little as €0.02 per hour if they do not pass certain exams and work in manual labour and not allowed to take up higher paying jobs even if firms see more potential in them. That is frankly modern day slavery conditions and this act would punish firms for paying them a living wage.

This could also cause concerns in some poorer countries where agricultural wages or prices can be too low if the market rate prevails. Hence sometimes Fair Wage pledges by companies are essential in raising living standards and making sure no matter what your country or industry you work in or who you work for a fair days work means you get to live a good decent life for your family. We oppose this act that would prohibit countries in many countries from offering fair wages in line with guidelines on providing a good living expenses and ruin profit sharing schemes of some companies by forcing them to stop offering higher bonuses on profit sharing and giving full value of their labour to them. We reccomend that Iras go to the workers of these companies and also the workers being exploited by poverty wage companies and actually speak outside of here rich legislator wage bubble. If she thinks leisure time and making sure that workers are not impoverished for just paying their utilities, housing, transport and childcare costs is not part of a living wage she is out of touch and mistaken. We in the union movement have fought for many years for these sorts of rights and they should extend to all workers in Europe. This should not be a luxury only certain workers in richer nations have while benefitting from cheap labour in lower wage countries with looser regulations. If she is serious about dealing with the issue I suggest she talk with unions and experts on wages and living costs about how we make sure every worker gets a wage that allows for basic living costs and some leisure expenses for families, that she thinks certain workers don't deserve a holiday or leisure time and to be able to afford basic leisure opportunities like a meal out or going to the cinema shows she is out of touch.

SINA - Royal Inelander Airlines ™ is more than happy to welcome Royaume-de-France International Airport in @nofoaga as it's newest international destination!

We are also glad to announce that an agreement has been reached to establish routes to our new destinations in the Duchian capital of Cair Para, as well as in the cities of Hamborg and Porterdam.

Options for finance/Renting:
All Inclusive Lease : All maintenance and insurance paid with a right to buy out the car at the end of the lease.Any mileage over 10,000 miles a year costs extra.
Car Sharing Service(Car Hub): Maintenance, insurance and fuel included with access to a fleet of cars on demand though people may book the car even if parked outside your house. Fuel not included if not fully electric car.
Purchase Outright purchase of car with possible loan to accompany arranged by dealerships.
*Please note all prices on cars are based on prices in the Duchies some markets may have slightly lower or higher pricing.
CarHub
Announcing CarHub available in United Duchies and Inquista. CarHub owns a fleet of Arrival(upon sale of the brand), Kligenberg's ,MG's , Rovers , X-Ons and , Maxus cars. The company benefits from regularly updated and new cars being owned directly by us you can choose to keep one car or rent a bigger car as needed.You will have access to one of the biggest fleets in this car subscription so you will always be able to find a car when needed and all cars are PHEV's or EV's so it is kind to the environment. Now you'll have no need to own a car , need a car quickly open up our app with your account and the price will be on your app. For a price depending on brands available you get to use cars for unlimited unlocks and up to 100 miles per day . Any above these milage limits will incur a cost.Imagine no additional insurance, no additional charging costs and no maintenance costs just click on your car or scan to unlock and go alternatively you can opt for a personal car for a Personal Car Subscription depending on the vehicle paying a monthly fee covering all insurance ,maintenance and charging and keep access to the rental fleet for when you need it for an additional fee for limited milage.Car plans can be split into Value, Standard and Maxi with pricing as follows annually for 10000 miles:
1 Car:
Basic:2,500 Euros
Value: €3,500
Standard: €6,650
Maxi: €11,305

Additional Cars
Basic:2,000 Euros
Value: €2,800
Standard: €5,320
Maxi: €9,044

Car Definitions:
Basic Any vehicle up to 20,000 Euros
Value Any vehicle priced up to 40,000 Euros
Standard Any vehicle priced up to 80,000 Euros
Maxi Any vehicle priced up to 100,000 Euros

@Brickston_Rep Approved