The Government of the Union of Syndicates

The Office of the Consul

The Corporate Chamber has passed Amendment I - merging the syndicates, consultative chambers, guilds, commissions, and ministries into one structure - , Amendment II - guaranteeing citizens certain economic rights - , and Amendment III - enshrining the solidarity of all citizens in the constitution to the Constitution of Eastern Haane. Deliberation in the General Council will, per communication with Supreme Councillor Andries van Hoebeek, begin on 1 May 2020, with a vote to be held two weeks from that date.

Katrin Weber
Consul of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Supreme Councillor

The General Council has, with a vote today, unofficially decided to reject the Amendments proposed by the Corporate Chamber.

An official vote, per the order of the Consul, shall be held on the 15th of May.

Andries van Hoebeek
Supreme Councillor for the People of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The following is the result of the elections to the European Commission:

For the Office of Premier Commissioner

ABSTAIN: 58,1%

DRAGAN TRYMPOV: 21,8%

EILIDH WHITEFORD: 20,1%

For the Office of Internal Affairs Commissioner:
JEAN CLAUDE JUNCKER: 50,1%

ABSTAIN: 36,7%

DRAGAN TRYMPOV: 9,1%

EDMUND JASPER WINSTON: 4,1%

For the Office of Foreign Affairs Commissioner

ABSTAIN: 68,7%

ANTONI REYNELS: 31,3%

The Office of the Consul

The High Council of the French Council Republic has requested that I communicate the following:

"The actions undertaken by the General Council are illegal under the Constitution of our grand country, and are a complete subversion of the people's will. We can now clearly see that our government is in shambles, that it has become divorced from the people; an island ruling for its own benefit. There is no chance of recovery, I feel; our pluralist democracy will always result in such happenings. With that, I invite the leaders of the nations, the republics, the guilds, and perhaps even the national government to join us in a new, participatory Union for the people.

The High Council, acting on the direct will of the people of the French Council Republic, hereby stands against the General Council, and nullifies its existence."

I have called an emergency meeting of the Corporate Chamber on this issue. As Kieler Schloss is currently occupied by the General Council, it is to be held in Opernhaus Kiel - mandated by the Basic Law of 1951 to be used in such incidents.

Katrin Weber
Consul of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The emergency session of the Corporate Chamber is now in recess. I would like to take this time to inform the citizens of Eastern Haane to stay calm in these trying times. Although I do support our people's efforts to create a better state and country, I feel that the state of violence and lawlessness we are seeing is unnecessary. I'd like to take this time to advise our guilds, our unions, and most importantly, our new workers' councils that a peaceful transfer of power can be accomplished. We are seeing such a thing in our deliberations here at Operhaus Kiel, and even in the factory occupations, which have been, for the most part, an entirely non-violent effort.

With that, however, I would like to turn to more serious matters. We cannot let the rule of law go ignored. As such, I ask the Kiel Workers' Council to comply with our criminal law; to ensure that the members of the General Council, whom they have arrested, are treated fairly, in a transparent way, and according to due process.

For justice,

Katrin Weber
Consul of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Corporate Chamber has voted to accept the French resolution of nullification, thus dissolving the current confederation, and forming a new Union. It shall act as a provisional legislature until it can draft a new constitution and elections can be held.

With that, I sign, for the first time,

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

I have been informed by the Kiel Workers' Council that the members of the General Council are to be held on trial by a "People's Court" for the charge of treason. However this may go, I hope that the Workers' Council will follow the guidelines and regulations set in law, and that it pursues justice fairly and equitably.

For liberty and a better future,

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Lille Workers' Council has informed me that it will cooperate with the current proceedings, and that it wishes for the representation of all the workers' councils of Eastern Haane in the new provisional government.

As the workers' councils have served, up to this point, as a source of the people's voices on this revolution, I see no reason to deny such a thing. With that, I give one bloc vote to the combined workers' councils. Further sessions of the new provisional legislature will not meet until the councils have sent representatives.

With that, I sign off.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Electoral Commission of Eastern Haane has asked me to communicate that it is now investigating allegations of electoral fraud in yesterday's elections, and is stating that the results given to the European Union were "purposely misrepresented" and are not "representative of the people's will."

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Constitutional Court has asked me to communicate that the General Council's vote on the amendments was not unconstitutional, but that by 'misrepresenting' yesterday's election results, it has committed a severe breach of constitutional statutes.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

With the recent collectivizations, I would like to take this time to remind the citizens of Eastern Haane that all people have natural rights. No matter their crimes, no matter their previous positions, every person deserves fair, equitable treatment. Denying them such a thing is the beginning of the road to autocracy.

That being said, I stand in solidarity with the strikers, the workers' councils, and our country as a whole, and hope that we can advance to something better.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Kiel Workers' Council has informed me that the General Council trial is in recess, and that they have allowed former Supreme Councillor Andries van Hoebeek to file a petition with the European Court of Justice. I applaud their efforts to maintain the rule of law in these times.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

It has been decided that the Congress of Workers' Councils will have one vote in the provisional legislature. No representative shall be sent; the two bodies will be in session at the same time and communicate with each other as to coordinate discussion and voting.

With this, the provisional legislature of the Union is now effectively in session.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

Certain basic principles of the new state have been decided upon. It shall be a People's Confederation, not of states or republics but of syndicates and nations, to be enumerated in the new future.

The syndicates will correspond to the professions, and will have full power to regulate the economy. Private enterprise will no longer exist; all production shall be through the syndicates, for the benefit of the whole.

The nations, on the other hand, will have full power to make laws to do with social issues; they will be purveyors of social justice, ensuring that all people are treated with dignity and respect.

Those regulations created by the syndicates and nations will only apply to their members; however, they are to be united, in the Confederation.

The role of the People's Confederation is not to be over these nations and syndicates but simply to coordinate them, to mediate disputes between them, to ensure their continued unity, and to ensure that their laws are applied to those who they apply to.

However, please remember that such a formulation is not to be implemented at this time, as it is not complete. As of now, we are still a Union, functioning under the law of the former Confederation.

With that, I sign off.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The People's Confederation of Eastern Haane is as of now the official government of Eastern Haane. Elections to the Syndical Assembly (made up of the united syndicates), the Assembly of Nations (made up of the united nations), and the State Eldership (the new head of state) shall be held in one month's time.

The Congress of Workers' Councils will be retained to oversee the other branches and coordinate the smaller councils, with the workers' councils themselves to have the responsibility of owning and maintaining guild or nation-related structures, as well as providing for the general welfare.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

As the Interim Consul, I confirm that Martin Bourgaize is and has been the European Councillor for Eastern Haane since the conclusion of yesterday's elections.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The enumeration of the nations is below:

the Schleswigian Nation
the Holsatian Nation
the North Low Saxon Nation
the Groniegs-East Frisian Nation
the Dutch Low Saxon Nation
the Westphalian Nation
the Mecklenburgish Nation
the Ripaurian Nation
the Moselle Franconian Nation
the Luxembourgish Nation
the Rhine-Franconian Nation
the Lorrainian-Franconian Nation
the Moselle-Franconian Nation
the Picard Nation
the Lorrain Nation
the Champeignois Nation
the Wallon Nation
the Hollandic Nation
the Brabantian Nation
the Limburgish Nation
the Flemish Nation
the Low Rhenish Nation
the Northern Jutlandic Nation
the Southern Jutlandic Nation
the Western Jutlandic Nation
the German Nation
the Dutch Nation
the French Nation
the Danish Nation

The syndicates will correspond to the former guilds and will receive one seat each in the Syndical Assembly, while the nations will receive 10 each in the Assembly of Nations.

With due respect,

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Electoral Commission of Eastern Haane has asked me to relate that no electoral interference was found in the elections to the Commission.

Apart from this, the provisional legislature has decided not to send a representative to Mr. Trympov's gala, as a majority of Eastern Haaneans did not vote for him, instead choosing to absent - a sign of dissatisfaction with all candidates.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The provisional legislature has reduced the number of syndicates to 30; they are enumerated below:

Agriculture
Fishing
Insurance
Transportation
Education
Law
Accountancy
Medical Services
Engineering
Architecture
Planning
Landscape Design
Surveying
Labor
Social Welfare
Real Estate
Construction
Tourism
Commercial
Industrial
Finance
Sports
Performing Arts
Culture
Societal Studies
Publication
Governance
Textile Manufacturing
Wholesale/Retail
Information Technology

In addition, the French Flemish Nation has been created. The number of seats per nation, for that matter, has been reduced to one.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane.

From the State Elder

On the Vayinaodic and Fremetian Sanctions and Restrictions

The violence in Eastern Haane ended several weeks ago. Although there are certainly still concerns over the rule of law, especially in Kiel, we are handling all issues with the greatest speed, fairness, and transparency. While we respect the sovereignty of all nations, we would at this time like to ask for the lifting of all current sanctions and travel restrictions.

However, several statements made by the Vayinaodic government deeply concern us. The revolution in Eastern Haane was not a coup, as they seem to believe; in fact, the government was not overthrown but rather dissolved and remade as according to the previous Constitution of 1934. Certainly, many, especially the more conservative, claim it to be as such; but one cannot take everything that is written in the news at face value; one must actually look at primary sources themselves.

Perhaps more worryingly is their ban on individuals who took part in the mass arrest in the General Council. I am not entirely opposed to the principle of such a thing; however, given that the entire action was carried out by what was in essence a disorganized mob, we have no information whatsoever regarding the identities of the individuals. As a result, we have, in the past few weeks, become worried as to the exact actions that the Vayinaodic government may have undertaken as to compile a list of said individuals. The only reason why nothing has been said until now is because there was none with the authority to make such a statement. We would, as such, like to state that if any evidence of espionage is found, the government of Eastern Haane will take immediate action.

With due respect,

Mathilde Comtois
State Elder of the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane