European Heads of Government / State Meeting - Europolis, 6th July 2020
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Archbishop Mikaela Kligenberg pouted as the limousine drew close to the building that was hosting the upcoming meeting. She rested her head on Speaker Firoux's shoulder, who was seated beside her in the limousine.
"Awww, I don't want to go. Can't you go for me?" Mikaela complained.
"No. I have a meeting with the globalist elite at 3, where we will be discussing the abolition of all international borders. I then have a meeting with the devil at 5:30, who, as you know, possesses my soul that I sold to him. Some refugees and various billionaires, who are all lizard people, are then expecting me around 7 for dinner. A very busy day," Firoux answered sarcastically in a monotonous voice.
Mikaela lifted her head from Firoux's shoulder and looked at him in shock. "Oh my goodness. I think John Oliver was right about you," she gasped with immense seriousness. "Also, why wasn't I invited to the dinner? I'm great with lizards. My friend Candace had this cute komodo dragon, Shirley, living in this reptile terrarium she had installed in the centre of her winter villa. Shirley adored me."
Firoux threw his head back in disbelief. "Girl. I'm joking. I have a meeting with Antoni this afternoon and then we're going golfing afterwards. Gisela is also cooking her signature roast, which Antoni has been dying to try, so I'll have him over for dinner too."
"Ok, well now I'm really jealous!" Mikaela moaned as she buried her face into her hands. "I'm not looking forward to this. It'll be so boring!"
Just then, the limousine pulled up to the side of the curb. Members of a security detail opened the limousine door and one of the guards extended his hand into limousine, assisting the Archbishop out of the vehicle.
"Thoughts and prayers! Stay strong. We're all in this together. Yadda yadda. Bye!" Firoux laughed as he shut the limousine door and the vehicle went racing away.
Suddenly, paparazzi who had been following the Archbishop, emerged out of nowhere and began haranguing her by asking her intrusive questions and by taking pictures of her. Members of the Archbishop's security detail tried to carefully escort her into the building without causing too much of a scene.
"Archbishop! You were spotted with Queen Anastasia of Icholasen in Reitzmag recently. Is it true that she's gained 3 kilograms!?" a paparazzo asked her as she attempted to evade his presence.
"What a rude question! Shame on you!" Mikaela responded. "No. In fact, she's lost weight. She had terrible, terrible food poisoning. She literally wouldn't leave the bathroom, which was such a disaster. She was also sharing a bathroom with Tommy, and you know, he takes such a long time to get ready every day, and so it was such a battle, and the bathroom was such a mess. But she like, totally lost so much water weight... I think like quite a few kilograms TBH."
Another paparazzo jumped in Mikaela's way as she attempted to enter the building, who was then pushed aside by a member of her security team. "What do you have to say about Czech Slavia building a fence on the border of Malborya to stop people from leaving the country?" he asked.
"Czech Slavia? Malborya? Where? I don't know my geometry. No matter, that is such a silly thing to do. I was once totally abducted during this businesses feud between my family and the Versoni's. They were like, really trying to extort me for money or something. Anyway, I managed to escape with the help of this really handsome pool boy who discovered me tied up in their backyard shed by their pool. We totally made out after he freed me. But he helped me climb over this massive wall that they had around their mansion, and it really wasn't too much work. I think the pool boy did end up getting mauled by this reallllly cute but ferocious rottweiler, but I still escaped. A fence will be nothing. Do you also know how many terrible dates I've escaped by jumpig out of the bathroom window? I once did it in heels, too! From 2 storeys! Now, enough questions, I have a meeting to attend to! Love you all."
The Archbishop entered the building with her security still flanking her sides. As she navigated the building, she was eventually met by Commissioner Juncker, who greeted her. Mikaela exchanged pleasantries with the Commissioner and greeted him by kissing him on each of his cheeks. Mikaela then made her way to the meeting room, and politely greeted each of the heads of government and state. Mikaela then plucked herself down in a chair, took out her phone, and began to text Queen Anastsia with great speed.
I'm in a room with a bunch of really old white guys, not my favourite situation! White and old... totally Tommy's type though. Is he interested in a throuple? Mikaela texted Anastasia, before then putting her phone back in her purse.
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Juncker shook hands with Kenith and smiled at him. "The honor it's mine. And don't worry about the Governor-General Gorge couldn't be here. At least, someone from Leagio attended to this important summit, which is very possitive for all the European Union and its member-states."
After that, they walked to the meeting room. After Juncker showed Kenith his seat, he walked away back to the gallery. Aguilar stood up and shook hands with Kenith. "Kenith! Nice to meet you in person. I'm Jesús Aguilar, the Spanish President. I'm very happy to meet other Prime Ministers or high rank people from other European nations, as it's a very useful thing to establish better relationships between our nations."
When Mikaela arrived, lots of photos were taken and the described events before took place. Commissioner Juncker added this when the pictures were being taken: "She is the new girl of Europe, and maybe the most elegant. It's a pleasure to meet you Ms. Kligenberg." He said. Then, they walked to the meeting room, where Juncker showed the Archbishop her seat and proceeded to go back to the gallery. Aguilar stood up and shaked hands with her, as 2 kisses were given. "Ms. Kligenberg, it's a pleasure to meet you. Later on I need to talk with you about a proposal I would like to tell you about." He smiled.
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Samantha Terrace
Terrace is the Nonétrice for Saint Novella, and at the time of the revolution, the frontrunner to become First Minister of the Rujonau Dominion, Icholasen's largest Dominion and current largest Socialist Republic. An accomplished politician, she was in Whiteford's inner circle which came to be known as 'Whiteford's Onion' as it was the circle of Whiteford's most trusted confidants, with Whiteford, the stalk, keeping the group together. Whiteford's Onion still existed, and includes people like Terrace, Duchess Poppy Carlton-Romanov, who are influenced and who respect Whiteford. When Whiteford was elected as Premier Commissioner, Terrace took over to avoid a conflict of interest arriving which means she is the acting Korojaunu (in exile). However, she has been entrusted with the full autonomy and power that the Korojaunu of Icholasen possesses, with the full power to deliberate on ENAA matters, come to events like this one, and do all sorts of actions.
Terrace boarded the small Free Icholasen private jet and took off from Inquista towards Europolis. 'Yanis' Samantha said 'could you get me a gatorade?'
'Yes, Acting Korojaunu in Exile.' Yanis presented her with an orange gatorade.
'Yanis. Do I look like the kind of person who drinks orange gatorade?'
No, Acting Korojaunu in Exile. I shall fetch you your blue gatorade.'
'Thank you.' Samantha sighed. 'Did you grab my notes from the desk?'
'Yes, Acting Korojaunu in Exile. I highlighted nations in a colourcoded format, to see if we like them or not. If you look here, you can see that Czech Slavia is in red which means we hate them, and Inquista is in green which means we like them. Malborya is in yellow because they're on thin ice what with them beating us in Eurovoice by 1 point last year. Vayinaod is currently blue, which means 'who?''
'Never heard of that country.'
'These categories were approved by the rest of the Nonet, and you just need to sign off on them.'
Terrace skimmed through the list, with a lot of greens, a few reds, and a few blues. She then signed the paper with her signature. The plan then then landed in Europolis and she was escorted to the building where the meeting was happening. Terrace was escorted into the room and she smiled at the ensemble of characters assembled from around the European Union. The only person that she had met as Acting Korojaunu in Exile was Mikaela Kligenburg, but all that was about to change. It was a room that was absolutely teeming with the European ruling classes. It was her job to convince them that Free Icholasen was not a dying cause, with no possible future. She needed to convince these people that the concept of Free Icholasen, and an Icholasen that with power in the EU was sustainable, and she had to warn them to not succumb to any movement to integrate the UNSR into the European Union. She, Whiteford, and Duchess Poppy Carlton-Romanov (Icholasen's EU Councillor) were the last vanguard, protecting the freedom of all nations from a communist scourge enveloping Europe.
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Juncker approached to Samantha, Eilidh and Poppy, who he shook hands with. After that, some photos were taken and he spoke a little bit of Nicoleizian: "Eilidh, Poppy, Samantha, I'm very happy to see you are attending to this very important meeting." After saying that, he went back to speak English: "I'm really concerned about what it's going on in Icholasen, and the European Union, specially my Internal Affairs Commission is looking how to solve this crisis as soon as possible, so we can turn your country back to its normal status as soon as possible." Some photos were taking, in which Jean-Claude Juncker appeared smiling along with the 3 Nicoleizian Women. The conversation was being recorded by the media that was covering the event, to whom Juncker promissed some words before finally entering the room for the last time.
When pictures finished to be taken, Juncker accompanied them to the meeting room, where he showed the Acting Korojaunu in Exile, Samantha Terrace, her seat. He left the room inmediately, as he had to welcome other Heads of Government or Heads of States. He was definetely having a busy day.
Aguilar stood up as he had been doing every time an European leader entered the room. His seat was next to Juncker's. He approached to the 3 Nicoleizians, and shook hands with them. He preferred to avoid the 2 kisses Spanish cliché, to avoid any minunderstood. "Korojaunu, Councillor Carlton-Romanom, Premmier Commissioner Whiteford, nice to meet you all. It's an enormous pleasure to meet you in person, as not only a greater ally for the Kingdom of Spain, but also the place some Nicoleizian Royal Household members as Prince Tommy chosen to live. We have strong ties, and I'm sure this meeting will help to make them even stronger."
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The Nicoleizian party was so grateful for the hospitality of the Spanish delegation. Whiteford was very proud of Commissioner Juncker's event, and she marvelled at how well attended the event was. Whiteford and Poppy then left the room so that Samantha Terrace and the Spanish hosts could do their jobs as intended, after just popping in to say hello. Terrace waved at them as they left.
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Archkonsul Kristian Nylund was suspiciously optimistic about the meeting. The concept of the meeting had been floated in European Circles for years, it evolved into the European Assembly at one point which had proven a complete failure. It might have had been the chance to meet with various EU leaders since asscending to the position of Archkonsul.
Regardless, Kristian even as a career diplomat, held a certain disdain for en-mass meetings such as these. The powers of the collective might be great, but the decision making moves a pace only befitting a giant. The meeting was more than likely going to be bogged down in pointless disputes that wouldn't be solved here or minor issues. Often comparable to corralling children, one can assume Kristian's feelings on the Nyetthem Summit to resolve the initial Reitzmic crisis.
Kristian, however, was excited to meet all the commissioners again. Since the election night celebration it had been awhile since they had seen each other. Antoni, Claude, and Eilidh all campaigned with Kristian during the campaign, and they appreciated the foreigners help. For a country as judgemental as Vayinaod, foreigners, especially politicians, tend to elicit a sort of "entertainment value" in politics. Dragan Trympov is one of the most followed people on twitter in Vayinaod for that very reason. Regardless Kristian had plans with lunch with Antoni and Copala this week.
After landing in Europolis, Kristian met with Carita before the meeting to exchange notes. Carita stressed that making sure that Vayinaod should hold back as much as possible initially to test the temperature of the room. The new Korojaunu of Icholasen and Archbishop while new to Kristian weren't new to Europe. Well the Korojaunu was, but who besides Queen Anastasia, Bernie Sanders or Whiteford are known outside Icholasen.
Kristian Nylund like a lot of Vards actually did not know who Mikaela Kligenberg was until she became Archbishop, her brother Silas though was a hit in Vayinaod.
Excited to get the day going, Kristian departed for the conference anticipating to meet Commissioner Juncker and the rest of the European leaders.
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Finally, after hours, and hours...and hours...Dante Maximillian's sleek new jet touched down in Europolis. The Falcon 8X fleet was a recent acquisition from Angleter and was proving very popular for state travel. The small trijets were economical, could reach more local airports, and still offered intercontinental range for the long slog to Europolis.
Dante's aides kept him happy during the flight by indulging him with his favorite activity - gambling. Gambling, gambling, gambling, that's what he really liked to do. They spotted him online games with "hot" tables (Read: aides had to pay off the dealers to rig it so the Steward would win a lot). It was a small price to pay to keep him in a good mood. Between allegations of targeted hits on political opponents, mass protests on all manner of topics, and the continually stagnant economy, they knew his rule was failing and the kinds of bad decisions he could make in a bad mood.
Erik Drammen am Rike, the Master of State, was particularly worried about the Steward's attendance at this meeting. It wasn't a secret that Dante had great disdain for small, weak member states...nor was it a secret that he wasn't exactly the friendliest or most affable person in a room.
Erik was concerned that he would waste this opportunity to establish new connections, in a world where the country really had only one major ally remaining and no new trade deals in forever. The Steward might also be completely tone deaf to what other nations were interested in, which would lead to nothing being agreed upon. But hey, Erik wasn't invited, so...all he could do was watch from afar...and scheme...with the Steward out of the country, he gave a certain Councillor Greene a call to come home and...talk...about...things....
The plane came to a stop on the tarmac and the Steward was ready to depart. The arranged vehicles arrived as scheduled and they were off. Dante was not terribly interested to go over his talking points while on the ride, he knew exactly what he wanted and didn't want.
It wasn't long before they had arrived. 6 nervous aides got out of the cars. 1 Steward got out...in a good mood.
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Juncker shook hands with the Archkonsul Nylund and the media took some photos while Juncker said: Mr. Nylund, it's a pleasure to see you once again. I had a good time with you the last time we spent together on the EPA night election. It's great to have politicians like you in this summit. Welcome." Inmediately after, both proceeded to the meeting room, where Juncker showed Nylund his seat and then came back to the gallery.
Just when he arrived, Dante was entering the room. Juncker made a gesture to the guards pretending to tell them to make a head of government or state wait until he's back on the gallery once again, but the guards didn't understood anything he was pretending to say. Juncker thought that maybe he was too old, or the European Union's buildings guards were completely stupid. He picked the second option as the most possible. He approached to Dante and then shook hands with him: "Mr. Maximillian, I didn't expect you here. What a surprise! It's a honor to count with you on this very important summit, and also to meet you. Please, come with me." Both entered the meeting room and Juncker showed Dante his seat, and then left the room.
The Spanish President, Jesús Aguilar, approached to Nylund and shook hands with him: "Kristian, nice to see you here. I hope you've had a great travel from Vayinaod and that everything goes fine over there. We'll need to talk in private later. Is that ok?" He said. After Aguilar got an answer from Nylund, he shook hands with Dante, from the Duxburian Union. He knew that establishing relationships with the DU was like having 1,000,000 diamonds. "Mr. Maximillian, nice to meet you. I'm Jesús Aguilar, the Spanish President. It's a pleasure to see you finally attended to this summit." He said.
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Five hours after making the stubborn decision to fly to Europolis with a commercial aeroplane instead of a private jet to look more relatable to Malboryan citizens despite the warnings from everyone at the Parlamenta, Prime Minister Vincent Archambault had finally arrived at his destination. The flight actually took around two hours, the other three was wasted on autographs and photographs.
"Well... that was an experience!" Vincent thought to himself after interacting with what seemed like everyone on the aeroplane. Everything went just like it was planned, which was one of his favourite things. Councillor Evergreen picked him off at the airport, which he wasn't expecting to do.
"Don't you have... you know... special vehicles for this? It feels weird to just pick off The President off the airport. Had this been Mr Eusebiu, there would be dozens of vehicles on the road right now." Evergreen told Archambault.
"Yes. But I need no lavish, and you know it. I can still live a middle-class life while serving my duty as the president of this country." Archambault replied.
"Okay... weirdo."
"Pardon?"
"Oh, I said we've arrived!"
"Uh... the building is 500 meters away still."
"...Oh."
The more time passed, the less Evergreen was enjoying this ride. It was incredibly awkward, and the traffic of Europolis wasn't helping it either.
"...So uh... I guess I'll ride for 500 another meters then... haha..."
After finally arriving, Evergreen took a big sigh as Archambault left his car.
Vincent, however, was excited for the meeting, not even realizing that Evergreen called him a weirdo. He had everything his mind, planned like books sorted by colour on a white bookshelf.
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After a few long hours of thinking, President Wilhelm Astronovic has decided to come to the meeting in Europolis.
He got on a plane from Barclandia and went straight to Europolis to go to the Meeting. He arrived in Europolis after 10 hours of flying. He greeted the fellow citizens and went to the Meeting along with our Representative, Sharlize Theron.
As the two walked closer to the hall, they stumbled upon Prime Minister Simon Bridges of the Kingdom of Reitzmag.
"Greetings" said both at the same time.
"Prime Minister Bridges, I presume. It is an hounor to meet you," Said President Astronovic
"Same, Same. Its great to meet you" said Prime Minister Bridges.
When the 3 arrived at the meeting hall, they greeted the fellow leaders and continued their discussion awaiting the start of the meeting. -
Jean-Claude Juncker shook hands with the Malboryan Prime Minister, Vicent Archambault. "Vicent! Nice to see you are here. Welcome to this summit, which is very important for Malborya and the whole of the European Union. Please, come with me." He said. They both walked through the gallery and then entered the meeting room, in which Juncker showed Vicent his seat, and then, came back to the gallery where he saw Mr. Astronovic entering.
Jean-Claude Juncker looked at the guards wanting to tell them "What did I told you?" but only looking at them, and finally, them seemed to understood what the Internal Affairs Commissioner was pretending to say. He shook hands with Mr. Astronomic and the media proceeded to take photos of both. "Mr. Astronomic, I have to welcome you to the European Union and its capital city de facto, Europolis. Please, come with me." Juncker said. Both entered the meeting room and Juncker came back to the gallery after telling Mr. Astronomic what his seat was.
Aguilar shook hands with Mr. Archambault first. "Mr. Archambault, nice to meet you. I met with Mr. Eusebiu when we signed those agreements with your country, but I didn't meet with you. I hope the great relationship between our nations continue." He said and smiled. After a conversation with him, he saw Mr. Astronovic. At first, he didn't know much about Bargio. It was a new nation that was born next to them. He decided to approach to Wilhem. "Mr. Astronomic, nice to meet you." He shook hands with him. "I'm Jesús AGuilar, the Spanish President. Great to see you here." He said.
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Slavomíra Černá was perhaps a bit worried about meeting of the Heads of Government. Even though she worked abroad of Czech territory before becoming the chairwoman of the communist party, she now rarely left Czech Slavia. It did not help that Czech Slavia has recently attracted more publicity then it needed too by dedicating themselves to supporting the new regime in Icholasen. Yet she knew how important this meeting was to portrait Czech Slavia in a positive light to the other nations in the European Union and she was determined to be photographed with as many head of governments as possible to help this image.
The flight to Europolis was quite calm and S. Černá finally arrived to the meeting. -
Jean-Claude Juncker approached at Černá. He shook hands with her while the media took the last photos. The summit was about to start, but Slavomíra arrived on time. When the media was done, both walked to the meeting room: "Ms. Černá, it's nice to see you again. But this time, I'm the host" He laughed and they entered on the meeting room. Juncker closed the door and Aguilas shook hands with Černá. "Nice to meet you Slavomira. Great to see you've come today."
Finally, Juncker showed Slavomíra her seat and seated on his seat, between Mikaela and Jesús. He picked that small bell he used for this special days, and made it rang. The room entered on a full silence. Finally, Jean-Claude Juncker stood up and started to talk:
"Good evening everyone,
Firstly, I would like to thank you for your assistance today. We are still expecting some Heads of Government or State which are coming late, but they're expected to arrive in any moment of our summit. Secondly, I would like to refer to the Mennrimiak's decision on not attending to this summit because some of the European member-states asked the European Nuclear Authority about having nukes. I respect the decision, but I'm not sharing it. This is a very important summit, and I would have liked to see more Prime Ministers or Heads Of Government or State in this meeting.
To those that have assisted to this summit, I would like to tell you some rules I'm setting for this event. The first rule is to avoid any way of insulting, discrimination, racism to any other nation that it's here today or it isn't. Secondly, I would like everyone to respect the others' turn to speak. That is very important to guarantee thatt every idea is heard on this meeting. You could like it or dislike it, but you need to listen to every single proposal. We, the European Commissioners are a reference of respect, and I would like to see the same respect we 3 have in your atitudes during today's summit. I don't want this to become a shame, I want this to be a way of communication between the Commission and the member-states and also between the member states.
So, with that being said, I officially open this European Heads of Government or State Meeting, that it's being hosted in Europolis, the 6th July . I would now like to ask you all if you have any proposals to debate. The agenda will be told to all of you when we've heard all the proposals. Thank you."
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As Jean-Claude Juncker made his opening statement, the Grand Vizier's plane bellowed down to the airstrip. Only a split second after the airplane landed, Kazavon ran out with a papers flying out of his binder he carried.
*Kazavon chimed into the room, flushed. "My exceeding apologies for the intrusions, there were some setbacks coming here-- I hope all of you can understand."
Kazavon then sat down in mild shame like a pupil late for class.
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President Kenith of the Commonwealth of Leagio began to speak as he stood.
"My fellow leaders of the EU, i would first like to say that is an honor to not meet every here today for this discussion. I have the honor to meet the various leaders of this region. I would like to begin the discussion on the question of healthcare, particularly the protection of all the nations of Europe should a serious disease occur that transmits itself human to human very easily then we would be in trouble. According to a study done through the Leagioan Ministry of Health in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, if a major pandemic occurred within the EU and reach to Leagio, then the Commonwealth would be in serious trouble as Leagio is mainly an urban country in terms of where its population resides. Leagio does not have the industrial capacity, according to this study, to build sufficient PPE for Civil and Essential Workers to Leagio."
"Now, this study was done about 8 years ago before even my own presidency. However, while Leagio's industry is more developed since those years, the issue of preparing for a pandemic is still active. I am not sure how the other leaders of Europe feel in the same issue. But i think that the European Union should have some measure and plan to ensure that we are all ready for the worst-case scenario that we could have a serious pandemic. One that will affect all of us. I would like for the community of the European Union to develop a department that will monitor all diseases and research any new ones that appear out of nowhere, where the data that this department finds will in not only producing a remedy (whether it is a medicine or vaccine) but also give countries advice on what to do with cases of dieases or illnesses. However, i would like to hear what the other members in this meeting thinks."
President of the Commonwealth of Leagio: Kenith Lifejumper (CCP)
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As the President of Leagio finished his speech, Emryc Isla strode into the room and sat down. He nodded to the other European leaders and said "sorry to keep you waiting, complicated business," before sitting back in his chair.
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After President Lifejumper finished his speech, PM Simon Bridges stood up.
"Good day to you my fellow European Leaders. Of course, it is indeed an honor to be here in Europolis to discuss important issues and matters of varying importance. Now, to begin with, President Lifejumper has mentioned this such event that we I think have not yet been prepared due to the recent armed and diplomatic conflicts within the region."
"Reitzmag, as a leading producer of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, is well-prepared in the case of a pandemic or a disease outbreak. We are also home to 3 Biosafety Level (BSL) 4 Laboratories and can handle very strong viruses. These laboratories are coordinating with the government and may pharmaceutical companies in researching for new cures to some deadly viruses."
"And in case of a pandemic, Reitzmag is ready to supply medicine and medical equipment to all European nations. But, as per law Reitzmag may refuse to supply medication to other countries if it does not want. Such example is that being applied to Spain."
"Though, as a fellow European nation. Reitzmag is open to get back on selling necessary materials on countries which we have refused to sell to, such as Spain for example. And I hope that this would happen sooner."
"Finally, speaking of Spain and Reitzmag halting its trade with it. I request that a debate regarding this still running Reitzmo-Hispanic diplomatic crisis be includee in our agenda."
Simon Bridges
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Mikaela found herself to already be quite bored of this meeting. As the Angleteric Prime Minister made his late entrance into the room, Mikaela began to wonder why she didn't think of the ingenious idea of arriving late and skipping over all the boring topics. When the Reitzmic Prime Minister broke out in his very self-indulging and self-gratifying speech, where he patted himself and Reitzmag on the back, she began to daydream, and suddenly remembered that mercury was in retrograde. Mikaela then quickly brought out her purse, took out her phone, and reviewed her daily horoscope.
Libra: Your daily horoscope - July 06
Today you could have an intense exchange with someone. You might be inspired to stand up for your beliefs. This could be a discussion about religion. Or it could be a talk about personal morals and ethics. Don't be afraid to speak up today. The person who prompts this chat could need to be educated. Maybe you can help them to see a more enlightened viewpoint. It's time for others to open their minds! Leave your doubts in the past and look forward to a brighter future.Oh no! An intense exchange? Mikaela was hoping to avoid any confrontations in this meeting, as she really didn't like to upset anybody's feelings. However, she felt more re-assured that she should stand up for her beliefs. The sentence, "Don't be afraid to speak up today", really felt good to read. A more enlightened viewpoint? That was Mikaela's specialty. She fancies herself as a very enlightened figure, especially after that one time she actually finished a whole entire (1) audiobook, which was Justice Jane Fonda's biographical audiobook, My Life So Far (Unabridged). Justice Fonda had a lot of experiences and insight which really helped Mikaela better understand her own worldview.
Once Simon Bridges finished his spiel about Biosafety Level (BSL) 4 Laboratories, Mikaela stood up.
"Diseases and pandemics are like, totally gross! I definitely agree with President Lifejacket, and I think it's very important that we work together, to like, stop the spread of diseases and any future pandemics. Can you imagine living through a pandemic? Everything being shut down? Can you imagine? Everyone having to isolate themselves? What a scenario! I mean, living through it would be one thing, but even worse... think of the economy, and think about our ability to get haircuts! I get my hair cut and blown out at least once a week. I have this most amazing Reitzmic hairdresser, Phi Phi, who tells me the most curious things. Like, she tells me all about Reitzmag’s history and how Copala City is actually an ancient city – the oldest city in Europe, actually – and how it’s the real capital of Reitzmag. How could I ever go without Phi Phi’s wisdom and without my haircuts? I don’t think I could survive.
We definitely need to support a proposal in the European Council to create an agency, as President Lifejacket suggests, to monitor and research diseases, and to plan and create strategies to contain the spread of diseases.”
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Archambault silently observed the room as he questioned if his country was prepared in case of a pandemic. He was thinking so deeply that he forgot about Juncker repeatedly calling him "Vicent" instead of "Vincent" like it was some sort of a joke, which he was thinking about for... like, fifteen minutes? Maybe it was the Spanish accent? We may never know.
After Mikaela's typical, Inquistan style, obnoxious rant-speech (which he was massively familiar with, given that he lived in Inquista for three years for business), and Reitzmag's massive propaganda speech, he decided to stand up and give a speech:
"Obviously, we, the member states, as well as the European Union, should always be prepared for horrific situations, like an outbreak or a pandemic. Communication is key. Even though a member state can not be blamed for an outbreak itself, they can, and should, be blamed for misinformation and possibly downplaying the infectious nature of the occurring outbreak. In my opinion, a member state should always be honest about any hazardous happenings and report them as soon as possible. Another thing I want to point out is that the member states should trust science. The concern of health professionals and scientists should be taken as serious advice and should never be dismissed. I would already question a country's defences against microscopic organisms if their Ministry of Health is filled up with unqualified, corrupt rubbish. Malborya has very strict laws against this, to make sure that only people in experienced fields can take these governmental positions, which require serious work. My speech ends here... For now."
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After Archambault had finished speaking, Katrin Weber stood. "Thank you, all of you who have spoken. Eastern Haane is no stranger to severe epidemics - we have had fourteen since 1950; to be specific, outbreaks of what is called 'Haanean Hemorrhagic Fever,' which is luckily now eradicated. But I am going on a tangent.
We cannot afford to dismiss pandemics as things that come and go, things that can be gotten over with in a short amount of time. They are terrible, terrible events during which thousands, hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions of people die painfully.
Imagine the following. You are peering through a little glass window in a door. You cannot open the door; it is unsafe. Through that window, you see - your child, your parents, your grandparents - who knows? You see them crying, screaming, their bodies covered in boils. Nothing can save them; they are already dead to the world.
Imagine this one hundred, one thousand, one million times greater and you will begin to see what a pandemic is like. Such things are not times for petty conflicts; they are times of unity. We must all help each other, as individuals and as the leaders of our own nations.
Even then, we must prepare. Such a thing could happen at any time. We must monitor, as many others have said, the conditions in our fellow nations; must begin to unify ourselves as to make sure we can stand together in such times.
Perhaps one of the things I can suggest is a sort of emergency plan for production, not on a nation-by-nation basis but on a regional level. While many of you may think that this is overreach, I assure you that you will regret it when a pandemic comes, for you alone will not have the productive capacity to make everything you need. We must share what surplus that we have with each other, and must plan to make sure that both sharing and surplus is maximized in such times.
That is all I have to say for now."
Katrin, exhausted, sat back down. Her speech, she knew, rambled somewhat; but she felt as though her message had gotten through.
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