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Montenbourg proposes change to sexual violence laws to include consent.

Minister of Justice, Birgitte Nyborg, has hailed the proposal as a huge step towards equality.

Montague.- The Montenbourg government announced plans to reform sexual violence laws to make consent rather than violence the basis for determining rape. Current law states that rape only includes cases where a person has used violence, threats of violence, or if a victim is unable to resist.

But a government communication has proposed that consent must now be given voluntarily and "be an expression of free will".

The reform proposal was presented on Monday by the Classical Monarchist Party government and its three centre-left allies.

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Clarisse Bourgeon, ECoJ Candidate Offers Interview on "Ellen Show"

Photo on the set.

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Ellen: First of all, congratulations on the milestone of turning 70, of course, and being on our Royal Court for more than two decades now. I mean what a legacy, congratulations.

Justice Clarisse Bourgeon: Thank you very much, I’m a lucky woman.

Ellen: What's it like coming to the Court after having been a litigator before the Court, who has a relationship with the justices that suddenly you’re serving next to?

JCB: I had a middle period. I was for 13 years on the Court of Appeals for the Montague Circuit so I had already made the transition from advocate to judging. It’s great to be in the position of asking questions and not having to answer questions. I know many a lawyer would like to respond to our question with another question but that's not cricket.

Ellen: Does Justice Clarisse Bourgeon, the 70-year-old feminist icon, have any regrets about her professional life?

JCB: Hardly. I do think that I was born under a very bright star," Laughs and smiles" I don't think there's going to be any turning back to old ways, when you think about — the world has changed really in what women are doing. I went to law school when women were less than 3% of lawyers in the country; today, they are 50%. I never had a woman teacher in college or in law school. The changes have been enormous. And they've just — they've gone much too far [to be] going back. All women are icons in their professional lives."Applauses

Ellen: If you were a lawyer again, what would you want to accomplish as a future feminist legal agenda?

JCB: Reproductive choice has to be straightened out. There will never be a woman of means without choice anymore. That just seems to me so obvious. So we have a policies that affects only poor women, and it can never be otherwise, and I don’t know why this hasn’t been said more often.

Ellen: When you say that reproductive rights need to be straightened out, what do you mean?

JCB: The basic thing is that the government has no business making that choice for a woman.

Ellen: Does that mean getting rid of the test the court imposed, in which it allows member states to impose restrictions on abortion — like a waiting period — that are not deemed an “undue burden” to a woman’s reproductive freedom?

JCB: Look I believe in the collegiality of the court but I’m not a big fan of these tests. I think the court uses them as a label that accommodates the result it wants to reach. It will be, it should be, that this is a woman’s decision. It’s entirely appropriate to say it has to be an informed decision, but that doesn’t mean you can keep a woman overnight who has traveled a great distance to get to the clinic, so that she has to go to some motel and think it over for 24 hours or 48 hours.

Ellen: In the 1980s, you wrote about how while the sphere for women has widened to include more work, men haven’t taken on as much domestic responsibility. Do you think that things are beginning to change?

JCB: That’s going to take time, changing that kind of culture. But looking at my own family, my daughter Anne Marie teaches at Bosco University, she travels all over the world, and she has the most outstanding supportive husband who certainly carries his fair share of the load. Although their division of labor is different than mine and my husband’s, because my daughter is a super cook.

Ellen: Can courts play a role in changing that culture?

JCB: Look in our country the Legislature, such as the European Council too can make the change, can facilitate the change, as laws and acts do. But it’s not something a court can decree. A court can’t tell the man, You’ve got to do more than carry out the garbage.

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Viscount of Downton on the ECJ Decision on Reitzmag "A disgraceful show, the monarch should abdicate."

The Viscount of Downton speaking at the assembly of the Athenaeum Club.

Athenaeum Club, Montague.- Following the unprecedented decision of the condemnation of Reitzmag by the European Court of Justice (@Fremet @Spain), the renowned gentlemans club Athenaum, where royals and members of the Montenbourgian aristocracy discuss present issues, made their monthly assembly where the famously Viscount of Downton, Lord Robert Crawley made an statement calling a disgrace for the institution of the monarchy, and the abdication of the King of Reitzmag.

"“We must now inquire what is better for a province or a city: whether to be ruled by one man or by many. Now this may be considered from the very purpose of government. For the aim of any ruler should be directed towards securing the welfare of whatever he undertakes to rule. The duty of the pilot, for instance, is to preserve his ship amidst the perils of the sea and to bring it to the port of safety. And sadly we have seen the opposite of this actions by the monarch of @Kingdom-of-Reitzmag."

He continued "The chief concern of the ruler of a multitude, therefore, should be to procure the unity of peace: and it is not legitimate for him to deliberate whether he shall establish peace in the multitude subject to him, just as a physician does not deliberate whether he shall heal the sick man that is charged to him. For no one should deliberate about an end that he is obliged to seek, but only about the means to attain that end."

"The more efficacious, therefore, a government is in keeping the unity of peace, the more useful it will be. For we call that more useful which leads the better to the end. Now, it is clear that what is one, can more efficaciously bring about unity than what is several; just as the most efficacious cause of heat is that which is by its nature hot. Therefore the rule of one man is more efficient than the rule of many. But when that one fails, it calls to suspend and succed."

The Viscount received an standing ovation and a formal appraisal by the members of the Royal Court who were present at the club.

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Clarisse Bourgeon to the Stand

Photo taken by the Montague Times, portrait.

Montague, Montenbourg.- When I met Clarisse Bourgeon for the first time in 2008, she took me to see a political cartoon that hung in a hallway outside her chambers at the Royal Court. The cartoon depicted Belva Lockwood, a lawyer in her 50s, who was the first woman to argue a case before the court, in 1880. Bourgeon noted that the Royal Court bar initially refused to admit Lockwood several years earlier. In response, Lockwood drafted and lobbied for a bill, which the House passed, allowing qualified women attorneys to practice in federal court.

When Clarisse Bourgeon was an advocate before the Royal Court, she confronted nine robed men, many of them highly dubious of her arguments for sexual equality. Yet she quietly commanded their attention and more often than not persuaded them. By comparison, the male and female senators who will question her on Tuesday are already persuaded that she is fit to sit on the high court.

Judge Bourgeon, a leading advocate for women's rights in the 1970's and a member of the Royal Court in Montenbourg for the past 13 years, is on record as the first Montenbourgian to become part of the European Court of Justice. She has contended that women's equality would have provided a firmer constitutional basis for abortion rights than did privacy or liberty.

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Montenbourg transitioning to a circular economy

Aerial photo of the city of Montague, Capital of Montenbourg.

Montague, Montenbourg-. His Majesty's Government has adopted a national strategy for a circular economy that sets out the direction and ambition for a long-term and sustainable transition of Montenbourg society. This is an important step towards Montenbourg becoming the world’s first fossil-free welfare nation.

We need to accelerate the transition to a circular economy if we are to achieve the environmental and climate objectives. Using materials more efficiently increases their lifespan and value, and reduces both the extraction of new raw materials and landfill waste.

“It’s madness that valuable material is used just once and then thrown away. We’re going to change this now. The green recovery that society now needs will accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. Approximately 50 per cent of our climate emissions and more than 90 per cent of the world’s water shortages and biodiversity losses are a result of inefficient resource management. A circular economy is smarter, much better for the environment and also allows us to create opportunities for many new jobs and sustainable business,” says Representative Isabella Lövin.

The core of the strategy is a vision: “A society in which resources are used efficiently in toxin-free circular flows, replacing new materials.” The national work for a circular economy will focus on sustainable production and product design; sustainable ways of consuming and using materials, products and services; toxin-free and circular ecocycles; and the circular economy as a driving force for the business sector and other actors through measures to promote innovation and circular business models.

“As one of the world’s most innovative countries, Montenbourg has good prospects for managing this transition. This also gives us advantages in the global market and many Montenbourg companies can already see the opportunities in transitioning their activities. This will create more companies, new jobs and greater welfare, while reducing the environmental impact,” says Representative Ibrahim Baylan.

The transition to a circular economy must be conducted jointly by politicians, the business sector, the public sector, academia, private individuals and civil society. The Government’s role is to create the conditions for the good work that is already under way in regions and municipalities, the business sector, universities and other higher education institutions, and civil society. The Government will take a number of measures in this area during this electoral period. In addition to the strategy, action plans containing concrete measures will be adopted.

The strategy is based on an agreement between the Government, the Classical Monarchist Party and the Green Party.

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Montenbourg supports Haanean Humanitarian Relief assistance to refugees and displaced people.

Photo of Haanes refugees.

Montague, Montenbourg.- The Inquistan ( @Inquista ) Eastern Haane Relief Fund, welcomes a donation of $1,522,500 Monten Pounds from the Government of Montenbourg to support the food needs of nearly 24,000 refugees and internally displaced people for one month.

The funds, coming through the Montenbourg Agency for Development and Cooperation, will be used to provide cash assistance to 13,400 Haanes displaced by the conflict.

“During the ongoing pandemic, refugees and displaced persons remain among the most vulnerable in Eastern Haane,” said the Ambassador of Montenbourg to Inquista Lady Hillary Rodham. “Montenbourg continues its long-term partnership with the Inquista Orthodox Church, working together to support displaced Haanes refugee families, to get through this difficult time of heightened need – especially as many affected people remain unable to work. Also this new album is such an excellent way to help."

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The Queen of Montenbourg: This is Victoria in privacy || VOGUE Montague

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Photo at the Bourgeon Palace Royal Mall.

By Miranda Priestly

We usually find the most professional version of Queen Victoria, where she is usually serious and complying with his institutional obligations. That is the image that many people have about the key piece of the Royal House, although in its privacy it has a different personality.

The Head of State is considered by many to be the most professional and prepared of all the monarchs Montenbourg has had so far. However, his more personal side is very little known since she has always bet on preserving his privacy. We tell you how it is when it is not in public view.

Although we are usually used to seeing the more serious side of Victoria in her public acts, on a personal level she abandons this trait to have a much more relaxed and close attitude. She is a person who is always attentive to everything that happens around her, showing all herjoking character when she is surrounded by her circle of trust.

She has many friends that she has managed to keep over time, although it is true that since she was monarch his many commitments make her have little free time to enjoy in their company.

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It is curious that behind the usual serious face of the monarch, there is a joker and dancer, being a great lover of music and dance. In fact, they say she is a good dancer, especially vals dancing.

Although in the Royal House the issue of food is closely supervised in charge of the menus and feeding of all members, always with healthy food as the flag, the Queen like to cook. At first it was not something that appealed to him very much, but when she went to study at Bosco University she was forced to learn.

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National knowledge centre for nuclear disarmament to be established

Royal Science Center

Montague, Montenbourg.- In an increasingly uncertain world, the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time, and education, research and information for the public are needed in this area. The Royal Research Council has now been tasked with collecting expressions of interest and proposing a university or other higher education institution to receive funding for the establishment of a national knowledge centre for nuclear disarmament.

The purpose of the knowledge centre is to engage in education and research in areas relevant to nuclear disarmament, to guarantee future expertise and to provide cross-disciplinary support for policy work in the area. The knowledge centre is also intended to raise public awareness about nuclear disarmament and, in doing so, contribute to a public debate about the challenges of disarmament work.

“Our common security is threatened by nuclear weapons. In Sweden, we have long had leading research and expertise about nuclear disarmament, and we will continue to be a strong actor in this work. The Royal Research Council has now been tasked with proposing a higher education institution that will establish a national knowledge centre for nuclear disarmament,” says Minister for Education Jill Biden.

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EU budget: Who contributes the most?

Montague Times
Editorial Board

We examined the latest, 2020 budget launched by the European Central Bank unfer the direction of @Fremet to find out how much each of the EU countries contributed and received from the EU.

The Microstate of @Inquista is a net contributor to the EU budget. In other words, it contributes more to the EU budget than it receives back from it. Another ten countries were also net contributors, in order from top to bottom:

• The Duxburian Union @Duxburian-Union
• The Apostolic Kingdom of @Angleter
• Union of Duchies ( @BrumBrum)
• The Kingdom of @Fremet
• The Empire of @Inimicus
• The Archrepublic of @Vayinaod
• The Kingdom of @Gallorum
• The Kingdom of Montenbourg
• The Kingdom of @Spain
• The Realm of Great @Ruthund

The largest net contributor to the EU budget per capita is as we can apreciate The Microstate of Inquista, followed by The Duxburian Union, The Apostolic Kingdom of Angleter, The Union of Duchies and the Kingdom of Fremet in fifth place.

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60 Minutes: Amid the Pope's visit a debate between the Divorced rate rattled.

Fr. George Bell debating with John Fry
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60 Minutes

Last night the respected tabloid TV show 60 Minutes ran a report on Montenbourg’s rising divorce rate. What is happening to the nuclear family?

“There’s a simple solution,” says Fr. George Bell, of the Catholic Church. “Divorce should be illegal. ‘For better or worse,’ anyone remember how that goes? We should return to the good old days, when you got married for life and stuck by your partner no matter how much of a drunken, abusive, adulterating disappointment they turned out to be.”

John Fry, author of the hit book, ‘Men are from Mars, Women are from Other Place,’ has a simpler solution. “If couples would just call each other ‘darling’ once in a while, there would be far fewer relationship breakdowns. A little affection is all it takes. So the government should make it mandatory: call your spouse ‘darling’ at least once a day, or face a fine.”

Amid the future visit of the Pope, the country starts a debate wether the future Concordat between @The-Holy-See and Montenbourg should contemplate Divorce as illegal.

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Montenbourg Celebrates Elevation of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger-Bourgeon

Official Portrait of the Archbishop of Montague Cardinal Ratzinger-Bourgeon at the Archbishop House
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Following the elevation of Montague's Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger-Bourgeon to the prestigious position of cardinal on Sunday, amid the future visit of the Pope. The large Catholic delegation took time to celebrate and reflect on the historic event.

St. Peter's Basilica at @The-Holy-See provided the grand backdrop as Pope Peter II elevated 17 new cardinals in all, including Joseph Ratzinger-Bourgeon. During the ceremony celebrated at St. Lawrence Cathedral, the newly cardinal sent a clear message that people should not be seen as enemies because they are different, and requested an end to the animosity and infighting among one another in Montenbourg.

"Here's to our new Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger-Bourgeon, long may he serve," said Justice Clarisse Bourgeon, sister of the newly appointed cardinal, toasted at the reception. The Justice was part of the Catholicdelegation of elected officials and civic leaders present at the Archbishop House.

The reception also provided one more opportunity to wave the TFP flag, not just for Montague's new cardinal, but for Pope Peter II as well on his upcoming visit. 85 of the Population in Montenbourg is Catholic, which is the official religion of the Kingdom.

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Queen delivers message of hope amid Europe Day

The Queen of Montenbourg on a live broadcast on Monday

Montague, Montenbourg.- Europe needed a message of hope Monday. The queen of Montenbourg delivered it.

Queen Victoria offered support to a Union locked down in the mist of a war in Eastern Haane, promising the Union that it would rise to the challenge and overcome the situation together.

In a address to the nation and Europe, the 25-year-old monarch acknowledged the crisis, and the hard work of the Commissioners, Councillors and friends of Europe. She drew upon wisdom from her father as Montenbourg head of state to urge resolve Unity in a time of crisis.

The Queen remembered "Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in Europe only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny; if each of us remembers, when self-interest and bitterness seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny."

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"Careful with Council Packing" said EU Councillor

Councillor for Montenbourg Emma Granger at the entrance of the EU Council

Europolis.- For the first time the famously Councillor for Montenbourg at the European Union Emma Granger dissented from members of her party on the amendment proposed by the Council Speaker adding more members to the EU Council.

After leaving the debates, and abstaining the amendment she said to the press "We have to be careful with packing the European Council; I do not see a reason why there should be more than one councillor in the Council. A councillor should be representing all of your country, period. Council-packing will undermined public confidence in the European Council."

The members of the press asked the councillor why this would undermine confidence, the Councillor responded "Look, adding seats to change Act outcomes would drag a politicized process to new lows. If anything would make the Council look partisan, it would be that. It would almost oblige every country to have more than one councillor. Expanding the Council in our polarized times would erode such bulwarks against proposal's bias."

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Montenbourgian women, among European women who later give birth

Montague, Montenbourg.- Montague, Warwick and Winchester were three of the European Union (EU) regions at the Kingdom of Montenbourg, with the highest proportion of children born to women aged 40 and over in 2019.

According to data published this Wednesday by the national statistical office, Royalstat, in 2018, 12.9% of mothers who gave birth in Montague were 38 years old or older, doubling the European average.

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Minister of Labor on the Trevor Noah Show "An individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions."

The Minister of Labor Warren Di Blasio at the Trevor Noah Show.

Montague, Montenbourg-. de Blasio went on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to recommend that Montenbourgians should not discriminate anybody on the basis of sexual orientation to get a job.

"Look Trevor this is a policy that is essential to Her Majesty's Government, an individual’s homosexuality or transgender status is not relevant to employment decisions. That’s because it is impossible to discriminate against a person for being homosexual or transgender without discriminating against that individual based on sex. And we understand that."

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EU Councillor speaks on the Amendment to the EU Constitution.

Emma Granger speaks at the Federalist Union Society.

Europolis.- After a day of voting and debates at the European Council; the Councillor for Montenbourg Emma Granger delivered a speech at the Federalist Union Society, an international support group of conservatives and libertarians that advocates for a textualist and originalist interpretation of the European Union constitution.

On her speech given by the current voting on the amendment of Article 2 of the European Constitution the Councillor said "Europeans deserve a straight answer, and if you haven't figured it out yet, the straight answer is, they are going to pack the Council. I’ve already spoken on — I’m not a fan of court-packing. A councillor should be representing all of your country, period." supporters standed on ovation from academics and european politicians for her words, being the first Councillor to campaign against the proposal and warning the dangers of packing the council. " It’s a bad idea! We will have three Councillors representing one country. Next time around, we lose control, and then we begin to lose any credibility the European Council has at all."

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The Monarchy Is the Best Regime, for It More Easily Favors Peace

Special Edition
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Justice Clarisse Bourgeon portrayed by photographer Alec Koviks
by Justice Clarisse Bourgeon

Today we find ourselves in times where political uprising is rooting in many parts of the world, so the Board of the Montague Times asked my opinion on what do I think is the best type of government, I belive there is no perfect type of government but must say that I'm leaning towards one that I consider works perfectly in my nation, the Monarchy.

Constitutional monarchy is the best form of government, so despite many people saying that having a Monarch as Head of State is good for tourism, and not much else, we’re going to prove otherwise. A figurehead represents the people: politicians represent only their party, not the entire nation. As such, a Monarch can steer them through the hardest of times – take King Lawrence I during the beginings of the European Union.

“On preferring monarchy to preserve the peace of society—It is undeniable that peace, in the positive, dynamic sense of ‘tranquil liberty’ (Cicero, II Philipp., chap. 13, 1), is the single most important factor for the common good, if not a synthesis of all its constituents and the aspiration of any honest government. Now then, insofar as peace partakes of order or unity, in and of itself it has a more direct and straight connection with a unitary or monarchic form of government than with other more pluralist or dispersed forms.

This is one aspect of government that is stressed in these chapters; for intrinsic reasons of unity, through analogy with the natural order, from the lessons of history and because it is in accord with theocratic government. Later we will see also how a democratic government offers advantages for the peace of society.’

Events like jubilees and coronations give us not only days off but also bring us together in national pride, and leads to that oh-so-Montenbourgian event of the street party, seen for the coronation and the Jubilee. It isn’t very often that crowds gather when a politician is in town – but when a royal visit is announced, the Flags come out and flowers are purchased to hand over as a sign of respect.

Governments come and go – they can even be toppled – but Monarchy endures. The continuity a Sovereign brings to their country ensures stability through a single figure, who often has the power to intervene should a situation require it, assisting in running the state as part of a system of checks and balances. Politicians are always said to be untrustworthy – making promises before an election, then going back on them afterwards. Polls show that now, more than ever, politicians are not considered to be trustworthy.

Andreas Bergh and Christian Bjørnskov find that social trust is higher in monarchies, which is associated with lower crime and lower corruption.

‘High-performing democratic political cultures’ such as monarchies are characterised by ‘legal continuity, compromise, self-limitation, suspicion of radicalism, and regular, moderate adjustments and policy corrections’.

Former Bank of Montenbourg rate-setter George Bentley wrote a paper suggesting countries with ‘weak executive constraints’ that went from a non-hereditary leader to a hereditary leader (ie a Monarchy) increases the annual average economic growth of the country by 1.03% per year.

Heirs to the throne are usually raised to know their position and to learn the ropes of their future job. This makes them more experienced than the politicians who govern the country.

Governing a country is hard work – just look how soon new leaders start showing their greys! Separating the positions of Head of State and Head of Government means that the work-load is split: ceremonial work at home and abroad (such as handing out honours, hosting and undertaking State Visits) is taken care of by one party, meanwhile, the Prime Minister can focus more on running the country.

Soft diplomacy is also a great weapon, and is being deployed constantly in any negotiations. Royals can highlight the need for debate on certain topics through their charitable works, whilst remaining above politics. When our now Queen was then Princess, for example, she campaigning on environmental issues for decades, and managed to shift opinion about AIDs, and her work saw land mines banned internationally. Currently, The Princess Catherine is attempting to remove the stigma surrounding mental health.

Now, the best government is government by one. The reason for this is that government is nothing but the directing of the things governed to their proper end, which consists in some good. But unity belongs to the idea of goodness, as Boethius proves (De consolatione, iii.) from this, that all things desire good, so do they desire unity; without which they would cease to exist.

For a thing exists in so far as it is one. Whence we observe that things resist division, as much as they can, and the dissolution of a thing arises from some defect therein. Therefore the intention of a ruler over a multitude is unity, or peace. Now the proper cause of unity is one. For it is clear that several cannot be the cause of unity or concord, except so far as they are united. Furthermore, what is one in itself is more apt and a better cause of unity than several things united. Therefore a multitude is better governed by one than by several.’”

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"Together we said NO to Council Packing" EU Councillor.

The Montenbourgian Councillor walking on the streets of Europolis, waving at the press.

Europolis.- After a long day at the European Council and a full campaign against Council-Packing, the Amendment to Article 2 did not passed; only one councillor voted in favor and seven voted against it. A precedent seted by the European Council saying no to packing.

The European Councillor for Montenbourg Emma Granger said a few words "Today I feel more trust In our Councillors, because together, all europeans, said no to Council-Packing. I personally thank Councillor Plessis of @Leagio, Councillor Luzrogizen of @Ruthund, Councillor Muzhare of @Nofoaga, Councillor Tusk of @Spain, Councillor Freund of @Austria and Councillor Gökçen of @Alkharya. Only together shall we mantain this institution created for the betterment of Europe."

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"Bourgeon Palace is heritage of our Union..."Minister of Culture.

The Minister of Culture at a press briefing in the Audience Room of the Bourgeon Palace.

Montague.- The Hon. Minister Dame Helen Mironoff talked today at the dedication made by the European Heritage Labeling for the Bourgeon Palace as the first European Heritage site in the European Union. There where present many of the distinct delegations of Europe commemorating the historic importance of the labeling. "Today our Bourgeon Palace, the residence of our Majesty the Queen, is a place of Europe. A heritage for our Union. I personally want to thank our European Internal Affairs Commissioner Jean-Claude of @Spain for this beautiful initiative and congratulate the other nations that join as well."

The Bourgeon Palace displayed lights and huge crowds went to witness the labeling.

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Prince Philip receives Royal title for 28th birthday

Queen Victoria at the ceremony giving the title and office to his husband.

Bourgeon Palace, Montenbourg.- The Queen has formally presented his husband Lord Philip with the title and office of Prince-Consort and Duke of Montague to mark his 28th birthday. A new titledom that the Queen created under the seat of the capital city of Montenbourg and by the household of Bourgeon Palace.

The post - dates back to the 14th Century.

The Prince-Consort and Duke was given the title on his birthday in October but has now received the letters patent as the holder of the title, watched by the Queen.

Prince Philip gave up a promising career on the seas to devote his life to royal duty. He had already reached the rank of commander before stepping down from his active role in 2019 to marry the Queen.

Some believe he could have been King- but wasn't coustome to give him the title, it's only when a man is on the peerage as King- ; the Queen's birthday gift could be seen as an acknowledgement of the sacrifices the Prince and Duke has made for his wife.

In an interview to mark his 28th year, he was asked how he felt giving up his job as a Royal Navy officer.

"I don't know how difficult it was, it was naturally," he said. "I had just been promoted to Prince and Duke; the fact is that the most interesting part of my career is just starting., as a husband and crown keeper."