Artanian Union

Supranational continental union in the continent of Artania.

Artanian Union

Postby Auditorii » Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:01 pm

Important links:
Charter of the Artanian Union
Amendments to the Charter of the Artanian Union

[url]Artanian Council (IC)[/url]
Artanian Parliament (IC)

Institutions of the Artanian Union:
Artanian Council - President of the Artanian Council
↳ Primary organ of the Artanian Union, responsible for overall direction of the Artanian Union
↳ Consists of 1 head of government/state from each member state
↳ President elected among members of the Artanian Council

Artanian Commission - President of the Artanian Commission
↳ Secondary executive organ of the Artanian Union, responsible for the operational leadership of the Artanian Union
↳ As of 02/05/2022 has no defined size or composition, awaiting discussions of the Artanian Council
↳ President elected by members of the Artanian Council with consent from the Artanian Parliament

Artanian Parliament - President of the Artanian Parliament
↳ Legislative organ of the Artanian Union, responsible for legislation related to the Artanian Union
↳ As of 02/05/2022 has no defined size or composition, awaiting discussions of the Artanian Council
↳ President elected by members of the Artanian Parliament, Vice Presidents decided on collectively by the Artanian Parliament

Artanian Commission - President of the Court of the Artanian Union
↳ Judicial organ of the Artanian Union, responsible for cases pertaining to the Artanian Union, mediate and adjudicate disputes between member states and non-member states when requested
↳ Comprised of 2 judicial representatives from each member state
↳ President appointed by the Artanian Council with consent from the Artanian Parliament

Membership of the Artanian Union (as of 02/05/2022)
↳ Kingdom of Dorvik (October 1, 5070)
↳ Kingdom of Rutania (TBD)
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Re: Artanian Union

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Re: Artanian Union

Postby imperialpearl » Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:41 am

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Re: Artanian Union

Postby imperialpearl » Fri Mar 11, 2022 12:16 pm

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One of the few concerns arising out of the Artanian Union remains the question of transnational travel. While for nations such as Rutania and Luthori, the existence of a common border provides unique benefits for the free movement of people, for other nations including Dorvik and Malivia and their relative distances from both Rutania and Luthori create the impetus for a precarious situation on travel among AU members. Among the concerns raised by stakeholders during closed-door negotiation sessions, the supposed cost of intra-regional travel had been raised. According to some estimates, with a lack of coordination among the AU states on air travel and the fares/taxes related to air travel, it is expected that there could be a marked increase in the cost of intra-regional air travel, which when the operationalisation process is complete, will be the most dominant mode of transport/travelling among AU citizens. With an eye on addressing the situation, Rutania’s Interim Representative to the AU, Dr James Turnbull revealed that for much of the negotiations process whereby the Rutanian Government attempted to court nations such as Malivia and Luthori to ratify the AU treaty and aid in its development, plans were in an advanced stage for the creation of a pan-Artanian airline, which when operationalised could aid in reducing air travel costs and allow for AU member to benefit from maintaining a relationship with the proposed company. Coined Union Airlines, Dr Turnbull stated that the concept was born out of an understanding that all members of the AU, all member states must share the common burdens of the organisation in the same way they share the organisation’s common benefits. He explained that the proposed airline would be markedly different from much of the airlines currently over the skies of Artania and the wider world as much of the company would be virtually owned by the numerous AU members both present and potentially in the future. He explained that his aforementioned comments of common burdens and benefits become a reality for the airline as in AU members, upon ratifying the Charter of the Artanian Union, will become automatic shareholders, with shares being divided among member states based on the proportionality of the nation’s population size. Dr Turnbull argued that the citizens of nations with larger populations would be more inclined to travel to other nations within the region either for migration or vacation.

Speaking to the general structure of the airline and its future operations, Dr Turnbull stated that once the airline is operationalised, much of its operations will be based out of Fort William, Luthori. He noted Fort William’s near-central location on the Artanian continent provides for numerous benefits for air travel among them proportional travel distances between members states on the northern and southern ends of the continent. Initial funding for the airline, to get its operations “off the ground”, is expected to be provided via a one-time stimulus from the AU, which Dr Turnbull hopes that a functioning AU Parliament could potentially deliberate on. With much of the airline’s operations set to be based out of Fort William, Luthori Dr Turnbull stated that he hoped that the Luthorian Government would use the opportunity to address infrastructure shortcomings within the nation, recognising that the nation hasn’t had any major or even minor infrastructure development plans within recent history. He said: “The efficiency of the operations of the airline is predicated on two primary factors: (1) its internal decision-making process and (2) the quality of infrastructure within Luthori to support the airline’s operations. I’d hope that before this airline becomes operational, Luthori will either approach the AIIB (Artanian Infrastructure Investment Bank) or another means for funding for a complete transformation of Fort William’s airport infrastructure. When pressed on why he believed Fort William’s airport infrastructure to be of great importance to the airline’s success, he explained that, unlike other airlines, he hoped that Union Airlines could potentially aid in the development of a true airport hub for the region. “Much of the airlines we say today are primarily focused on profits and are not focused on ensuring the model under which their companies exist within is sustainable. Airport infrastructure allows for the airline to diversify its operations into other sectors including cargo, ICT incubation and much more. We believe that by investing in becoming facilitators for innovation and development within Luthori, both Union Airlines and the Luthorian Government could be partners in economic growth.” Dr Turnbull also spoke to the leadership structure of the airline. He explained that similar to the AU structure of rotating leadership, the Chairman of the company would be rotated among AU members, with each nation (in their capacity as Chairman of the airline) being able to influence the general direction of the airline, albeit with limits to ensure the airlines remains sustainable and does not deviate from its core purpose of connecting the AU.

Speaking to operations, Dr Turnbull stated that the airline would have to acquire gates in the major airports throughout the continent, recognising that its operations cannot remain exclusive to AU members. On the airline’s future fleet, Dr Turnbull stated that it was hoped that the company could come to an agreement with the Artanian Defence Group (ADG) on reduced prices for the company’s commercial aircraft as he argued that both companies are largely Artanian. It is expected that once operationalised the airline’s operations will remain within the continent for some time as the company attains economies of scale. Speaking to how the company could potentially reduce travel fares, Dr Turnbull stated that the future shareholders of the company (AU member states) will have to agree to subsidize air travel and reduce domestic taxes on air travel. Seeking to rebuff future opponents to subsidised air travel, Dr Turnbull stated that the subsidisation of air travel and the very creation of the airline should not be viewed through the single lens of turning a profit but it should be viewed as achieving a clear economic profit for AU citizens, noting that the lack of a more integrated road infrastructure network producers some concerns. “When conceptualising this airline we were not concerned with its profitability, as in the long-run such thinking would not be beneficial to anyone. We believe that this serves as a public good, and thus there must be an eagerness to maintain the benefits of this move, notwithstanding the profits margins.”

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Re: Artanian Union

Postby Autokrator15 » Sun Jan 21, 2024 3:33 pm

Artanian Council President reports MSCO-AU negotiations on the Migrant's Pass failed

November 5426

Artania - On the invitation of the President of the Council of the Artanian Union the leadership of the Artanian Union and the Majatra Security Cooperation Council (MSCO) came together in Fort William, Luthori, to discuss a treaty to regulate military actions in the Migrant’s Pass and to prevent another conflict in the area. These negotiations began in October 5426 and ended a month later, with the President of the Council and his Vice-President announcing in the Parliament of the AU that the negotiations have failed.

After the break down of negotiations, President Miller addressed the AU Parliament, saying:

Members of the Member of the Artanian Parliament,

as President of the AU Council it is my duty to inform you that the AU Council has negotiated with the MSCO to find a reasonable treaty to resolve the distrust and problems we had after the Dorvish-Beiteynu conflict. The MSCO proposed, better yet, demanded that we sign a treaty where in only military operations by the AU or MSCO can be undertaken in the Migrant’s Pass. This would mean that we need the AU to form not only a military organisation but also to form a military command structure and organise military operations in the Migrant’s Pass. In our view, this was unacceptable. This would limit the sovereign rights of our member states to conduct military operations in the region and it would demand of the AU to become something it is not, we are not a military organisation and we see no political will to create such an additional part of our Union, especially this early in its rebuilding. We gave guarantees that the AU would enforce any treaty signed, we offered limited military engagements, communications and sharing what we both do in the region and cooperation with the MSCO. But never any limitation on national sovereignty or that disadvantages nations of Artania, especially those who border said body of water. We’ll be honest, the problem we faced was that we werent in so much as a negotiations but more of a list of demands presented from a victor to the vanquished loser. Obviously we questioned if they negotiated out of good faith and saw us as equal partners and saw our concerns. But they were not open to hear it, they werent reasonable in our minds. We kept on trying but they didnt budge nor move nor give us much room. They wanted only the organisations to be able to move there and we didnt. So they failed. The Council will deliberate on what to do next.
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