Alliance of Nortuan States

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Alliance of Nortuan States
ANS
Flag of Alliance of Nortuan States ANS
Flag
File:Alliance of Nortuan States Updated.png
Administrative capitalsLaitstadt, Besmenia (Headquarters)
Allengin, Elbresia (Nortuan Congress)
Official languagesEnglish (Working language)
Besmenian
Caticeze-English
Candatoreze
Arenish
Seravian
Utobanian
Offeati
Shebati
Tinegardish
TypeIntergovernmental Organization
Membership14 members
Leaders
Flag of Elbresia.png Harriet Mastersonn
Besmenia Jörg Rautenberg
Flag of SaintOffeat.png Bayman Belgrada
Dontalia Vera
EstablishmentJune 1st, 1989
June 1st, 1989
Population
• Estimate
264,672,233

The Alliance of Nortuan States (Abbreviated ANS) is an intergovernmental organization located in Nortua on Iearth. It was founded on June 1, 1989 in Freiz, Besmenia and is headquartered in Laitstadt, Besmenia. The Congress of the ANS has its seat in Allengin, Elbresia.

The ANS was first proposed by the Besmenian delegation to the Pan-Nortuan Conference held in 1985 in the Elbresian city of Allengin as a means to promote interregional co-operation on topics such as trade, national security and immigration in the wake of the period of solid economic growth during the late 20th century. The Alliance was formally established on June 1st 1989 with the states of Besmenia, Elbresia, Versenia, Candatora and the Commonwealth of Arenor ratifying the A.N.S. Charter in the Besmenian city of Samaroda.

Since its inception, the ANS has greatly expanded both as a diplomatic instrument as well as one of interregional peacekeeping with several milestone acts of legislation coming into force such as a common extradition treaty, tax incentives for member businesses to expand their operations and interregional war games. The ANS' long term goals are for the establishment of a mutual currency, a free trade zone and relaxed border controls between member states.


History

From proposed idea to the A.N.S. Charter (1985-1989)

Signing of the A.N.S Charter of the representatives from Versenia, Elbresia, Besmenia, Candatora and Commonwealth of Arenor.

History of the ANS since 1989

From the beginning of the 2010s, the cohesion of the ANS has been tested by several issues, including a debt crisis in some of the member countries, increasing migration from Adula, Utobania's 2012 withdrawal and admission to the Sotoan Basin Union, and the consequences of the civil war in Syraranto.

On May 30th, 2022, a referendum for Elbresia to leave the ANS failed just a month ahead of the national election. The close referendum was initially swept away from concern by most ANS officials, but on July 4th Alexander Desende and the Conservative Party won the Elbresian election, unseating President Gilles Martin and uprooting 30 years of liberal party control. Martin and his party long kept the frameworks of typical ANS operation at the forefront of Elbresian policy, but Desende vowed to eventually pass a referendum to leave the ANS. Ultimately, the contention was about economics, as Desende wanted Elbresia to be less integrated with ANS regulations.

Goals and purpose

The goals of the ANS include:

  • Promote peace, Nortuan values and the well-being of its citizens
  • Closer cultural and economic cooperation
  • Promotion of social justice and social protection

Headquarters

The Nortua Tower serves as the headquarters of the ANS.

The official headquarters of ANS is located in Laitstadt in the Nortua Tower, which was built between 1989 and 1993. Before that, the Laitstadt World Center was used as a temporary headquarters between 1989 and 1993.

Politics

Members

Membership is available to any state in Nortua. The prerequisite is that a member state must adopt a peaceful course in their foreign policy.

State Date of Admission Note
 Besmenia June 1st, 1989 Founding member
Flag of Elbresia.png Elbresia June 1st, 1989 Founding member
CanadatorFlag.png Candatora June 1st, 1989 Founding member
Arenoran Isles June 1st, 1989 Founding member
Flag of Versenia.png Versenia June 1st, 1989 Founding member
Flag of Ivite.png Ivite April 1st, 1991
Flag of Kyti.png Kyti April 1st, 1991
TineFlagTine Flag.svg Tine December 8th, 1992
NewAneaFlag.png New Anea September 1st, 1993
Flag of SaintOffeat.png Saint Offeat March 15th, 1998
YuboniaFlag.png Yubonia June 1st, 2006
Flag of North Shebat.png North Shebat March 1st, 2012
Flag of South Shebat.png South Shebat March 1st, 2012
LovinaliFlag.png Lovinali March 1st, 2012

Secretary-General of the Alliance of Nortuan States

The Secretary-General of the ANS is elected for a term every six years. The general-secretary candidate is proposed by the heads of state/government of the ANS member states with a qualified majority and then elected by the Nortuan Congress with an absolute majority of the members. The general-secretary provides the guidelines and is supposed to ensure that the ANS has an effective and collegial work organization. He also represents the ANS on an international level. The current Secretary-General of the ANS is the Elbresian politican Harriet Mastersonn, elected by the Nortuan Congress on 15 April 2019.

List of Secretary-Generals of the ANS
Name Beginning of term End of term State
Gerhard Mahler 1 June 1989 1 June 1995  Besmenia
Duncan Holmes 1 June 1995 1 June 2001 Arenoran Isles
1 June 2001 1 June 2007
1 June 2007 1 June 2013
1 June 2013 1 June 2019
Harriet Mastersonn 1 June 2019 - Flag of Elbresia.png Elbresia

Deputy Secretary-General of the Alliance of Nortuan States

The Deputy Secretary-General of the ANS is nominated by the Secretary-General of the ANS and elected by a majority of the Nortuan Congress. The Deputy Secretary-General shall assist the Secretary-General and assume his duties should the Secretary-General be unavailable at any time. The current Deputy Secretary-General of the ANS is the Besmenian politican and diplomat Jörg Rautenberg, who was nominated by then secretary-general-designate Harriet Mastersonn and elected by the Nortuan Congress in May 2019.

List of Deputy Secretary-Generals of the ANS
Name Beginning of term End of term State
1 June 1989 1 June 1995
1 June 1995 1 June 2001
1 June 2001 1 June 2007
1 June 2007 1 June 2013
1 June 2013 1 June 2019
Jörg Rautenberg 1 June 2019 -  Besmenia

Nortuan Congress

Nortuan Congress in Allengin.

The Nortuan Congress is the largest political body of the ANS. Each member nation sends 6 delegates from its own ranks to attend Nortuan Congress sessions. The president of the congress is elected from among the members of the congress for 4 years.

ANS summit meeting

Since 1990, the ANS summit has been held every year in March. Participants are the heads of state/government of the respective member countries and the ANS secretary-general. The economic and political guidelines are determined at the ANS summit. At the summit meeting in the election years of the Secretary-General, a candidate for the office of ANS Secretary-General is selected and nominated the participating heads of state/government. To do this, the proposed candidate requires the majority of the heads of state/government.

Summit Host country Host city Date
1. Besmenia Laitstadt 27-29 March 1990
2. Arenoran Isles Arenkau 23-25 March 1991
3. Ivite Tanin 21-23 March 1992
4. Kyti Kasema 27-29 March 1993
5. - - 25-27 March 1994
6. - - 21-23 March 1995
7. - - 18-20 March 1996
8. Arenoran Isles Inverkralle 23-24 March 1997
9. Versenia Aassillit 11-13 March 1998
10. Candatora Highsite 24-26 March 1999
11. Tine Tinegard 25-27 March 2000
12. - - 21-23 March 2001
13. Besmenia St. Butz 19-21 March 2002
14. - - 9-11 March 2003
15. Arenoran Isles Goldriver 13-15 March 2004
16. - - 20-22 March 2005
17. - - 19-21 March 2006
18. Kyti Rakohovo 18-20 March 2007
19. - - 2-4 March 2008
20. - - 12-14 March 2009
21. Tine Drøske 22-24 March 2010
22. - - 15-17 March 2011
23. New Anea Eblium 19-21 March 2012
24. Kyti Golenovo 5-7 March 2013
25. Arenoran Isles Kurnow 19-21 March 2014
26. - - 7-9 March 2015
27. - - 12-14 March 2016
28. Besmenia Berkafurt 26-28 March 2017
29. Candatora Highsite 13-15 March 2018
30. Versenia Millerrath 18-20 March 2019
31. - - 26-28 March 2020
32. - - 19-21 March 2021
33. - - 23-25 March 2022

Economy

Culture

Symbols

Relationship with other nations and organizations

Sotoan Basin Union

There is close cooperation in the areas of economy, defense and culture with the Sotoan Basin Union (SBU), which was founded in 1996 and is primarily active in West Nortua. For several years there have been efforts to merge the ANS and the SBU into an All-Nortuan intergovernmental organization.

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