League of European Nations (LEUNA)



LEUNA
Motto: "Europa über alles/Europa au-dessus de tout"
("Europe Above All Else")

Map of EUSTRA
Capitals
Brussels, Paris (largest city) and Berlin
Official
languages
German and French (plus the languages of all other member states). English not official, but widely spoken and used
Demonym
European
Government
Totalitarian fascist supranational union and military alliance
Area
-Total
4,475,757 km2 (rough estimate: disputed zones with EUSTRA and constantly shifting alliances make estimates difficult)
-Water (%)
3.08
Population
-Latest estimate
750 million
Currency
LEUNA euro (€) (LEURO)
Timezone
European Time (WET), Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and Central European Time (CET)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the
right
Intranet TLD
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LEUNA (League of European Nations) is a fictional supernational organization created by Alexander Sylazhov which features in the novel SOVREV: The Faith Endeavor. Below there are brief descriptions of the bloc’s history, economy, military and other characteristic aspects of its culture.

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History

With the shrinking economy of the European Union in tatters, secessionist nationalist movements, a population wary of immigration, radical Islamic terrorist attacks and loss of cultural values and identity in defense of integrating immigrants, many European nations gave in to right-wing populism, reviving a 1930s style of fascism, using heavy symbology, tactics and behavior from the era, with a heavy anti-Islamic and anti-Semitic Christian ideological discourse. With the United States pursuing a policy of isolationism and withdrawing from NATO, LEUNA was the result of a united Europe rising from the ashes of the corrupt and centralized EU, giving more autonomy to member states, emphasizing patriotism and the safeguarding of borders and cultural identity in each European nation. Shifting fully to right-wing extremism, xenophobia, paranoia and jingoistic militarism, LEUNA takes examples from historical WWII and Cold War fascist states in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, France and the Netherlands.

Flag

The "European Eagle" is the colloquial name for the national flag the bloc. The flag is based on that of the European Union, featuring a black banner with red stars and a red eagle at the center, which holds a fasces.

Member states

LEUNA is comprised of most countries that belong to the European and NATO during the Cold War and after it. It has many disputed zones in Central Europe and Eastern Europe, where it supports right-wing and fascist militias and sociopolitical movements against the left-wing and Soviet communist EUSTRA sympathizers.

The following is a list of all LEUNA full member states:

-Spain
-Portugal
-France
-Italy
-Greece
-Belgium
-The Netherlands
-Germany
-Austria
-Denmark
-Switzerland
-Sweden
-Norway
-Finland
-Iceland
-Monaco
-San Marino
-Liechtenstein
-Vatican City
-Andorra
-Luxembourg
-Malta
-Cyprus

Overseas territories:

-Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Martin (France)
-Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands)
-Ceuta and Melilla (Spain)
-Greenland (Denmark)



Government and politics

LEUNA is a fascist supranational bloc where all member states enjoy vast degrees of self-autonomy and sovereignty, more decentralized than its predecessor, the European Union. However, fascist dictatorships in each member state are enforced heavily, with one-party totalitarian systems exercising complete control. The alliance is also military in nature, and just like NATO, LEUNA responds to an attack on an individual member state considering it an attack on all of LEUNA.

Economy and law and order

The European economy, like those of many other western nations, suffered the effects of the worldwide recession, with unemployment soaring, wages decreasing and radical Islamic terrorist attacks being a major concern. When LEUNA was formed it introduced policies aimed at improving the economy: these included privatization of state industries, autarchy, and tariffs on imports. While LEUNA citizen enjoy relatively high wages and unemployment is vastly reduced due to the state fighting against vagrancy and "parasitization," the LEUNA economy remains stagnant and dependent on trading with the British Commonwealth and the United States to secure goods it cannot produce on its territory. Its enormous military budget, which citizens are forced to pay for through heavy taxation, does not help.

LEUNA has supranational law enforcement agencies dedicated to fighting drug and gun smuggling, human trafficking, illegal immigration, internal political dissent and foreign espionage. LEUNA law enforcement takes care mostly of transnational issues, such as suppressing political dissent and snuffing out nationalistic or rebellious sociopolitical movements contrary to the union's fascist beliefs.

Languages

English is vastly spoken throughout all of LEUNA, although it remains a de facto and not a de jure language, almost being an official one. The official languages of LEUNA are Germand and French, aside from the most widely spoken. All languages of LEUNA member states, such as Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian etc. are considered official.

Military

LEUNA has an enormous military budget that is only behind that of the United States and EUSTRA, making it third at a worldwide level. The combined militaries of all member states, in a NATO-like alliance, are forced to respond in a highly centralized manner to exterior threats. Germany holds the most powerful national military in the entire bloc and produces the most military hardware, while France comes second.

Culture

An emphasis is placed throughout all of LEUNA on European culture, which is exacerbated as superior to all others. From language, race and arts to technology, LEUNA assures its citizens that Europe is at the center of the world and that the planet is shaped, has always been shaped and will always be shaped by European minds. The dictatorships of each member state distort the facts or perform historical revisionism to suit which historical actors and artists are worthy of the regime's acceptance and which should be demonized.

Public holidays and festivities

LEUNA celebrates Europe Day, an exacerbation of European culture and supremacy, from the 5th to the 9th of May. It is a highly political celebration, where the media teaches people about LEUNA and speaks in support of European integration and against foreign evils such as communism, Judaism, Islam and anything Russian-related.

Religion

The fascist dictatorships ruling over all LEUNA member states enforce Christianity as the only religion, no matter the Christian doctrine (Catholicism, Protestantism, etc.). LEUNA is officially anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic and will persecute and expel any citizen suspected of enforcing these faiths.