EUSS

Flag of the EUSS

### Preceded by

Second Atlantine Commonwealth, Doggish Socialist Syndicate, People's Republic of Sweden, Dietsland, First Atlantine Commonwealth, First European Union of Socialist Syndicates

The European Union of Socialist Syndicates (Europäische Union sozialistischer Syndikate), shortened to the EUSS, is a country in Europe. It is situated between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. The nation's capital is Hamburg, itself one of the largest urban areas in the world, forming the core of the Malmo-Copenhagen-Lubeck-Bremburg-DenHaag Corridor. The first version of the EUSS with its capital in Berlin was dissolved on SD77 upon admission into the Atlantine Commonwealth. In SD110, the EUSS was redeclared, with ts defacto capital in Aervigh, Doggerland.

## States of the EUSS

The European Union of Socialist Syndicates is a federation of constituent countries. There are currently eight such countries in the EUSS.

#### Arctica (*Arktiskere Sokialistiske Syndikat*)

The northernmost and second largest country in the EUSS, Arctica (also varyingly called 'Norland') comprises of the far northern coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula north of Sweden (roughly where the Norwegian border is IRL) and the Svalbard Archipelago. It was originally a part of Sweden. It is the least populated of the EUSS countries, with its sole population centre and defacto capital being the outpost of Norhelmsk. Its primary industry is piracy.

#### Doggerland (*Doghscesocialistiscesyndicate*)

The easternmost and second most populous of the EUSS, Doggerland comprises of the island of Doggerland (*Doherland*) and other smaller islands. Its capital, Aervigh, was the largest city in Europe prior to the merging of Lubeck-Bremburg in Germany, and is home to its tallest building, St. Jonas' Cathedral (*Syerc fa Eonas d'Halliye*). It is the largest artificial island in the world, constructed by the First EUSS; despite this, it is home to several mountain ranges. Doggerland is home to the second, third, and tenth largest urban areas in the EUSS (Aervigh, Alhus, and Pescyng, respectively), which, combined with its land being artificial in nature, make the country the most developed in the Union, at 100% development. Following the absorption of the first EUSS into the Commonwealth of Atlantis, only Doggerland retained its institutions as the Doggish Socialist Syndicate (DSS), making it the sole successor of the EUSS, which it reformed along with Sweden on SD111. Doggerland's primary industries are commerce, brewing, construction services, tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture.

#### Denmark (*Danmark Socialistiske Syndikat*)

Denmark is the second smallest country in the EUSS, and the only one besides Doggerland completely made up of islands (it is separated from North Germany by the Kiel Canal). Originally part of Dietsland when it joined the EUSS on SD112, the small state's capital of Copenhagen (Kobenhavn) is one of the larger in the Union. Despite its small size, it is home to the second largest region of farmland in the EUSS in the north of Jylland, which, along with Kobenhavn, make Denmark the only other country besides Doggerland to achieve 100% development of its territory. Its primary industries are agriculture and forestry.

#### North Germany (*Norddeutsches Sozialistisches Syndikat*)

Besides Doggerland and Denmark, North Germany is the most developed country in the EUSS, home Europe's largest urban area centred around Hamburg. Originally underdeveloped by the first EUSS, it was home to two rival German states in the inter-Atlantine period: the United States of Europe, later Westphalia, a monarchy led by Carrow centred around Bremburg to the west; and Mecklenburg, an ultra-capitalist (during the Hanseatic League)-turned-social democratic state centred around Lubeck in the east. Upon admission into the EUSS, their two capitals of Bremburg and Lubeck, located right next to eachother, were merged together to form the City of Hamburg, with much of the resources of the post-Atlantine period of peace going to its coalescing as a unified urban centre. One of the defining symbols of the unification of Bremburg-Lubeck as Hamburg is the EUSS Congress Hall, the capital of the European Union, comprising of a suspended structure straddling the border between the two former rival states, underneath which the central terminal for European Union Railways, or EURail, has its central hub, connecting all corners of the EUSS to Hamburg. The primary industries of the North German Syndicate are commerce, construction services, administration, manufacturing, mining, tourism, and financial services.

#### The Netherlands (*Nederlands Socialistisch Syndicaat*)

The Netherlands is the smallest constituent country in the EUSS, yet it is one of its most developed. Located on the westernmost edge of the Union, it forms a crucial transportation link between the EUSS and its western neighbour, Soxony (France and Spain), as well as Doggerland across the Frisian Channel. Its capital of Den Haag is the largest agricultural region in the EUSS, and a major trading centre, home to the oldest villager settlement with the Deltahuis. Its primary industries are commerce, agriculture, mining, and financial services.

#### Prussia (*Preussisches Sozialistensyndikat*)

Prussia is the third largest country in the EUSS, and one of its least developed. It is unique in that it consists of two disconnected regions separated by Poland. Originally a part of the German Socialist Syndicate in the first EUSS, its western portion of Berlin was planned to be the capital of the Union, with a massive Brandenburg Gate as its centrepiece. The Brandenburg Gate remains unfinished, its impressive ruins becoming point of historic pilgrimage, but otherwise left derelict, though plans exist to turn the area around it into a public housing project. The main centre of the country is in East Prussia, where its capital of Nischloss is located. Nischloss, formerly Johannisburg, was the old palace for the Atlantine elites, built in a fanciful Japanese style, itself a tourist attraction. The primary industries of Prussia include forestry and tourism.

### Flags

Constituent countries of the European Union of Socialist Syndicates have two flags: a civic flag representing the nation of each country using national colours and historic designs, and a state flag flown by the Syndicate government which comprise of the Syndicate emblem in gold on a red banner.

#### Civic Flags

Arctica (AR)Doggerland (DL)Denmark (DM)North Germany (ND)The Netherlands (NL)Prussia (PR)South Germany (SD)Sweden (SE)
#### State Flags

Arctican Socialist Syndicate (ARSS)Doggerland Socialist Syndicate (DLSS)Danish Socialist Syndicate (DMSS)North German Socialist Syndicate (NDSS)Dutch Socialist Syndicate (NLSS)Prussian Socialist Syndicate (PRSS)South German Socialist Syndicate (SDSS)Swedish Socialist Syndicate (SESS)

## History

### First EUSS

The first rendition of The European Union of Socialist Syndicates (officially *Europäische Union sozialistischer Syndikate* in the official language German) was founded on SD39 under Kanzlerin Viktoria Luise [joesheisty] as a federation of small German states. Eventually the initial German states unified into a single state and the EUSS became a federation of constituent countries in Europe, with the Netherlands joining in SD40, Ireland in SD44, and Sweden in SD54.

After its involvement and victory in the SD57 Cherashawn War, the EUSS occupied parts of southern Cherashaw, an occupation which lasted until SD75.

In SD77, the European Union of Socialist Syndicates was annexed into the First Atlantine Commonwealth.

### Second EUSS

On SD110, the Atlantine Commonwealth came to an end in a coup, resulting in the Atlantine State. The new Atlantine State refocussed on the Mediterranean region, forcing the states of Atlantine Northern Europe into independence. On SD111, Sweden and Doggerland joined together to form the Second European Union of Socialist Syndicates, with its defacto capital at Aervigh, followed shortly by Dietsland (Netherlands and Germany) and Nissonic East Prussia/Johannisburg.

## Government Structure

The head of state was Kanzlerin Viktoria Luise who acted as the main governing body of Germany. She will address the issues of the nation and act accordingly, essentially making her the de-facto dictator of the EUSS. The economy of this country was centrally planned and state-owned. Prices of housing, basic goods, and services are set by central government planners rather than rising and falling through supply and demand. Small businesses are still run by the people, but most factories, large farms, and other businesses are run by the government.

## Commonwealth and Collapse

In SD68 the Atlantine Commonwealth was formed, a multi-continent spanning confederation that sprung up incorporating most of the EUSS' neighbours. In SD77, the EUSS was dissolved, joining the Atlantine Commonwealth, though some states such as Doggerland continued EUSS policies regardless. The Commonwealth collapsed in SD79 following the Events of SD78. There were hopes of reestablishing the EUSS afterward, but the collapse of the German Socialist Syndicate, abandonment of Poland, Ruthenia, and the overseas syndicates, and the annexation of the Netherlands into South Africa left just Doggerland and the Nordic Union as members. The Nordic Union would declare independence almost immediately and later join Scandinavia, leaving just the Doggish Socialist Syndicate as the sole and defacto successor of the EUSS.