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News for March 1934

War of the 8th Coalition - The EC decides that they need to stop stalling and make a decisive push into Bavaria, cutting off Saxony. They also push west to connect with Normandy. The USCR then retaliate by helping Norman socialists push to the coast and expand, although their attempt at a second push is prevented. Italy ceded Provence to the USCR to create a more defensible border and to buy time before an offensive can be orchestrated properly. The APR begins a counter-offensive against Don and Circassia. Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Turkey form and alliance in order to help them re-gain lost lands, which Ukraine is invited to. They align themselves with the USCR in order to weaken the other major powers. In Spain, rebellions begin to gain ground which helps to further weaken the USCR.

Northern Europe - Sweden hands their part of Pomerania to Germany in order to remain neutral in the coalition, so that it can focus on Nordic integration, which will help the Nordics compete with the newly-founded larger states. Estonia unites with Finland and receives major funding.

News for February 1934

USCR-EC Conflict - The USCR builds up military forces in the west of France and near the border with Normandy. A new plan is formed, in which the USCR will take Normandy and Brittany, followed by Spain, before expelling Italy from the south before facing the GC. The EC on the other hand plans to push first into southern Germany and then securing the English Channel. Socialists in Normandy, Brittany and Provence rise up and begin guerrilla warfare, destroying supply lines and compromising infrastructure. While these movements are now officially supported by the USCR, it is clear that they had something to do with it. In Catalonia, an uprising occurs against the USCR, which damages the idea that socialism is the "will of the people".

Eastern Europe - Yugoslavia, Turkey and Bulgaria call for territories from Italy, Greece and Romania, which are transferred for the sake of peace. Italy does not give up any of its core lands, but instead withdraws from Montenegro. This is, however, not well received by the populations of the countries that have lost land.

News for January 1934

The Comintern officially unites to form the Union of Socialist Council Republic (USCR), however this does not include the APR due to its location and its recent near-destruction after Ukrainian and Don forces invaded the region. This new reality terrifies the rest of Europe. The GC, CEF and Italy are placed under martial law due to "The new likelihood of a full-scale war with the USCR". Zapadoslavia and the CEF form a semi-unified central government, which serves to protect the nations from outside threats and co-ordinate defence and economic policies at this time. This "union" is quickly expanded to include the GC, and is nicknamed the "Emergency Confederation". EC leaders then meet in Hamburg to decide what they will do. They decide to expand the ECO structure to the rest of the EC until the USCR can be defeated. This is dubbed "The 8th Coalition". Massive amounts of military equipment begin arriving in the GC, Italy and Spain. The defence budget doubles in USCR-bordering nations and the production of military equipment explodes across the continent. Spanish and British soldiers arrive in Morocco after large amounts of Red Army troops begin appearing at the Algerian border. The USCR immediately calls for their removal and full a full EC withdrawal from Morocco. War preparations are underway on both sides and as a precaution, the USCR declares martial law as well.

News for December 1933

Eastern Europe - In the Don Hetmanate, protests erupt as people begin to be fed up of the barely democratic, oligarchic regime. Eventually, the government accepts and the Don-Caucasian Republic is proclaimed. However, a small group of socialists formed the Azov People's Republic.

North Africa - The civil war in Algeria ends, with the communists taking power and the Algerian People's Union being founded. Talks then begin about the unification of the Commintern and what it will look like. Two ideas emerge: a political-economic union (akin to OTL's EU), or a full, federated union state. A referendum will be held in each nation to decide what should be done.

News for November 1933

Germany - Fearing the expansion of France further into Central Europe, Germany and the Netherlands unite to form the Germanic Confederation, which they hope will protect the region and bring economic success.

North Africa - The communist insurgency pushes west.

News for October 1933

Eastern Europe - The Zapadoslavian Government begins investing heavily into Galicia and Silesia. The rumours of politicians being bribed over Polish loyalty turn out to be true and they are swiftly prosecuted. The Galician and Silesian governments are promised that in case of the collapse of ZS, they will become equal members of a new federation. The CEF, ZS and Germany sign a mutual defence agreement.

Spain - The Spanish Government declares its willingness to allow the communists their own state to put an end to the war. France allows this and the IUPC expands, annexing Murcia and the Basque Country.

North Africa - France begins funnelling weapons into Algeria and a communist uprising begins. Airdrops and illegal supply chains begin in eastern Algeria and the uprising swells to cover much of the east. A small foothold is also made in the west with help from Spanish and French troops. Propaganda from the communists attempts to paint the rapid expansion of communists in Europe as proof that its popular and that it works. Communist leaders from Commintern states meet in Paris to discuss the creation of a Union of Socialist Council Republics (USCR), a united federation of socialist and communist nations that would give them more power. They plan for it to be created once Algeria falls, or at least they believe it will.

News for September 1933

Spain - France overthrows the Basque government and installs a communist one. France declares its support for Spanish socialists which leads to a new civil war in the country and the declaration of the Iberian Union of Proletarian Communes in the east. This is protested by UCON, however France claims it is "The will of the people".

News for August 1933

Central Europe - Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia join the Alpine Federation and the Central European Federation (CEF) is re-formed.

Germany - Negotiation between the CEF and France take place in Geneva to decide the fate of the corridor. France delivers an ultimatum, full annexation or war. The CEF decides now is not the right time to fight and so concedes. The Swabian Commune becomes the Bavarian Commune. Germany is allowed to join the EC and ETU.

News for July 1933

Germany - People in Bavaria become increasingly worried about their position the Germany due to the French occupied zone meaning they are cut off from the rest of the country. Generally, people don't trust the government and fear they may be abandoned if a war broke out. To protect against it, they ask Austria for unification to which Austria accepts, creating the Alpine Federation. This is immediately protested by both UCON and Germany who fear this action will cause instability in the rest of Germany and could lead to a communist takeover. A referendum is then quickly held in Bavaria and 72% of the population approves. During the chaos, France decided to declare the Bavarian part of the Baden-Saxony corridor a part of their Swabian protectorate, which is disputed by Bavaria which calls for the removal of the corridor.

Eastern Europe - The government in East Galicia declare that, like Silesia, they would stay with Poland. This is disliked by much of the population, as the area is largely Ukrainian. They would rather be part of Ukraine in general and are also sceptical as it is possible some politicians paid them to make the promise.

News for May 1933

Eastern Europe - With the war in Germany now "over", many across Europe believe that the new Germany, despite the economic ruin that the war brought, will quickly bounce back and become powerful once again. In order to counter this, Czechoslovakia and Poland unite into West Slavic Federation (Zapadoslavia). This will be an attempt to start the EF at a smaller scale first before the final test of European Unification can be undertaken. Poland and Czechoslovakia are equal partners in the new federation while Silesia, Lusatia and East Galicia get their own constituent regions, however the Silesian government promises to remain with Poland should the federation not work out. Many Silesians dislike this idea due to the high German population and the general distrust towards Warsaw. Overall, most people in both Poland and Czechoslovakia are quite enthusiastic about the unification and see it is a path to keeping the continent peaceful.

News for May 1933

German Civil War - France and UCON meet in Geneva to decide the fate of Germany. It is agreed that Baden, Wurttemberg and Bavarian Swabia will become independent communist states and Saxony will be left alone. The communists in Saxony-Anhalt will be disarmed and return to being part of Germany. In addition, a demilitarised strip of land between Baden and Saxony will be established to allow the protection of Saxony and to allow trade from the rest of the Commintern.

News for April 1933

German Civil War - The Munich Government collapses and the country is mostly unified. Right before the collapse, however, France began a "peacekeeping" mission in country in order to "aid" Saxony which becomes a French protectorate. The French persuade communists in south Germany to rise up and create communist states, which they do. UCON condemns what they call an invasion by the French, which it is, despite the propaganda being spread all over Germany. ET members meet in Krakow to discuss the situation in Germany and decide to give the EC into a military arm in order to deal with this and future issues. French delegates agree to meet with UCON in Geneva next month to negotiate.

Iberia - Spain, Portugal and Galicia join the EC.

North Africa - Algeria is given associate status by UCON despite Moroccan objections although Algeria does give back some of its newly gained Moroccan territory.

Economic - The MNL and ETU merge into one economic block.

News for March 1933

German Civil War - Hesse joins the Hamburg Government. Protesters in Berlin capture the city and the central government flees to Munich, the Brandenburg Provisional Government is declared in Berlin although they only really control Berlin. The Munich Government loses control over most of the country, leading to the Hamburg Government becoming the internationally recognised government of Germany.

Eastern Europe - Silesia unites with Poland and a plebiscite is planned for Lusatia once the war ends.

North Africa - A North African/Maghreb Federation is proposed between Morocco and Algeria to help the countries co-operate and to drive innovation as well as to stand out within UCON.

Spanish Civil War - A large British-backed push leads to the Nationalists surrendering and Spain being, mostly, re-unites. Galicia regains independence and Murcia becomes a French protectorate.

News for February 1933

Spanish Civil War - The Valencia government pushes into central Spain in order to re-capture Madrid. The Catalan faction unites with the Republicans.

North Africa - The Algerian government submits an application to join UCON.

German Civil War - The Hamburg government is takes control of the Rhineland and Hanover, crippling the central government. Calls begin to drop nationalism and join with the rest of Europe. Hesse and Saxony are fully liberated by their respectful governments.

Eastern Europe - Yugoslavia becomes an associate member of UCON.

News for December 1932

Eastern Europe - UCON stabilises the region after the collapse of the European Federation which thankfully didn't collapse into conflict. Delegates from across Europe and the Mediterranean met in Danzig to discuss the future of Europe and they decided not to rush European unification and so formed the European Committee (EC), which will help nations plan for the eventual unification. Croatia calls on Italy to end its occupation of Dalmatia, to which Italy obliges due it seeing the stability in the region. It also helps Croatia join UCON. Serbia begins considering joining as well and Slovenia becomes an associated state of UCON.

Spanish Civil War & North Africa - The nationalist government begins to collapse as different factions bicker over who will lead the government. France withdraws from Spain in order to deal with the unrest within their own borders. Galicia begins talks with Portugal to help both nations join UCON. Portugal is re-admitted after handing back parts of northern Morocco after the annexation of the Rif. The Algerian president resigns and the ruling Algerian National Party quickly falls apart and is replaced by the Social Democratic Party. The new government in Algiers begins talks with UCON to become a member but are denied for now due to their ongoing territorial dispute with Morocco.

Germany - The Hamburg Government gain more support and expand north and are recognised as the official government in Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck.

News for December 1932

France - The French government, under fierce pressure from hard-line factions, ends its alliance with Germany and declares its support for Saxony. They also lose land in Spain due to the supply lines being destroyed by the remnants of anarchist commune in the region. The situation in both France and Germany is dire as the populations in both countries are facing the harsh reality of the sanctions. Seeing this instability, the UK and Italy move troops to the border with France.

Germany - With help from UCON, Hesse continues to gain land and now controls most of the state. A coalition of various groups from across the country meet in Hamburg and declare, with the backing of UCON, a new German Republic. They create a local militia and take Hamburg in hours and begin to expand over the following weeks while the central government is trying to keep the country together.

Eastern Europe - After descent from within the union and the governments of the nations not being enthusiastic about it, the European Federation dissolves. Italy re-takes Dalmatia to regain its position in the Adriatic. East Prussia unites with the new UCON-backed German government.

News for September 1932

Germany - After heavy sanctions, protests begin in Saxony which quickly turn into riots, leading to the whole state erupting into violence and the 2nd Saxon Commune to be established. Germany quickly invades Saxony and besieges Dresden. The Franco-German plans to invade the Netherlands also falls apart due to the 2 being occupied with sanctions and political unrest.

News for September 1932

Spanish Civil War - Seeing that UCON was occupied with Germany, France invades Spain in order to connect with Murcia. They easily overwhelm the anarchists but are not able to advance much further due to the volatility of their Pyrenees supply lines. Morocco invades the Rif and demands Portugal hand over its newly gained land in order for them to rejoin UCON.
Eastern Europe - ETU begins a massive railway construction project.

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News for September1932

Germany - A rebellion in Hesse draws the attention of UCON which is eager to re-establish democratic rule in Germany, and so recognises an independent Hesse as an associate state of UCON who provide it with support and plan on encouraging more revolts in the region if this one is successful.