Franco-German Commonwealth

Despite its name, the Franco-German Commonwealth consists of France, Gremany, and Belgium, forming alongside Russia one of the core-states in the Eurasian Union.

Unification
Originally, the Treaty of Berlin was supposed to be the culmination of over half a century of diplomacy and agreements, finally unifying the European Union into one giant federation; but this was not to be. The new federation would require the relinquishment of all sovereignty and religion, forcing the removal of national and religious symbols everywhere. All nations within the new federation would be forced to give up their monarchies, a requirement that broke the camel's back in regards to relations with the states in the Commonwealth of Nations, most notably the UK.Too many separate national identities had evolved over many centuries. This resulted in what became as the EU Civil War, a series of revolts throughout Europe calling for the disbanding of the Union. However, after three years of negotiations by the member states, the Union was reformed as described by the Treaty of Berlin. The Franco-German Commonwealth and Russia would be at the top of a heirarchy that would govern EU affairs. The rest of the EU member states would be subject to the same status quo as during the earlier years, including usage of the Euro, membership in the free trade zone, and a say in European affairs. However, the UN demanded that the Eurasian Union only have one veto, forcing Russia and the Franco-German Commonwealth to share one veto.

History
see History of France

see History of Germany

see History of Belgium

Treaty of Berlin
The Treaty of Berlin was originally designed by the Council of Europe to federate the European Union into one nation spanning the whole continent. It would require the relinquishing of national identity, the abolishment of any monarchies, the essential reduction to a status of what a state is in the United States of America, and the creation of a single government. This upset all of the European nations, but especially the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, and Luxembourg, the countries with monarchs.

Eventually, a compromise was made. A redrafted Treaty of Berlin created a heirarchy of nations in the European Union, with a unification of Belgium, France, and Germany with a government reminiscent of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the top of the heirarchy (secret plans to eventually include Russia as an equal in the EU were also drafted on the side). Italy, Poland, the UK, Spain, Scandanavia, and Portugal were put at the second position. The rest of the nations were at the next lowest level.

French Guiana, New Caledonia, and the rest of France's dependencies were a matter of debate. They were recognized as states of the FGC.

Federal Districts
Brussels Capitol District

States
Normandy

Brittany

Alsace

Lorraine

Loire

Aquitaine

Paris

Central France

South France

Corsica

Guadeloupe

Martinique

French Guiana

Réunion

North Belgium

South Belgium

Bavaria

Saxony

Hamburg

Rhineland

Bremen

Northeast Germany

Foreign Relations
Commonwealth of Nations: After what became known as The Crown Incident, relations between the Franco-German Commonwealth and the Commonwealth of Nations became strained, but not to the point of making the FGC and Commonwealth nations downright despise each other. The relationship is basically just above neutral, not wonderful, and not terrible, basically similar to US/Brazilian relations at the moment.

European Union: The Franco-German Commonwealth is the core nation of the European Union. What this means is that it basically speaks for the EU on foreign policy matters that require EU intervention, as opposed to, say Italian or Portuguese intervention. It has nuclear weapons and its own military. The other nations in the EU all have their own militaries.