Liberland
The Free Republic of Liberland ( Czech Svobodná Republika Liberland , English Free Republic of Liberland ) is an internationally unrecognized pseudo-state that is said to be located on an uninhabited piece of land on the Danube . The area is administered by Croatia , but designated as Serbian territory. Serbia stated that the area does not belong to Serbia. The declared “state purpose” is the creation of a tax haven .
history
Proclamation and claimed national territory
Liberland was proclaimed on April 13, 2015 by Vít Jedlička , a leading member of the small libertarian Czech party of free citizens . In a vote carried out on April 20, 2015, Jedlička is said to have been elected President of Liberland with the three votes cast in his favor by the “founders of the state”.
According to Jedlička, neither Serbia nor Croatia are interested in the approximately seven square kilometers of land in the context of their territorial disputes, which is why it was no man's land . Jedlička named the "increasing influence of interest groups on the functioning of states and the associated poorer living conditions for the people" as the reason for the establishment of the state . States such as Monaco or Liechtenstein would have served as inspiration .
The deserted area of Gornja Siga lies between an old tributary and the main arm of the Danube . It consists of forests, meadows and swamps that are often inundated by floods. It is hardly accessible from a traffic point of view, the only existing building is a hunting lodge that was abandoned decades ago and has since fallen into disrepair.
Further happening
At the end of April 2015 the "settlement" of the area should begin. First, Jedlička wanted to build roads and port facilities. On May 10, 2015, Jedlička was temporarily arrested by Croatian officials when he tried to enter his "national territory" despite being banned. Dozens of other people were also prevented from "entering". Kolja Spori is currently the representative of Liberland in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Constitution and flag
Liberland's motto is live and let live . According to libertarian or minarchist ideas, the constitution of Liberland should protect the personal and economic freedom of its citizens. In Liberland no taxes should be levied. In addition, according to the Austrian School, there will be no central bank, instead a currency competition should be used and crypto currencies should be used.
The flag of Liberland consists of a horizontally central black bar on a yellow background. In the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Liberland. As with the black and yellow flag used by anarcho capitalists , the yellow part represents the free market , the black part represents rebellion. As a symbol of freedom, the coat of arms contains a bird, a tree that represents wealth and abundance, and a river that represents the Danube.
"Citizens" via website
It is possible to apply for citizenship of the microstate via the official website of Liberland . The only condition would be that the applicant be "neither a communist nor a Nazi nor any other extremist ". After just two days, 18,729 applications were received from 184 countries. Jedlička expected up to 100,000 inquiries within two weeks. Nevertheless, the naturalization process should be selective and initially only 3,000 to 5,000 people should be admitted. After two weeks, over 300,000 people worldwide had registered. Citizenship is said to cost US $ 10,000 in Bitcoin .
Reactions
Reactions from other states
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Republic of Croatia : Croatian diplomats spoke of "virtual border violators" because the "satirical state" has only existed on the Internet so far. "Virtual jokes, as interesting as they may sound at times, remain just virtual jokes and are therefore not officially commented on," they declared in Zagreb . -
Republic of Serbia : The Serbian Foreign Minister stated that the area claimed by Liberland is outside the borders of Serbia. The "entertaining performance" does not require any further comment. -
Arab Republic of Egypt : The Egyptian Foreign Ministry advised potential Egyptian emigrants to Liberland to exercise caution and restraint. One should only trust information from the Egyptian state and not information from social networks. -
Czech Republic : The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs distanced itself from the events: “Mr. Jedlička, like every other Czech citizen staying in the territory of Croatia and Serbia, is obliged to observe the local laws. The Czech Republic considers Mr Jedlička's activities to be inappropriate and potentially harmful. "
Other reactions
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On April 16, 2015, Jedlička said he met an Austrian ambassador .
In May 2015, in the wake of the Liberland campaign , a group of Polish tourists proclaimed the Kingdom of Enclave to be another, particularly small, small state on the border between Croatia and Slovenia. With an area of only 100 m², the kingdom describes itself as “Europe's smallest state”. At the end of May 2015, the Kingdom of Enclave was relocated near Liberland.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Lukas Zimmer: “We won't give up so easily” orf.at from May 10, 2015, accessed on September 12, 2016.
- ^ Vasudevan Sridharan: Czech declares new nation Republic of Liberland in no man's land between Croatia and Serbia . ibtimes.co.uk from April 16, 2015.
- ^ Daniel Nolan: Liberland: hundreds of thousands apply to live in world's newest 'country . theguardian.com of April 24, 2015.
- ^ Matthew Humphries: Man forms tiny European nation, 160,000 sign up to become citizens . geek.com dated April 21, 2015.
- ^ The Czechs proclaimed their own state on the Danube . krone.at from April 15, 2015.
- ^ A b Rudolf Gruber: Operetta State on the Danube Beach . rp-online.de from April 26, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d Euan McKirdy: Liberland: Could the world's newest micronation get off the ground? . On April 29, 2015 at edition.cnn.com
- ↑ Liberlanders Raise Their Flag in Liberland. total-croatia-news.com, February 21, 2017, accessed on March 16, 2017 .
- ↑ https://m.facebook.com/liberland/photos/a.2367118026847330/2377975759094890/?type=3
- ↑ Timeline Photo ( Memento from February 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). facebook.com
- ↑ About Liberland . liberland.org, accessed September 12, 2016.
- ^ Free Republic of Liberland Constitution draft . liberland.org, accessed September 12, 2016.
- ↑ Ryan Gorman: Meet the eccentric president of Liberland, the world's newest micronation . On April 25, 2015 on ibtimes.co.uk
- ↑ Liberland: Bitcoin becomes the official currency . btc-echo.de from April 20, 2015.
- ^ Anne Quito: Liberland, the world's newest micro-nation, is already a leader in nation branding . qz.com from April 29, 2015.
- ^ Curious: The Czech proclaims its own state on the Danube . Kleine Zeitung from April 15, 2015.
- ↑ "18729 Post" . facebook.com from April 16, 2015.
- ^ Noah Rayman: Meet the Man Who Claims He Just Founded a New Country in Europe . time.com from April 16, 2015.
- ^ Tara Palmeri: Looking for Liberland . European Voice from September 2, 2016.
- ↑ Michael Heitmann, Boris Babic: A dissatisfied Czech founds his own state . On April 26, 2015 on welt.de
- ^ Gold rush in "Liberland" . On April 26, 2015 on heise.de
- ↑ Jelena Tešija: Svjetski mediji dosta ozbiljno shvaćaju onog tipa koji pokušava osnovati mikrodržavu na Dunavu . telegram.hr of April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Andreas Puschautz: Liberland: Europe's youngest state . news.at from April 23, 2015.
- ^ Foreign Min. Warns Egyptians against emigrating to Liberland . thecairopost.com of April 19, 2015.
- ↑ Prohlášení MZV ke kauze tzv. Liberlandu. . mzv.cz from May 14, 2015.
- ↑ Report of the April 16, 2015 meeting on facebook.com.
- ↑ Another fantasy state on the Croatian border proclaimed . orf.at of May 22, 2015.
- ↑ Kingdom of Enclava: new micro-nation settles for spot on Croat-Serb border . theguardian.com on May 24, 2015.
Coordinates: 46 ° N , 19 ° E