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|org_type = Regional Semi-Intergovernmental, Semi-Supranational Organization
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'''Member States'''
* {{Wendmark-Denkuku}}
* {{Canterra}}
* {{Izaland}}
* {{Taira}}
* {{Kojo}}
* {{Semanya}}
* {{Ugawa}}
* {{Wyster}}
* {{Filo Islands}}
* {{Kara}}
* {{Sephyra}}
* {{Terolask}}
* {{Urksivo}}
'''Observer States'''
* {{Neberly}}
}}
|languages = Ingerish, Kalmish, Izaki, Pyeokchinese, Miuran, Kojolese, Nuenian
|admin_hubs = 
|leader_title1 = President of the Executive Council
|leader_name1 = Vacant
|leader_title2 = President of the State Commission
|leader_name2 = Vacant
|leader_title3 = President of the Legislative Assembly
|leader_name3 = Vacant
|legislature = 
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|timezone = WUT +5 to +9
|leader_name4=Vacant|leader_title4=President of the Court of Justice}}The East Ulethan Organization of Intergovernmental Associates (EUOIA) is a hybrid semi-supranational, semi-intergovernmental economic and political union of many member states in East Uletha. A consequence of this is that EUOIA has binding and nonbinding laws, whos natures are always derived from each individual treaty. Many member states before the EUOIA participated in the East Uletha Economic Community up to 1954, which was when the EUOIA was formally founded. The EUOIA aims to provide for free trade and good relations, and promotes peace and democracy across the region.

== History ==
The EUOIA was originally birthed from the much smaller East Ulethan Economic Community, a loose free trade community comprising many countries in the Axian peninsula founded after the Great War. 

== The Four Core Institutions ==
The EUOIA relies on four "core" institutions to pass, enforce, and review laws. Like many countries, it composes of the Legislature, Executive, and Judicary.

=== Legislative Assembly ===
Viewed as the "lower" house of the Legislature, the assembly can pass bills into law but may not propose mandatory bills. It can override State Commission decisions with a supermajority vote. The Legislative Assembly can draft nonbinding bills. The Legislative Assembly is unique in that it is the only institution direcly elected by the people, rather than appointed by the states.

=== State Commission ===
The "upper" house of the Legislature, it is made up of delegates on behalf of each member state, with each member state getting two seats. The State Commission can choose to veto or amend laws and to send back to the Legislative Assembly. It may not propose or pass mandatory bills into law, but approves the makeup of the Court of Justice. The State Assembly can draft nonbinding bills.

=== Executive Council ===
Perhaps one of the most important institutions in the EUOIA, it serves as the sole executive body comprising of one delegate from each member state. It is the sole body that can propose binding (mandatory) laws, and its makeup has to be confirmed by the Legislattive Assembly. Its leader, also approved by the Assembly, often serves as the figurehead of the Union. The council nominates the makeup of the Court of Justice. The Executive Council may choose to veto all bills, binding or nonbinding.

=== Court of Justice ===
The highest court in the EUOIA is the Court of Justice, which serves to interpret laws, as well as to ensure that laws are applied uniformly accross the whole union.

== Membership ==
In the EUOIA, there many options for membership, although not all are neccessarily fulfilled in the present day.

'''Full Membership:''' Should generally be in East Uletha, but may be a bit more flexible (which accomodates overseas posessions, such as colonies). Must be willing to agree to mandatory treaties and recognize the EUOIA's government. New members must be approved by 2/3 supermajority of existing members. Such members can vote in the EUOIA legislature and executive branch

'''Observers:''' Countries that ratified a portion, but not all, mandatory treaties and ''extensively'' cooperates with the EUOIA on a supranational level (e.g., participating in open-border or the economic community) but do not meet the requirements to become a full member. Observers are approved when the parliament and executive approve accession at a 2/3 supermajority vote. Observers can participate in debate with a nonvoting capacity in the Legislative Assembly and State commission, but not participate in the Executive Council. Observers may not vote in the legislative branch.

'''Associates:''' Countries that are not observers but still wish to seek ''some'' to ''minimal'' cooperation with the EUOIA. Partner states ratify little to no mandatory treaties but participates in some EUOIA-level cooperation, such as open border policies or components of the economic community. Associates may not join parliamentary debate.

'''Special Status:''' Countries or territories that do not comply with membership status, but are given special permissions to access specific EUOIA institutions, such as banking, etc... Each Special Country are granted specific permissions and the amount of permission given to countries are not uniform across all countries with Special Status. Special Status is confirmed with a 3/4 supermajority vote across all three law-approving institutions. Countries with special status must have good diplomatic ties with the EUOIA. Because of how vague and flexible the "Special Status" grants, there will not be a lot of countries that get this status, and are commonly awarded to micronations.

== Member Nations ==
TBA

== Treaties ==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Treaty
!Binding?
!Description
|-
|Freedom of Movement
|No
|Agreeing states are to:

* Participate in an open-border zone, allowing persons to live, work, and vacation in other countries
|-
|Military Pact
|No
|Agreeing states are to:

* Access joint training sessions between countries willing to participate
* Share vital information to protect other member states
|-
|Common Market (Ecomar)
|Yes
|All states must:

* Integrate markets
* Promote economic growth and epace
|-
|Expanding Single Market Principles to Digital Markets
|Yes
|Serves as an auxillary to the Common Market Treaty but for digital platforms; Member states are to:
*Ensure that consumers can access online content and make purchases from any EUOIA country regardless of location and without restrictions (which includes the banning of data-roaming fees)
*Ensure that consumers have reasonable privacy online and are protected from predatory online practices.
*Commit to combatting online scams and other fraudulent activities.
|-
|Common Currency
|No
|Agreeing states are to:
*Share a common currency, recognizing that the East Ulethan Central Bank is the central bank for said currency.
*Able to print said common currency under the direction of the East Uletha Financial Oversight Agency, unauthorized or fraudulent notes to be nullified and destroyed.
*New member states adopting common currency must have: stable prices, sustainable interest rates, sustainable public finances, and stable exchange rates.
|-
|Health
|Yes
|Member states are to:
*Coordinate in matters regarding disease response and prevention
*Ensure appropiate regulations that prevent disease and injury to citizens
|-
|Cooperation in Justice
|Yes
|Member states are to:
*Extradite criminals to other member nations
*Coordinate and communicate on issues regarding internal security
*Cooperate in cross-border judicial and law enforcement matters
*Allow EUOIA audits regarding EUOIA law only.
|-
|Human Rights
|Yes
|Member states are to protect basic human rights:
*Speech
*Expression
*Worship and Belief
*Assembly and Protest
*Privacy
*Free and fair elections excepting those incarcerated
*Right to free and impartial trials
*Freedom from slavery
*Freedom from discimination (very broad, that is on purpose)
*Freedom from torture and cruel, inhumane treatement, especially under state supervision.
*Freedom from arbitrary arrest, detention, and exhile
|-
|Preventing the Proliferation of WMDs and Domestic Violence
|Yes
|Member states are to:
*Ban nuclear weapons
*Ban biological weapons
*Limit the proliferation of chemical weapons
*Limit the export of weapons to areas of concern
*Ensure that weapons used in defence are secured appropiately and safely
Member states must also ensure that civilians:
*Can not obtain and/or trade WMDs
*Are limited from obtaining lethal weapons (limits or bans are to be determined by member states).
*Regulate commercial exports of lethal weapons
|-
|Providing Fundamental Services
|Yes
|Member states are to ensure that all residents are able to access, to the greatest extent possible and reasonable:
*Police and fire services
*Clean drinking water
*Electricity
*Healthcare
*Primary and secondary education to minors
*Shelter (?)
|-
|Standardisation and Interoperability Initative
|No
|Agreeing states are to, to the best of their ability, and are able to modify or supplement the following in a reasonable manner as needed:
*Adopt and implement a standard system of traffic and rail signals
*Ensure interoperability with between railways, only where reasonable (those with different gauges are encouraged to introduce dual guage in places of high demand... isolated countries with no such connections like the Filo Islands are exempt)
*Adopt and implement the international concensus of aviation practices
*Adopt and implement a system electrical compatibility where reasonable (although we have differing AC power standards, DC power is best for long-range power transmission and is immune from different AC power requirements)
|-
|Aid
|Yes
|Member states are to, in times of crisis, encouraged to help each other, including:
*Natural disasters
*Defence and Security
*Political Instability
|-
|Mutual Recognition of Member State Records
|Yes
|Member states are to respect the records of other member states, such that, amendable to each state:
*Marriages
*Identification
*Contracts
*Licenses
*Passports
*Diplomatic Passes
*etc.
offered in one country are to be recognized in other countries, unless local laws contradict otherwise. For example, marriages records are to be recognized everywhere, but same-sex marriage in one country will only be legally recognized in other member states that also legally recognize same-sex marriage.
|-
|State Powers Reservation Treaty
|Yes
|Powers that are not reserved, either exclusively or implied, to the EUOIA are to be ensured to member states
|}

== Suborganizations ==
Over the years, as EUOIA has shifted from intergovernmentalism organization to supranationalism, many suborganizations have appeared to aid and coordinate the wellbeing and relations of member states.
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!Shorthand
!Suborganization
!Function
!Headquarters
|-
|EUTIA
|East Uletha Treasury and Income Agency
|Authority that works to collect funds for the EUOIA as well as executing the budget of the EUOIA. Responsible for debt and asset management.
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|-
|EUFA
|East Uletha Financial Oversight Agency
|Unified authority that oversees the banking system, open market, insurance, securities, and the common currency of the EUOIA.
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|-
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|East Uletha Central Bank
|A central bank for the common currency and is independent of the Financial Oversight Agency, but must cooperate.
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|East Uletha Investment Bank
|An investment bank for the common currency which is also independent of the Financial Oversight Agency
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|-
|EUCOMA
|East Uletha Competition and Market Agency
|Ensures fair trade practices, reviews mergers, and prevents abuse of dominant market positions.
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|-
|EUEA
|East Uletha Environment Agency
|Provides information about, and oversees, enviornmental policy
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|-
|EUCDC
|East Uletha Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
|Coordinates operations against infectious diseases and oversees the health of East Ulethans. Works to ensure accessibility in healthcare.
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|EUDA
|East Uletha Medicine and Drug Agency
|Coordinates operations against illegal drugs and regulates pharmaceutical requirements
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|-
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|East Uletha Products Safety Agency
|Ensures safety of basic consumer products that are not medicinal.
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|EUAF
|East Uletha Agriculture and Food Agency
|Coordinates agricultural policy, food security, and subsidies across the union.
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|-
|EUTSA
|East Uletha Transportation Safety Agency
|Regulates rail, aviation, maritime safety and launches investigations when accidents occur.
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|-
|ECS
|EUOIA Court System
|Is an independent, loose organization which comprises of the EUOIA's court system, in which the Court of Justice sits at the top.
|
|-
|EUPO
|East Uletha Prosecutor's Office
|Represents the EUOIA in court cases, and determines charges. Works with EULEC and EUJEC to bring criminals to court and the Court System for warrants.
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|-
|EULEC
|East Uletha Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
| rowspan="2" |Strengthens law enforcement and judicial cooperation between member states as well as extradition. Ensures that member states do not give refuge to criminals in other member states.
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|-
|EUJEC
|East Uletha Agency for Judicial and Extradition Cooperation
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|-
|EUcyber
|East Uletha Agency for Cybersecurity
|Helps keep EUOIA institutions and technology secure from security crimes. Also works to disable scams and other online fraud in the EUOIA.
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|-
|EUWAO
|East Uletha Weapons Audit Office
|Ensures that member states comply with EUOIA regulations surrounding WMDs (for the military) and (to the most reasonable extent) lethal weapons (for civilians)
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|-
|EUDEF
|East Uletha Agency for Defense
|Coordinates military cooperation and intelligence between EUOIA countries
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|-
|EUFRA
|East Uletha Fundamental Rights Agency
|Promotes human rights within the EUOIA as well as overseas
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|EUAIA
|East Uletha Agency of International Affairs
|Promotes relations and diplomacy with overseas countries and organizations
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|EUITI
|East Uletha Institution for Technology and Innovation
|Works with businesses, educational, and research organs across the region to promote innovation
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|-
|EUEDU
|East Uletha Agency for Education
|Supports member state education systems and provides research, insight, and funds for better education.
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|EUHEEP
|East Uletha Higher Education Exchange Program
|The Euheep allows students to study in other member nations without tuition fees and promote international research programs.
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|EUIFA
|East Uletha Internal Affairs and Labor Agency
|Establishes a system of EUOIA offices throughout member states which allows citizens to interact with the EUOIA. Should be the "face" of the EUOIA in the lives of citizens. Also works to collect information about labor and employment, especially with regards to workplace safety.
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|-
|EUSIO
|East Uletha Standards and Interoperability Organization
|Coordinates with agreeing member states to improve interoperability and ensure standards across borders.
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|EUDAO
|East Uletha Digital Affairs Office
|Works for police regarding telecommunication, information, internet, and is responsible for managing the EUOIA's digital resources and infrastructure. Currently working to digitize the EUOIA's gov't operations.
|
|-
|EUIPO
|East Uletha Intellectual Properties Office
|Offers businesses and citizens trademark and design protections throughout the EUOIA
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|-
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|East Uletha Asylum Agency
|Coordinates with member states for foreign Asylum requests
|
|-
|EUASA
|East Uletha Agency for Space Affairs
|Coordinates with countries for space intiatives :o (????)
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|-
|EUDPA
|East Uletha Disaster and Civil Protection Agency
|Manages civil protection coordination, emergency response, and disaster aid mechanisms.
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|-
|EIAO
|EUOIA Internal Audit Office
|Conducts audits, investigations, and inspections to ensure EUOIA agencies and the EUOIA government are operating legally and efficiently to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and mismanagement.
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|-
|EUINA
|East Uletha Indigenous Nations Alliance
|Primarily for a previous Indigenous society that had been colonised or advanced - it ensures that their voices are heard, they are treated equally and that their heritage is infringed upon
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|EUSUDA
|East Uletha Smart Urban Development Agency
|Sharing best practices in urban planning, supporting smart technology implementation, and addressing urban challenges like housing and transportation. Very fun because we're on OGF.
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