Porto Greco Official Communications Center

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Per the recently-passed Operating Transparency act, the Supreme Reunion of Councilors of the Maritime Federation of Porto Greco has opted to create an official communications center for all manners of government announcements and statements released by any member of the Porto Grecan government that the State and its independent Commission on Communications considers relevant information for the national and international community to be aware of.

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Supreme Reunion of Councilors agrees to mobilize the Navy across Porto Greco's maritime territories; applies embargoes, complete prohibition of use of national ports to Mesothalassa

The Supreme Reunion of Councilors convened today at the federal capital in order to discuss the situation in the southern end of Alharu, specifically surrounding the current government of what is now the country of Mesothalassa, whose Anglian-installed puppet government was on the receiving end of overpowering Porto Grecan sanctions establishing hefty tariffs on Mesothalassan-flagged ships for their use of any national port following the 2021 Anglian invasion of Mesothalassa.

The embargo and ban discussed today have been decided by the Reunion, following a 5-4 majority decision. A concluding comment by a spokesman representing Caesar Moscatella, states that the sanctions were made considering possible economic harm that could be inflicted upon Porto Greco. However, the nation has historically not traded much with its southern neighbors, instead focusing on its western counterparts and a handful of far-flung nations, and thus this decision is expected to have minimal, if any, economic ramifications.

The story for the receiving end of the sanctions, on the other hand may be different; the battered and still crumbling Mesothalassan industry, mostly relying on the colonial power of Anglia for maintenance and subsidies, partly relies on going through the Synthe Sea, a lot of the territory of which is controlled by Porto Greco, thus estrangulating the small but existent economic power Mesothalassa posseses.

Following an also 5-4 vote the same day, the Serene Navy's presence in the Synthe Sea has been strengthened, with the Reunion in conjunction with the Directorate of War deploying more ships on high alert, especially those near the maritime border with the regime currently ruling in Mesothalassa, following a trend of increased army presence in the region to safeguard the Federation against any possible aggression. 

"These sanctions will be here until the current Mesothalassan regime shows clear, actual progress towards regional integration," the spokesman for Mr. Moscatella, who is the Director of Foreign Affairs, says speaking in his behalf. "Porto Greco historically has pursued a non-interventionist policy in its region, but Mr. Moscatella, the Reunion, the Directorate of War have all decided that putting our foot down and flexing our economic muscle is the only viable way to stop this maniatic neo-colonization that has been a taint on an otherwise beautiful continent, which also directly taints the Federation. Porto Greco is completely prepared to sustain any sort of conflict, be it economic or otherwise, so it would be advisable for the Mesothalassan leadership to avoid delving further into madness."

"Even then, we trust in their judgment, or what little there remains of it, to know that attacking a nation as important for international trade routes as Porto Greco may not be the wisest move."