Balkan League
The Balkan League is a supra-national organization composed of a number of independent nations in the Balkans region of Earth. The most prominent member nations are Serbia, Croatia and Bulgaria, who comprise the majority of the Balkan League population and economy. Most of the member states of the Balkan League are UN observer states, although Serbia is also an observer nation of the FEAN. The current head of the Balkan League council is Croatian president Irena Vukovic, who has been forging close ties economically to the UN member states in Eastern Europe. The Balkan League in general favors UN policies, although they also support the Republic of Cornucopia and remain firmly neutral.
Organization
The Balkan League is a very fragile organization, given the turbulent history of the region. The League council, consisting of the heads of state of each member state with a rotating three year chairmanship, is headquartered in the recently reconstructed Center for Balkans Cooperation in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The League rarely agrees on much, so each nation is essentially totally independent, although they have worked together to submit bids to Cornucopia and make tentative attempts to resolve the conflicts in their region.
History
The Balkan League first began as a cooperation agreement between Croatia, Albania, Bosnia, and Kosovo in 2028, later adding the other former Yugoslav republics and Bulgaria in 2029 and 2030 respectively. During the Mars Crisis, Serbia advocated very strongly for support of FEAN, however the Balkan League as whole, led by Albania and Croatia, successfully maneuvered the League into increased ties to the United Nations instead. Throughout 2033 and 2034, the Balkans supported the creation of Cornucopia, but never felt the sort of influence the CLC generated with the new nation. In recent years, the Balkans have forged strong economic ties the UN members in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, enthusiastically supported the UN Academy Initiative, and have now all gained observer status at the United Nations, albeit reluctantly on the part of Serbia.
