Free Republic Of Liberland

To Live And Let Live

Free Republic Of Liberland

To Live And Let Live

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FREE REPUBLIC OF LIBERLAND

In Prague | February 2017

Image on cover: 3NTA

www.liberland.org

BASIC INFORMATION 3

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE DELIVERED TO CROATIAN PARLIAMENT 4

DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO GUATEMALA 6

DIPLOMATIC VISIT TO USA 7

PRESIDENT 8

VICE PRESIDENT 9

MINISTERS 10

ADVISORS 11

WELCOME TO LIBERLAND - HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN COUNTRY 12

LIBERLAND INVESTMENT FORUM 15

FREE PRIVATE CITIES – THE FUTURE OF GOVERNANCE IS PRIVATE 16

LIBERLAND INVESTMENT HUB – HOW MUCH CAN CROATIA AND SERBIA BENEFIT FROM IT? 20

CHICAGO JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW EXAMINES THE CASE FOR LIBERLAND 22

HOW SHOULD LIBERLAND DEAL WITH DRUGS 24

LIBERLAND WINE 26

LIBERLAND BEER 27

LIBERLAND: THE FIRST SMART COUNTRY, BASED ON INNOVATION AND BLOCKCHAIN 28

OPENING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN PRAGUE 30

10 FAQ ABOUT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LIBERLAND 31

LIBERLAND - A CASE FOR BLOCKCHAIN – POWERED PROPERTY RECORDNING SYSTEM 32

CADASTRAL MAP 33

WINNERS OF LIBERLAND’S ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION 34

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES 48

SUPPORTERS 59

CONTENT

Sandy beaches in Liberland

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Offi cial name: Free Republic of LiberlandMotto: To live and let liveForm of government: Constitutional republic with elements of direct democracyOffi cial language: EnglishDate of establishment: 13th April 2015Size of Land: 7 square kilometers

Number of operational representative offi ces: 84 + on 5 continentsNumber eligible for citizenship: 118 000 +Number of applications for citizenship: 437 000 +

BASIC INFORMATION

http://cadastral.ll.land

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AN HISTORIC FIRST: LIBERLAND DISCUSSED IN CROATIAN PARLIAMENT

On January 17th 2017, the Free Republic of Liberland had a one-of-a-kind opportunity: Liberland was dis-cussed in the Croatian Parliament, known as the Sabor.

Political reformer Ivan Pernar took the opportunity to make the case for Liberland. He pointed out that Liberland is not formed on Croatian territory and that it would be in Croatia’s best interest not to claim it.

Pernar, a member of the Živi Zid (Human Shield) party, then read an address prepared by President Vit Jedlicka himself during the session of the Parliament, followed by questions and debate.

For the fi rst time, Liberland is being discussed openly by Croatian lawmakers. We welcome this development.

The Free Republic of Liberland would also like to congratulate the Republic of Croatia on the 25th anniversary of its international recognition, and we look forward to working with Croatia on many levels.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

DELIVERED TO CROATIAN PARLIAMENT

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Dear members of the Croatian parliament, ladies and gentlemen, fi rst let me congratulate you on the 25th anniversary of international recognition of Croatia which you have celebrated on January 15th. It is a very signifi cant event in Croatian history. It has taken a lot of eff ort to establish and build your country, one that I respect and admire.

I represent a peaceful and freedom loving nation of people who stand ready to cooperate with Croatia. Out of 400,000 applicants for citizenship, many are world-famous architects, artists, investors, entrepreneurs or diplomats. We believe that human freedom, limited government and free markets are the best elements to achieve a fl ourishing society. We are working on incorporating the best governance practices of the past with the decentralized governance technologies of the future. We are inspired by successful places like Hong Kong or Monaco which are constantly delivering signifi cant value to their neighboring countries.

There are already 40000 of entrepreneurs who have expressed direct interest in making investments into our country. Our economists have calculated that the full development of Liberland could help boost econo-mic growth in Croatia by one percent per year and dramatically reduce unemployment in the whole region.

Our nation was established on 13th April of 2015 on the birthday of Thomas Jeff erson, but you can trace its origins way back in history. Starting with the Exodus of ancient times, we saw this manifest itself again as the American revolution and recently as Liberland. We have chosen an unclaimed piece of land formerly known as Gornja Siga in order to avoid any territorial disputes with other countries. We have set our borders outside the territory of Croatia as well as outside the Schengen area.

We highly appreciate that Croatia police are continuing to protect the borders and we stand ready to help them and work with them. We also stand ready to be reliable partners in Croatian foreign policy.

Liberland, as of today, has opened representative offi ces in more than 80 countries who aim to work in concert with Croatian diplomatic missions. Liberland is only seven square kilometers large making it third smallest country in the world after Vatican and Monaco.

We kindly ask you to respect our right to peacefully occupy this piece of land. We are ready to open up a dialogue between the Croatian and Liberland governments to defi ne our proper border crossing in accor-dance with international laws.

We stand ready to cooperate in the areas of illegal drug traffi cking, extradition of criminals, terrorism, tax avoidance and other areas of your concern. We thank you for your patience as we are working hard to fully establish our institutions, including our legal and fi nancial systems.

Croatians do have an important historical experience with freedom-oriented enclaves. I would like to remind you about just one example: the Republic of Ragusa in Dubrovnik and the great benefi ts that it brought to the whole region and the world. We would like to build up on that historical experience and in cooperation with Croatia become a shining example for the rest of the world.

One of the key aspects that ensured the existence of Ragusa was the high regard for liberty which was in the very motto of the Republic, “Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world.” Our motto is “Live and Let Live.”

If you share our common belief in freedom, I invite you to join us and to come and celebrate the second year of Liberland’s existence on 13th of April 2017 in Liberland! Our highest intention is to cooperate with both regional and central Croatian governments on the economic growth of the territory, so as to ensure that Croatia can function in harmony with Liberland as a part of the neighborhood.

VÍT JEDLIČKA

President of Free Republic of Liberland

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In December of 2016, President Jedlička and a committee of Liberland’s Diplomatic Corps travelled to Gua-temala City to meet with business and education leaders in Guatemala as well as with a prominent member of Guatemala’s Congress and offi cials in the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs. These meetings were a historic milestone for Liberland, as they were a further step into the realm of international relations.

In addition to President Jedlička, Liberland’s delegation included: Vice President Boguslaw Wosniak, Foreign Minister Thomas D. Walls, Minister of Protocol Dr. Tariq Abassi and representatives from Liberland offi ces in the United States, Brazil, Venezuela and Poland.

The meetings were both informative and productive. They laid the foundations toward formal relations with Guatemala and opened doors for our introduction to other states in the region.

The Liberland team in Guatemala was also privileged to accept an invitation to the Universidad Francisco Marroquín, arguably the foremost libertarian institution of higher learning in the world. The team enjoyed a personal tour of the campus and its impressive collections and museums by the Rector, Prevost and Director of Public Relations. The university faculty is also interested in working with Liberland citizens in establishing a collegiate program specifi cally tailored toward Liberland citizens and e-residents.

It was also at the Francisco Marroquín University that we had the pleasure of meeting with a prominent member of the European Parliament, The Honorable Daniel Hannan. A lifelong champion of individual liberty and self-determination, Mr. Hannan off ered his support for the Liberland and we were pleased to discover he was already a big fan. As an architect of the British referendum on the exit from the European Union and proponent for the ideals espoused in our Constitution, we are fortunate to have the endorsement.

DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO GUATEMALA | DECEMBER 2016

(from left) David Molineaux - US representative, Thomas Walls - Minister of Foreign Aff airs, Mr. President Vít Jedlička in Guatemala

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The Free Republic of Liberland found many opportunities for promotion and advancement during the events of the Presidential inauguration in Washington D.C. Untold numbers of new people learned about Liberland through the outreach of our Diplomatic Corps and positive media exposure.

On Wednesday, January 18, an assembly from Liberland’s U.S. Representative offi ce went to Capitol Hill and met with staff ers for several members of of the United States Congress. Receptions were positive and we look forward to building upon the introductions that were made.

A Presidential Meet and Greet event was hosted on Thursday in Manassas, Virginia, where all applicants for citizenship from the U.S. were invited to attend. This dinner was well received by both local residents and those visiting the D.C. area for the inauguration. President Jedlicka, Vice-President Wozniak and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Thomas Walls were all in attendance and pleased to have the occasion to meet with so many supporters. Noted radio and media host Mike Opelka was also present for the festivities.

Friday, January 20th was Inauguration Day and Messrs. Jedlicka, Wozniak and Walls were amongst a group of over 20 Liberlanders, backers and friends to attend the ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol. In addition to the swearing-in and inaugural parade, we were honored to have the attention of major media outlets. Reporters from The Washington Post, Slate Magazine and the Washington Examiner met with us downtown, conducted interviews and published very positive articles. This coverage was picked up on the news wires and sparked an assortment of other press organizations all across Europe to cover our presence at the inauguration.

On Saturday, the Liberland delegation visited the homes of two founding fathers of the United States: Thomas Jeff erson’s Monticello and James Madison’s Montpelier. Amongst a list of accomplishments too long to list here, Thomas Jeff erson was the third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Inde-pendence. James Madison was the fourth president of the United States and drafted the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.The team enjoyed a luncheon meeting at the Charlottesville home of David Molineaux of our U.S. Representative Offi ce. Several planning and strategy discussions were held during the visit.

In New York City by President Jedlicka, Minister Walls and Representative Molineaux were hosted by the Honorable Dr. David Altman, Vice-President of Netanya Academic College and his son, Rav Yoav Altman. Both gentlemen are enthusiastic supporters of Liberland and we look forward to working with them on the recognition and establishment of Liberland in the near future.

DIPLOMATIC VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES | JANUARY 2017

Liberland Diplomatic Visit to the United States for the President Inauguration

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PRESIDENT

| Vít Jedlička

Vít received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Economics, Prague in 2009 and his Master’s degree from CEVRO Institut in 2014. Since 2009 he has been a member of the Free Citizens Party, where he was elected the fi rst regional president in the Hradec Králové Region.

Mr. Jedlička considers himself a libertarian with liberal views on individual freedom and has described himself as a Bastiat-infl uenced anarcho-capitalist.

PRESIDENT

Mr. President with his First Lady Jana

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VICE PRESIDENT

| Boguslaw Wozniak

Boguslav Wozniak is a prominent advocate and strong supporter of Liberland since the beginning. He is an entrepreneur and investor with 35 years of experience in many fi elds including foreign trade, market trade, logistics, transportation safety and produce. For many years he has held leading positions in several American and Polish corporations.

Currently, as a co-founder of SLT, he is working on international recognition of The Free Republic Of Liberland. He is also involved in New U Products and the Balldur Project.

VICE PRESIDENT

| Pierre-Louis Boitel

After studying civil engineering in Paris, and later psychology and management at the University of Sorbonne. He subsequently turned to the study of epistemology and po-litical philosophy and economics, analyzing the thinking of the major representatives of these sectors.

Before becoming vice president of Liberland he was offi cial representative of the Free Republic of Liberland in France.

VICE PRESIDENT

Liberland from the skies

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MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

| Thomas D. Walls

Thomas D. Walls is a longtime libertarian activist in the U.S. and has long had a strong interest in the languages, culture and history of Europe, particularly Eastern Europe. He has worked in the German Bundestag and at the U.S. Embassy in Germany under the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, who went on to bring the former Yugoslavian re-publics together for the Dayton Accords peace agreement. He has worked for the U.S. Libertarian Party in Washington D.C. and is one of the founders of the RLC. Tom is a travel consultant and has worked for Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia and is a profe-ssional translator for German, Dutch and Spanish. Among his passions are travel, mu-sic, fi lm, and cycling

MINISTER OF INTERIOR

| Denis Pirc

Denis Pirc has extensive experience working with various ministries within Slovenia and with international governments, such as that of the Kingdom of Jordan.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the fi eld of export-import. He is fl uent in English. German, and Slavic languages and also in international business practices. His passion for learning about diff erent cultures, travelling and interacting with new people adds to the qualities that make him a great member of our representative team.

MINISTER OF FINANCE

| Jan Purkrábek

Jan Purkrábek graduated in fi nance and economics from the Economic University in Prague, and has 15+ years of experience in both public and corporate fi nance, as well as treasury and fi nancial markets. Jan has been with Liberland since its earliest beginnin-gs and is very principled in his work regarding minimal government and involuntary wealth redistribution.

“Economic prosperity comes as a side eff ect of freedom.”

CHAIRMAIN OF LIBERLAND ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL

| ALEXANDER BORODICH

Alexander Borodich is a pioneer in the fi elds of innovation and blockchain world. Alexan-der was named “The Most Active Business Angel in Russia” by Russian Venture Compa-ny, he is Chief Dream Offi cer and managing partner of marketing communication agency Future Action, founder of fi fth largest in Europe crowd-investing platform Ven-tureClub.co, founder of Russian cryptocurrency and investor in more than 70 projects.

MINISTERS

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ADVISOR FOR ECONOMY

| Thierry André Laurent-Pellet

Business and political advisor who has more than 30 years of experience in scaling international high tech projects. After proving his skills in diff erent industries such as medical (SHELL), petroleum (BP), automotive (Volkswagen), software languages or in-dustrial production editor (Borland, ORTEMS, i2) deploying various types of technolo-gies in collaboration with major partners (IBM, SUN, ORACLE).

He has lived in USA and Ukraine two decades during where he addressed projects ma-nagement for various customers all over the world (Germany, UK, South Korea, France, USA). Advised French PM (Thierry Mariani, Bruno Lemaire, Nadine Morano), CF2R and DGSE over Ukrainian crisis.

CEREMONIAL CHIEF, AMBASSADOR (AT THE DISPOSAL), STATE HERALD

| Vittorio Gifra

During the elections of May 28, 2006, ho was re-elected councilor of Arquata S. (AL) and appointed, June 13, 2006, Deputy Mayor of the Town Council of the Mayor with proxies: Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, Safety, Municipal Police, Relations with the Police, Civil Protection.

He recieved the honors : Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, appointed by decree issued in Rome December 27, 2007 by Mr Italian President Napolitano. “Crux Ofi cialis“ [Knight offi cer] Order of Merit (SMOM, Via Condotti, Rome), appointed by a decree issued in Rome. Author of numerous articles in the fi eld of Heraldry theme. Collaborates for the State of Liberland since May 2015.

LIBERLAND FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPECIAL ADVISOR IN MIDDLE EAST

| Olivier Donnet

Living in Jerusalem for the last 5 years, he is currently the General Consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Belgium Development Agency (BTC) as expert for all qu-estions related to institutional development, territorial administration, State building processes and governance. Before working in Israel and Palestine, he was advising the Government of Vietnam on the reform of the development planning system. He also contributed as a political advisor in institutional reforms in Africa (Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Burundi, Rwanda, DRC). He is actually preparing the establishment of Repre-sentations of Liberland in Israel and Palestine which will be inaugurated very soon.

ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS

| Linjie Chou-Zanadu

Linjie Chou Zanadu is a public relations specialist on national soft power, he believes in the power of culture in strengthening the national interest. Linjie has been serving as the political advisor to the Principality of Seborga, the Royal Hashemite House of Iraq , currently he is also serving as the advisor to the secretary general of the International Civil Defense Organisation.

ADVISORS

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On Sept. 26, 2016, the Croatian high court ruled that the lower courts must once and for all rule on the borders of their country. It’s technically the last piece that The Free Republic of Liberland needs in order to establish their own country—although that’s not stopping the president of Liberland Vít Jedlička from moving forward with set-tling the new country.

According to the Liberland website, when an area on the west bank of the Danube wasn’t claimed by either Serbia or Croatia, where the seven square kilometers lies in between, “Vít Jedlička seized the opportunity and on 13 April 2015 formed a new state in this territory—Liberland.”

He discovered the land startlingly simply: on Wikipedia under the term “no man’s land.” It turns out the stretch of land was the product of a longtime border dispute between Croatia and Serbia, both of them stating it did not belong to them.

At the time, Jedlička was running the liberty-oriented think tank Reformy.cz and helped to start the Libertarian Party in the Czech Republic, The Free Citizens Party. Jedlička moved on from that to become President Jedlička when he, his wife, and a friend planted a fl ag into the ground to claim it and unanimously voted him as president.

It does seem almost medieval to think that just plopping a fl ag into a piece of land not claimed and claiming it as

WELCOME TO LIBERLAND

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN COUNTRY

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your own could make a country. It’s in fact a little more complicated… and Liberland seems to be overcoming each barrier on their way to statehood.

“We’ve done everything according to the way it’s supposed to be done,” President Jedlička told The Daily Beast. “It was no man’s land.”

On July 25, The Chicago Journal of International Law published a detailed piece about the implications of the Li-berland claim (authored by Gabriel Rossman). In it, Rossman explains terra nullius, or unclaimed land. Basically, Serbia doesn’t claim the land and actively rejects it as part of their country. Meanwhile, Croatia insists that it’s not part of Croatia, but that it is part of Serbia, which counts as a renunciation of the land. So eff ectively, it belongs to the fi rst party to claim it, which would be Liberland.

President Jedlička recognizes that while the law is on his side to move forward with building the country, he does understand having the border recognition from Croatia is right in order to build the nation.

“No one can take it away now,” said President Jedlička. “There is no way we can unclaim it.”

So what qualifi es a “real country”? According to the Montevideo Convention, there are four pieces of criteria that defi ne statehood (in Article I):

“The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifi cations: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defi ned territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.”

Liberland has determined the “defi ned territory” and confi rmation of it with the renunciation from Serbia and Croatia. There is a working government already in place, too.

According to Rossman’s report, “Liberland arguably possesses the ability to eff ectively govern its territory… Liberland has a draft constitution, a domestic court system, a currency, a (very active) president, a cabinet, and a sophisticated process for granting citizenship. At least on paper, if not yet in practice, Liberland has all the necessary components of a modern liberal democratic state and may be able to eff ectively govern its territory.”

Who is this government? In addition to a president and vice president, there are ministers, and honorary consul and representatives from all over the world.

“We’re building up our diplomatic networks,” said President Jedlička. “We currently have 80 functional offi ces worldwide.”

Those 80 offi ces help with one of the requirements to “enter into relations with the other states.” While no country has offi cially recognized Liberland, the Liberland Press website said there was some urging from members in the Polish parliament. President Jedlička wouldn’t confi rm which countries are close to recognizing Liberland, but he did say securing recognition from other countries is a priority for them this year.

“I’m planning a couple interesting events and that should help for offi cial recognition of Liberland. That’s the plan for this year. It’s an important year for that. We have a number of countries really friendly to us. I’m very happy now with the people [we have] onboard.”

Which leaves just the last piece: “a permanent population.” While over 425,000 people are registered and 107,475 of

ARESTIA ROSENBERG

published on November 1st 2016 in the internet magazine The Daily Beast

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them eligible for citizenship, no one actually lives in Liberland. People come and go and some have even camped overnight, but there aren’t any residents to speak of.

This is mostly due to the Croatian police wanting to keep people out and consistently sending a police presence to prevent a “permanent population.” According to the Liberland Press website, “last year Liberland activists endured more than 50 arrests and convictions by Croatian authorities despite clear and irrefutable evidence that no illegal river border crossings into Croatia had taken place.” President Jedlička himself has spent two nights in a Croatian jail.

Rossman seems perplexed by this: “… should an existing state be able to thwart the statehood aspirations of a non-violent secessionist group by repressing that group and preventing its members from even accessing the territory that the secessionist group claims as its own?”

Still, with this along with the rest of the qualifi cations satisfi ed from the Montevideo Convention, it seems enough for him: “The government of Liberland lacks the ability to physically occupy and govern its own territory because Croatian police are stationed in Liberland around the clock, preventing citizens of Liberland from entering and setting up a permanent settlement. This, by itself, should not disqualify Liberland from being deemed a sovereign State.”

President Jedlička seems to be unfazed by these arrests. When pressed for more information about Croatia policing the territory, he said, “We just had a number of people visiting, but of course when we have a bigger event, we see the resistance of Croatians. But all these actions are taking place outside of the Croatia territory and they are out-side of the jurisdiction of Croatia. There is no power given to the state that makes them able to stop the creation of a country outside of their borders.”

He went on to talk about how next year will be the right time to help the Croatians with the security of the border. He is also working to move forward on creating Liberland housing, a series of houseboats along the river designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid’s fi rm, planning to be dropped in over the next year.

He is able to be the president full time thanks to donations from people looking to support the country and inte-rested investors.

Citizenship can be achieved by collecting 5000 merits with Liberland. This equates to USD 5000 as an application fee, or by providing services directly to the country. President Jedlicka said “For now we are granting various types of citizenship to our diplomats, and those that provide invaluable assistance to Liberland”

President Jedlička laughed when asked about what advice he would give someone who wants to start their own country. “I’m probably going to a write a handbook on starting a country,” he replied. “I believe that more countries and more choices are better for the people.

WELCOME TO LIBERLAND HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN COUNTRY

President Vit Jedlicka and Vice President Bohuslaw Wozniak were both interviewed by Slate Magazine’s Joshua Keating during

the inauguration ceremony of US president Donald Trump in Washington DC.

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Liberland investment conference hosted by the Business week event in Las Palmas showed progress of the Liberland project. Liberland is no longer only a startup country based on liberal principles, but its goals are clearly to be a leading hub of innovation in areas ranging from social, political and business governance, fi nances to IT and real estate development.

Representatives unveiled their intention to organize their country, Liberland activities and supporters in the most digital and decentralized way as possible. Due to this, new phase of the e-residency application development has been announced together with the initiative “Liberland seeks for the talents” in order to attract tech entepreneurs and developers to start their business under the umbrella of Liberland. Liberlanders then are intended to be organized in the future using the decentralized reputational systems scoring them for their contribution to the country, business and community in general. Liberland intends to be fi nanced in the long term on a basis of voluntary taxes, but to reach the short term capital needs of the project, ICO linked to the land rights is expected.

Real estate development of the area is crucial for establishing the country and facilities for its citizens. In this way Liberland intends to use also highly progressive approach and utilize the Danube river fl owing through the area. Project Liberland on water aims at building permanently inhabitable facilities for the Liberlanders in the form of boats able to accommodate people and host offi ces and businesses.

Liberland no longer limits itself only on the small piece of land between Serbia and Croatia, but actively seeks how to expand its presence to other parts of the world, where the acquisition of land together with the passage of land sovereignty rights would be possible. Negotiations for the acquisition of such places was announced mainly in Latin America, where the local jurisdictions possibly allow such a sovereignty transfer.

Lastly, wide set of affi liated projects and partners such as BitSpace, Mooti, V4, Adahoy or Coinfi rm were present to share status of their project and discuss possible synergies and cooperation with the rest of the Liberland activit

LIBERLAND INVESTMENT FORUM

BIZZWEEK | JANUARY 10-11 | GRAN CANARIA

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Imagine a private company off ers you the basic services of a state, i.e. protection of life, liberty and property in a defi ned territory. You pay a certain amount for those services per year. Your respective rights and duties are laid down in a written agreement between you and the provider. For everything else, you do what you want. Thus, you are a contracting party on an equal footing with a secured legal position, instead of subject to the government’s or majority’s ever changing will. And you only become a part of it if you like the off er.

Let us analyze the market for governance: states exist, at least in part, because there is demand for them. A functioning state off ers a stable framework of law and order, which enables the coexistence and interaction of a large number of people. This is so attractive that most people are willing to accept signifi cant limitations on their personal freedom in exchange. Probably even most North Koreans would prefer staying in their co-untry, compared to living free but alone as a Robinson Crusoe on a remote island. Humans are social animals.

However, if you could off er the services of a state and also avoid its disadvantages, you would have created a better product. But after decades of political activity, I have come to the conclusion that real liberty, in the sense of voluntariness and self-determination, can’t be achieved by tinkering with existing states through the democratic process. There is simply not enough demand for these values.

However, someone could off er this as a niche product for interested parties. It might be possible for private companies to provide all of the necessary services that government normally monopolizes. I have started such a company: Free Private Cities Ltd (freeprivatecities.com).

THE MARKET OF LIVING TOGETHERAll that we know from the free market could be applied to what I call the “market of living together”: voluntary exchange (including the right to reject any off er), competition between products, and the resulting diversity of the product range. A “state service provider” or “government services provider” could off er

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a specifi c model of living together within a defi ned territory and only the ones who like the off er settle there. Such off ers have to be attractive — otherwise there will be no customers.

And this is exactly the idea of a Free Private City: a voluntary, for-profi t, private enterprise that off ers protec-tion for life, liberty, and property in a given territory — better, cheaper, and freer than existing state models. Residence would depend on a predefi ned contractual relationship between residents and the operator. A Free Private City as I propose it is based on the following principles:

1) Every resident has the right to live an independent life without the interference of others.

2) The interaction between the residents happens on a voluntary basis, not based on coercion. Participating and remaining in the Free Private City is strictly voluntary.

3) The respective rights of others must be honored, even if one does not like their way of life or attitude.

4) There is complete freedom of speech with one exception: If you are promoting expropriation or violence against others, you have to leave. The pure criticism of other people, ideologies, religions, etc. has to be accepted. “Feeling outraged” justifi es no limitation of free speech.

5) The operator of the Free Private City ensures a stable regulatory framework and a basic infrastructu-re. This includes the establishment of a police, fi re-fi ghters, emergency rescue and furthermore, the establishment of a legal framework and independent courts, so that property ownership is registered bindingly and residents can assert their legitimate claims in a regulated process, if they are unable to agree on arbitration.

6) The framework is laid down between the residents and the operator in a contract which holds all the respective rights and obligations. This includes the consideration for every inhabitant for the operator’s services. Every resident has a legal claim that his contract is performed and can claim damages for nonperformance. This contract is basically one’s personal “constitution” which is superior to all existing constitutions since it may not be changed unilaterally later, neither by the operator nor by majority vote.

7) All adult residents are responsible for the consequences of their actions, not “society” or the operator. Again, there is no “human right” to live at the expense of others.

8) Confl icts of interest between residents or between residents and the operator are negotiated by indepen-dent courts or arbitral tribunals. Their decisions must be respected. Namely confl icts with the operator, e.g. about interpretation of the contract, go to arbitration, not to courts of the operator.

9) There is no legal entitlement to join the Free Private City. The operator can reject candidates at his discretion. People who openly declare views that are not compatible with a free society, e.g. socialists, fascists or islamists, or known criminals, won’t get admittance.

10) Each resident may terminate the contract at any time and leave the city again, but the operator may –after a trial period- cancel only for cause, as for breach of the basic rules.

Free Private Cities are not meant as a retreat for the rich. Run properly, they would develop along the lines of Hong Kong, off ering opportunities to rich and poor alike. New residents who are willing to work but without means could negotiate a deferral of their payment obligations, and employers seeking a workforce could take over their contractual payment obligations.

The incentive for the operator of a Free Private City would be profi t: off ering an attractive product at the right price. This would include some public goods as mentioned as well as some infrastructure, clean en-vironment and a set of social rules. But the operator’s main service is to ensure that the free order is not disturbed and that residents’ life and property are secure.

TITUS GEBEL

Founder of Freeprivatecities.com and speaker at Liberland conference: Constitution, Banking and Settlement

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In practice, the operator can only guarantee this if he can control who is coming (prevention) and is entitled to throw out disrupters (reaction). For everything beyond this framework, there are private entrepreneurs, insurance, and civil society groups. Of course, all activity ends where the rights of others are infringed. Other than that, the proper corrective is competition and demand.

COMPETITION AND EXITWill the threat of competition bring suffi cient protection to the residents? Consider this: the Principality of Monaco is a constitutional monarchy. It concedes zero political participation rights for residents without Monegasque citizenship — some 80 percent of the population, including myself. Nevertheless, there are far more applicants for residency than the small housing market of this tiny place (two square kilometers) may take. Why is this so? Three reasons: there are no direct taxes in Monaco for individuals; it is extremely secure; and the government leaves you alone. If Monaco changed this, people would just move away to other jurisdictions. Thus, despite the prince’s formal position of great power, competition with other jurisdictions — not separation of powers, not a constitution, and not voting — ensures the residents’ freedom.

Similar in Free Private Cities: if the government provider sticks to his few core areas, there is no need for political participation. The idea is to have the greatest possible self-determination, not to ensure maximum participation. Accordingly, there is also no need for parliaments. Rather, such representative bodies are a constant danger to liberty, since special interest groups inevitably hijack and mutate them into self-service stores for the political class.

Competition has been proven as the only eff ective method in human history for limitation of power. In a Free Private City, contract and arbitration are effi cient tools in favor of the residents. But ultimately, it is competition and the possibility of a speedy exit that guarantee that the operator remains a service provider and does not become a dictator.

A Free Private City is not a utopian, constructivist idea. Instead, it is simply a business model whose elements are already known and which are merely transferred to another sector, namely the market of living toget-her. In essence, the operator is a mere service provider establishing and maintaining the framework within which the society can develop, with open outcome. The only permanent requirement in favor of freedom and self-determination is the contract with the operator. Only this contract creates mandatory obligations. For example, residents can agree on establishing a council. But even if 99% of the residents support the idea

FREE PRIVATE CITIES THE FUTURE OF GOVERNANCE IS PRIVATE

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and voluntarily submit to the council’s decisions, this body has no right to impose his ideas on the remaining 1%. Think of ideas like fi nancing a public swimming pool, a social security system or establishing a mini-mum wage. And this is the crucial point, which failed regularly in past and present systems: the permanent guarantee of individual liberty.

HOW TO STARTIn order to initiate this project, autonomy from existing sovereignties must be secured. It need not entail complete territorial independence, but it must include the right to regulate the city’s internal aff airs. The establishment of a Free Private City therefore requires fi rst an agreement with an existing state. The parent state grants the operator the right to establish a Free Private City and to set its own rules within a defi ned territory, ideally with access to the sea and formerly uninhabited.

Existing states can be sold on this concept when they can expect to reap benefi ts from it. The quasi-city states of Hong Kong, Singapore, and Monaco have a cordon of densely populated and affl uent areas adjacent to their borders. These areas are part of the parent states and their residents pay taxes to the mother country. Now, if such structures are formed around a previously underdeveloped or unpopulated area, this is a gain for the parent state. Negotiating with a government to surrender partial sovereignty is certainly no easy task, but it is in my view more promising than attempts to “change the system from within.”

Free Private Cities are much more than just a nice idea for a few people on the margins. They have the po-tential to subject existing states to creative destruction. If Free Private Cities are developed across the world, they will put states under considerable pressure to change their systems towards more freedom, or else they may lose subjects and revenue. And this is precisely this positive eff ect of competition that has been lacking in the state market to date. Not all Free Private Cities need conform to my own ideal rules. Specialized cities off ering social security or catering to specifi c religious, ethnical or ideological concerns are conceivable. Within this framework, even socialists would be free to try to prove that their system done properly really does work. But this time one thing is diff erent: others do not have to suff er from this (or any other) social experiment. The superstructure of voluntary association allows many diff erent systems to fl ourish. Given voluntary participation, everything is possible.

This simple rule has the potential to disarm and transform even a totalitarian ideology into just one product among many. I fi rmly believe that Free Private Cities or similar autonomous regions are inevitable. People of all social and economic groups will not forever agree to be looted, bullied, and patronized by the political class, without ever having a meaningful choice. Free Private Cities are a peaceful, voluntary alternative that can transform our societies without revolution or violence — or even majority consensus. My guess: we will see the fi rst Free Private City within the next ten years. I hope to see you there.

Mr President with Titus Gebel on visit to Monaco

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THE BIG QUESTION

Since the emergence of taxes there lies a question if tax competition is a desirable setting or if it is a race to the bottom. Both sides have good arguments; lower taxes attract fi rms which will be missed in their former countries and with them also their employment and taxes from which (not only) public goods are paid, howe-ver it leads to a pressure to lower taxes in surrounding countries and higher responsibility of their political representation. Moreover, the attraction of businesses and their concentration usually lead to signifi cant decrease in transaction costs because all the fi rms are close to each other. The question, however, still re-mains. Are the positive spillover eff ects higher than the negative eff ects on employment and tax revenues?

For Liberland, this question is crucial. An investment hub between Croatia and Serbia has no precedents but we can draw the answer from other case studies around the world and answer that there is a strong positive eff ect of tax havens to neighboring states.

HONG KONG: THE FAMOUS EXAMPLE

There would be no positive or negative eff ects if there is no attraction of businesses. Fortunately, we do not have to draw only upon a theory but we also have well known examples. One of the leading examples of a great growth of a tax haven is Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s growth over the period of 50 years was an overwhelming 800% (even after allowing for infl ation), as opposed to the UK’s 175%. Low taxes, easiness to do business and economic freedom in general lead to one of the world’s most remarkable growths. From a fairly poor country, Hong Kong was able in a lifetime of many of its citizens achieve higher standard of living than even once leading countries such as the United Kingdom, Sweden or United States.

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Why is it so? Modern studies tend to agree on the principle that higher taxes reduce growth. Bassanini & Scarpetta (2001) for the OECD found that an extra 1% of GDP taken in taxes would reduce economic growth by around 0.6%. For a summary of recent studies, see Leach (2003). Lower taxes encourage people to work, start businesses and even spend their own money. A study by the Oxford University Centre for Business Tax estimated that when corporate taxes are cut, 75% of the benefi t goes directly to the workers rather than the owners. Moreover, lower and less taxes require lower cost of collection and administration of them.

THE BENEFITS TO NEIGHBOURS

But doe this benefi t solely the tax haven or are there spill over eff ects? Data shows that there are twice as much holdings in tax havens than in non-havens and that larger fi rms are more likely than others to have tax haven affi liates. Also, higher fractions of foreign operations raises the likelihood that a fi rm has a tax haven affi liate. And these affi liations encourage growth, employment and starting new businesses in the neighboring regions.

Some studies, reviewed in Hines (1997, 1999), report tax elasticities of investment equal to (inelastic) -0.6. This means that a tax haven with 15% (Serbia) or 20% (Croatia) lower corporate tax can according to empirical studies result in 9 to 12% higher likelihood of establishing a tax haven affi liate. This number is likely to be lower since some fi rms already are affi liated to tax havens.

Moreover, Desai, Foley and Hines (2004) show that ten percent higher average foreign tax rates outside of tax havens is associated with a six percent reduction in the fraction of foreign affi liates located in tax ha-vens. Also ten percent greater industry sales to related parties abroad is associated with two percent higher fractions of affi liates located in tax havens.

Contrary to many policy concerns and the assumptions of much of the tax competition literature, haven activity does not appear to divert activity from non-havens, as the estimates imply that fi rms establishing tax haven operations expand, rather than contract, their foreign activities in nearby countries other than tax havens.

Finally, one percent greater likelihood of establishing a tax haven affi liate is associated with 0.5 to 0.7 per-cent greater sales and investment growth outside of tax havens within the same region. The fear that the existence and use of regional tax havens might encourage fi rms to substitute economic activity away from nearby high tax locations receives no empirical support.

ESTIMATING THE BENEFITS OF LIBERLAND TO CROATIA AND SERBIA

Let us then do the simple math. If there is 9% (Serbia) and 12% (Croatia) higher likelihood of establishing a tax haven affi liate, then even if 1/3 are already affi liated (which is highly doubtful) this increase the likeli-hood to 6% and 8%.

And because higher likelihood by one percent would lead to 0.5 to 0.7% greater sales and investment growth in Croatia and Serbia, it would generate 3% and 5,6% greater sales and investment growth, respective home countries. Given investment share on GDP as calculated by the IMF means positive 0,5% to 1% of GDP growth in both countries. And even more if the competition lowers domestic taxes.

In 50 years, having Liberland can give to Croatia and Serbia between 28 and 64% growth. Trade works. Competition works. For everyone.

DOMINIK STROUKAL

president of Mises Institute Czech Republic

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Within the summer edition of the prestigious Chicago Journal of International Law was published a detailed piece explaining the implications of Liberland with regard to international law. Author Gabriel Rossman’s 35 page essay explains the history of statehood under international law as well as the Croatian-Serbian historical border confl ict and then weaves together an explanation of the ways in which Liberland both qualifi es and does not yet qualify as an offi cial state.

Rossman begins by explaining the concept of terra nullius (no-man’s land/unclaimed land) and points out that nei-ther Croatia nor Serbia claim this land and have not claimed it over the course of decades. Despite this fact, we are reminded that Croatia recently put out a statement claiming that Liberland is somehow not terra nullius. Croatia’s statement stops short of claiming the land as its own, instead insisting that the land belongs to Serbia. Serbia likewise put out a statement that the land is not within the borders of Serbia. As Rossman put it:

“If the territory that Liberland claims as its own is rightfully Croatia’s under international law, it might now be terra nullius; Croatia’s insistence that Liberland is part of Serbia could constitute a renunciation of Croatia’s legal rights to Liberland. Conversely, if the territory that Liberland claims as its own is Serbian, the Serbian government’s renunciation of its title to that land could also be a quitclaim that would transform the legal status of the land to terra nullius. In both instances, the territory would belong to the fi rst entity—in this case Liberland— to claim it.”

Rossman seems to be indicating that even if the land was not well-defi ned as terra nullius previous to Liberland’s declaration, the offi cial responses from both Croatia and Serbia have likely transformed it legally into terra nullius, with Liberland being the fi rst and currently only entity to claim it.

Rossman also explores the four criteria of statehood as defi ned by the Montevideo Convention. For the uninitiated, Article 1 of the Montevideo Convention declares:

“The state as a person of international law should possess the following qualifi cations: (a) a permanent popu-lation; (b) a defi ned territory; (c) government; and (d) capacity to enter into relations with the other states.”

Though Liberland has many dedicated and enthusiastic citizens, Liberland does not currently have a permanent population within the borders of the claimed territory. While it’s true that many Liberlanders have spent full days and nights within the territory since Vít Jedlička fi rst declared the nation, and though there have been many attempts at permanently settling the land, Croatia has consistently sent police into Liberland with the clear mission of preventing Liberland from having a permanent population. Judging these facts under established international law, Rossman ponders:

“Should it matter to the Montevideo analysis that the reason why Liberland is yet to have a permanent resident population is because Croatia has prevented Liberland settlers from entering Liberland and arrested those that have been able to temporarily evade the authorities and actually reach Liberland? More generally, should an existing state be able to thwart the statehood aspirations of a nonviolent secessionist group by repressing that group and preventing its members from even accessing the territory that the secessionist group claims as its own? This dynamic is, to the author’s knowledge, a completely novel situation.”

Rossman seems fully convinced that Liberland qualifi es for the second criteria however:

“Croatia’s unwillingness to assert title to Liberland also means that Liberland clearly has defi ned borders; Liberland is bordered by the Danube to the East, and Croatia on the West.”

On the third qualifi cation Rossman explains:

“The government of Liberland lacks the ability to physically occupy and govern its own territory because Croatian police are stationed in Liberland around the clock, preventing citizens of Liberland from entering and setting up a permanent settlement. This, by itself, should not disqualify Liberland from being deemed a sovereign State.” [editors note: Croatian forces are not in fact stationed in Liberland around-the-clock, though they do enter and exit as they please, especially when they notice a Liberlander entering the territory.]”

Rossman then off ers what seems to be a strong condemnation of Croatian activity in Liberland:

“States should not be able to engage in ad hoc military campaigns to violently suppress peaceful peoples from congregating in areas of a country where they hope to establish their own state. This is particularly true in the

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case of Liberland. Croatia does not even claim the land that Liberland hopes to colonize. Croatia is preventing Jedlicka and his followers from accessing uninhabited land that Croatia has not claimed.”

However Rossman concludes that Liberland essentially meets the third criteria:

“Liberland arguably possesses the ability to eff ectively govern its territory, even if the government is not currently located within Liberland’s borders. Liberland has a draft constitution, a domestic court system, a currency, a (very active) president, a cabinet, and a sophisticated process for granting citizenship. At least on paper, if not yet in practice, Liberland has all the necessary components of a modern liberal democratic state and may be able to eff ectively govern its territory.”

Finally Rossman examines the forth criteria of statehood and fi nds:

“Liberland has established permanent diplomatic missions in numerous states, such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the United States, Hungary, Croatia, and Serbia. While Liberland has all the formal capacities needed to engage in relations with other states, the simple fact is that Liberland has not been recognized by any sovereign nation.”

Pieced together, Rossman concludes that “Liberland arguably satisfi es the Montevideo Criteria” though it does not “strictly” satisfy all of its criteria. Rossman also seems to fi nd it troubling that Liberland has not yet been formally recognized by any sovereign state. Rossman further posits:

“It is evident that Liberland would have both a permanent resident population, and an eff ective government, if Croatia stopped preventing would-be Liberlanders from setting up a permanent settlement.”

Going forward Rossman foresees two viable albeit diffi cult paths towards offi cial statehood. Firstly, Liberland could convince other nations that its claims over the land due to terra nullius are valid under historical legal norms and from that achieve traditional recognition from other states. Rossman concedes that even with any such recognition, Liberland would still have to eventually reach a strict application of the Montevideo Criteria, including a permanent population, in order to fully achieve statehood. Alternatively Rossman suggests that Liberland could gain recognition by convincing others states to relax the strict interpretations of the Montevideo Criteria. The hope would be that other nations would see the value of the right to self-determination and agree that when Croatia disallows Liberlanders to settle within land Croatia doesn’t even claim, it sets a dangerous precedent for other peoples who may seek safety, security and freedom in future statehood movements. As Rossman puts it:

“The international community must consider the incentives created by a strict permanent population test. If the permanent population criterion requires a permanent resident population or a permanent population of citizens within the territory claimed by the aspiring state, the existing state has a perverse incentive to prevent the would-be permanent residents of the aspiring state to enter the territory they claim. This incentive struc-ture could embolden repressive regimes to exacerbate the abuses and injustices that motivated the aspiring state to attempt to secede from the parent state in the fi rst place.”

Not mentioned in the article, and perhaps unknown to Rossman at the time of publication, are the recent court decisions from appeals courts in Zagreb. Croatian judges have ordered retrials for those accused of illegal border crossings, and have ruled that the lower courts have “committed a fundamental breach of misdemeanor proceedings” and that the lower courts must examine all evidence and to rule on the border. It is hoped by Liberland supporters throughout the world that the new rulings will result in a clear and well defi ned border by Croatia that will hence-forth be respected by Croatian police. As covered above, the evidence is clear that Liberland is not part of Croatia and is not claimed by Croatia. With a favorable ruling, Liberlanders may be able to freely and permanently reside on this piece of land.

Also related to these discussions is news from this past week that seven members of Poland’s parliament have formally urged the Polish Ministry of Foreign Aff airs to offi cially recognize Liberland. Minister Waszczykowski is expected to respond within 21 days according to parliamentary procedures. There are many similar diplomatic eff orts underway throughout the world in the many dozens of countries in which Liberland has set up its diplomatic offi ces. It is hoped that with these continued eff orts recognition from numerous nations will be achieved.

MICHAEL GLASER

Chief editor of Liberland Press

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It is becoming more and more accepted that the so-called war on drugs, a worldwide one-size-fi ts-all approach to drug-related problems, has been a failure. Despite the incredible amount of resources spent in the last decades to reduce availability and discourage demand of certain psychoactive substances, more drugs, cheaper and stronger than ever are more readily available than ever before. The once US-led insistence on universal prohibition is steadily changing towards a more liberal approach, tolerant with new experiments. The prohibitionist paradigm that has been the norm for decades is suff ering many signifi cant cracks in only a few years’ time.

Drug policy in Liberland should be true to the country motto: To Live and Let Live. In a libertarian country where the purpose of the law is to maximize the possibilities of voluntary cooperation among consenting adults, individuals should be able to produce, trade and consume whatever they want, absent harm to third parties. The challenge to this is that a complete absence of drug-control is likely to harm the vital diplomatic eff orts for international recognition. A possible more pragmatic approach is to draft the minimum necessary regulations that would allow maximum individual autonomy without harming the image of Liberland in the international community. To do this, experiences from other countries that implemented drug policy reforms can be taken into consideration.

Liberland can observe and pick policies from diff erent drug reforms around the world. Those aspects that guaran-tee more freedom should be adapted to Liberland’s situation, and then it can be argued toward the international community that drug control in Liberland is actually comparable with that of other countries. Examples of these policies include: complete legalization of marijuana, decriminalization of consumption and possession in reasonable quantities of all drugs, harm-reduction services, and friendly environment for drug research and development. To avoid confl icts with other countries, exporting or leaving the country in possession of drugs that are prohibited in the destination should be forbidden. All drug production, trade and consumption should be limited to the juris-diction of Liberland, unless agreements could be done with other countries with similar laws.

Marijuana was one of the big winners in the last US elections. California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine all voted to legalize recreational marijuana and other states legalized it for medical purposes. Public support for legalization is at an all-time high. In December 2013, Uruguay completely legalized and regulated marijuana on a nation-wide level. Approximately one year before, Colorado and Washington did comparable reforms in the United States. Since then, several other US states followed and now the trend seems to be unstoppable. Other countries are also considering alternatives to prohibition. Canada is one of the most prominent examples because full legalization is expected to take place in Spring 2017, which will mean they will become the fi rst G7 country to conduct such a reform. This is happening although cannabis is still included within the United Nations drug control regime and remains illegal in the US on a federal level.

It’s a no-brainer that Liberlanders should be allowed to cultivate their own marijuana. They should also be allowed to associate with other people to create cannabis clubs for production and consumption. Both home-growing and cannabis clubs should be restricted as little as possible, learning for instance from the experiences in Spain, Bel-gium, Uruguay and the US. In addition to home-growing and cannabis clubs, some kind of legal market could also be permitted, as other countries already did. Analyzing the marijuana markets in those states that legalized it is crucial to avoid their pitfalls, usually cause by over regulation. In all cases, production has been limited in one way or another to keep control of the whole system. In the case of Liberland, with a total area of just 7km², it’s unlikely that the production and selling of marijuana would spiral out of control so the state regulations should be much more limited than in other places with legal marijuana markets.

Decriminalizing all drugs might still sound frightening for some people, but Portugal and Czech Republic did it many years ago and the sky didn’t fall apart. To have all drugs decriminalized in Liberland would mean that it will be legal to consume and possess any drug, as long as it’s done in the private property of the user or with the consent of the owner of the property where he or she is located. The problem with decriminalization is the contradiction of allowing someone to possess and consume something that cannot be legally produced or bought. Allowing unlimited production and sale of all drugs would likely harm Liberland’s diplomatic eff orts. To solve this dilemma, limited production mechanisms, like those that other countries did or are going to do for cannabis, could be allowed for

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all drugs. Uruguay and several US states with legal marijuana markets are contravening the international drug conventions but so far it has been largely tolerated. Similar systems could be implemented for other drugs that are currently on the same category as marijuana. Some could argue that marijuana is a “soft drug” that should receive special treatment, but the popular classifi cation of drugs into “soft” and “hard” isn’t based on science and is misleading. What we call drugs is more of a social construct than a pharmacological defi nition, and the same could be said for the hard/soft categories. It’s true that some drugs might be more dangerous to certain people in specifi c circumstances, but the potential harm of a drug has little to do with its chemical structure and much more to do with other factors such as set and setting of consumption and other social and psychological factors.

Regarding harm-reduction, Liberland should notshouldn’t block any private initiative directed to reduce the potential harms of drug consumption. In this area, examples from other countries can also be taken into consi-deration, adapted locally, and used to argue that Liberland isn’t doing anything diff erent to what other countries have been doing for a long time. Supervised drug consumption facilities have been working for decades in many European countries, providing users a safer way to consume drugs and improving public health indicators. Opioid replacement therapy is a standard procedure in many countries, with the goal of helping the user to reduce the consumption of heroin with that of another opioid with a longer acting eff ect. Heroin assisted programmes, such as in Switzerland’s example of legal prescribed heroin for addicts can also be considered. Naloxone and any other substance that can be used to prevent overdoses shouldn’t be restricted in any way. Testing drugs for quality and providing related services, especially at festivals, shouldn’t be restricted in any way.

Liberland could also become the cradle of drug research. Drugs that have been demonized for decades, such as LSD, MDMA, psilocybin, DMT, can actually have a tremendous medical value. Right now, promising research is being conducted that will likely mean that drugs that have been until now completely illegal are going to be permitted in the future for psychotherapy to treat at least PTSD, anxiety, and depression. The problem is that it might take many years before this happens because of the paperwork the regulatory authorities both in the US and Europe impose on this kind of research. Liberland could become the beacon of hope for millions of people who suff er from PTSD and other diseases for which until now there is no solution. To do that, researchers could be attracted by providing them with a legal environment to conduct their experiments with minimum state interference.

Having these policies will undoubtedly raise the attention and opposition of international drug control organisms. The current legal framework for international drug control is based on three international conventions: the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances and the 1988 Convention Against Illicit Traffi c in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Countries signatory to these conventions pursue the goal of eradicating the production, distribution and consumption of certain drugs. The degree of universalism of the conventions is remarkable: 185 states are parties to the fi rst convention, 183 to the second and 189 to the third convention. The drug control conventions are one of the very few things on which almost all countries of the world agree, at least until a few years ago. In the past few years some countries such as Bolivia and Uruguay have been deifying the conventions. Not all countries interpret the conventions the same way. A few member states have removed criminal penalties for certain drug off enses while other countries still apply the death penalties, so variation is the norm when it comes to enforcement. The UN doesn’t have the power to directly enforce the conventions, so diplomatic backlash is one of the few tools international drug-control warriors can use to pursue worldwide prohibition.

Liberland should fi nd a way to draft its drug policies with the goal of maximizing individual freedom without har-ming the reputation of the country in the international community. To do this, best practices from reforms done in countries signatory to the international drug control conventions can be considered. Doing this could allow Liberland to have a legal market for recreational marijuana, decriminalize consumption and possession of all drugs and even consider limited legal production and selling, encourage all types of private harm-reduction initiatives, and become a safe haven for drug research and development.

ALFREDO PASCUAL

published by Liberland Press with permission from the author. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily

refl ect the offi cial policy or position of any agency of the Liberland government.

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Liberland Wine was created to off er the chance for the fo-llowers and supporters, to truly appreciate the delights of the region. We spent many months exploring the local regi-on in Croatia and Serbia, which is already rich in history as masters of winemaking. We have carefully selected a few of the best vineyards from both countries to produce and bottle Liberland Wine.

The creation of any good wine is a combination of many elements, most of which come from Mother Nature herself. Each element is as important as the next one, culminating in a unique character, which is built on solid foundations. Cli-mate, geology, topography are some of the elements that are essential. In tandem with this come the vines (and their origin), the processes followed and the skills of the wine maker. It is a science, but more importantly it has to be a passion, and this is ever present in any vineyard across the world.

Liberland Wines will enable you to truly immerse yourself in the regional fl avours and delights. We will begin to add a wider assortment of wines and local delicacies that you can order and enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Each of our off erings represent a diff erent fl avour or texture that will remind you of Liberland.

Liberland is privileged to be surrounded by incredible natural resources, and this is refl ected in the end products we off er. Allow us to entice your taste buds and enjoy the fl avours and textures in and around Liberland. “Live and Let Live”

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A Prague craft beer store BeerGallery (www.galeriepiva.cz) together with craft beer export/import e-shop PivoGrando (www.pivogrando.cz), decided to support the idea of Liberland by bringing Liberland Beer to the Liberland market.

Both sides believe that spreading the beer across the globe will only help to sow the seeds Liberland ideas among many people’s minds in various countries. Also, a fi nancial voluntary tax from every single beer sold (0.1$) has been off ered to Liberland state. People can strongly support Liberland simply by drinking their beer.

Also, providing the acceptance of Bitcoins at any place where Liberland beer is served and sold, is a very innovative approach.

Anyway, the most important point about the entire Liberland beer is its taste and quality. Liberbeer is taking the best from both current global trend of craft beers and traditional most famous Czech brewery schools. All Liberbeer types will be using selected beer hops and other ingredients, such as selected water from Ore Mountains on Czech and German border. Neither additional techniques and artifi cial preservatives, nor pasteurization or fi ltration (negatively aff ecting the other beers’ taste) is used.

The quality of Liberbeer has been overseen by the brewers’ of Krušnohor brewery, awarded as brewers’ talent 2016 by “Beer and Beer” magazine.

Available packages are glass bottles (0,75l), KEG barrels (30l) and Petainers- one-way barrels for export (20l). Liberland plans to distribute through wholesale partners in the food & beverage industry, as well as to pubs and the public. For further information visit: http://liberbeer.ll.land, www.pivogrando.cz or http://market.ll.land

There are plans on the table to use also Balkan brewing hops and create more beer types, as well as to publish an online counter, measuring what country has the strongest Liberland supporters, measured by the beer consumption. Live and Let Live.

HTTP://LIBERBEER.LL.LAND

LIBERLAND

BEER

Mr. President with a glass of the cold Liberbeer

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Alexander Borodich is a pioneer in the fi elds of innovation and blockchain world. Alexander was named “The Most Active Business Angel in Russia” by Russian Venture Company. He is Chief Dream Offi cer and managing partner of marketing communication agency Future Action, founder of Europe’s fi fth largest crowd-investing platform VentureClub.co, founder of Russian cryptocurrency as well

Since Liberland is just being established, the country stands a good chance of creating institutions free from the weaknesses and artifacts of the past. A truly Smart Country can only be built while taking into account all of the achievements brought forward by the 21st century. This includes, fi rst of all, the technology that allows to implement digital tools of decentralized governance.

FUTURE OF THE WORLD IS TECHNOLOGY

I believe there is no sense in arguing that the nearest future awaiting us is a future based on technology. Digital government is a fully transparent real-time computer system where decisions are proposed and voted for by the citizens. Crowd-invested companies, whose shareholders are future consumers of goods and services or just people believing in the success of one or another business, see all the reporting and all the movement of share capital within the blockchain. The company, just like an individual, has a confi rmed reputation and weight, which are taken into account by smart contract systems and allow contractors to execute deals without involving intermediaries – government institutions or private fi rms. Smart contracts, which allow selecting the best supplier, negotiating the best price and delivery terms for a product or service, making interaction between companies much simpler and cheaper. To make this digital future possible, we at Liberland will launch the following three platforms in 2017, laying the foundation for our digital future:

1) Blockchain Corporate Register / DA / DAO Platform

2) Reputation / trust platform for Liberland’s citizens/companies

3) ICO / crowd sale / crowd investing platform for funding businesses

To have them working at full capacity, we will need thousands of entrepreneurs and startups building their own DAO / ICO / Smart contracts on these platforms, and we are planning to invite them to Liberland as part of Global Startup Challenge.

BLOCKCHAIN CORPORATE REGISTER / DA / DAO PLATFORM

The Blockchain is a decentralized public ledger technology. It is a secure and transparent peer-to-peer network that records all transactions in real time. In layman’s terms, the blockchain transfers value from one party to another over the Internet. That could be money, a share of stock, a property deed, a digital royalty – even a vote cast in an election. Decentralized Applications (DA) and Decentralized Organizations (DO) are the software running on a blockchain.

By creating an open and distributed system for Liberland, we wanted to give developers an opportunity to build their own DA/DAO systems while preserving the transparency and traceability inherent in the blockchain ideology.

Each company registered in Liberland will have a record in the distributed blockchain, which allows seeing the company status, all shareholders and their shares and all transactions involving the company’s stock over its en-tire history. In the future, it will also be possible to track each dollar spent by the company, which is particularly important when investment is provided not by professional venture capitalists but by ordinary citizens taking part in crowd investment campaign and putting their own money into business.

Smart contracts, in terms of this platform, are irrefutable Blockchain-based digital contracts, which protect in-vestors’ and shareholders’ rights and enable automatic payment of the compensation for any works performed.

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As a next step, we will launch the possibility to turn shares already purchased in Liberland companies into smart tradable shares, i.e. anyone can buy or off er their shares for sale directly, without involving an exchange, as long as such trade does not go against that company’s DAO rules.

Thus, by implementing this blockchain-based platform for companies and developers in Liberland, we get a fully transparent and decentralized mechanism for creating and managing companies – either ordinary LTDs or DAO – with the ability to set custom rules and execute smart contracts.

TRUST PLATFORM FOR LIBERLAND CITIZENS

The second platform to be launched this year as part of innovative ecosystem development in LIberland, is Trust and Reputation Management platform, which is intended to protect businesses and customers against possible fraud, and to build trust ratings. In the blockchain economy, where transactions involving value transfer are usually irreversible and anonymous, one must have a system that allows counterparties to understand who is trustworthy and who is not. This trust rating would demonstrate the trustworthiness of a participant in the system, showing the full history of transactions, feedback and other information the system collects to build the ratings (the reputation of github, reddit, linkedin accounts and other factors). The score is increased each time the participant earns another positive feedback or reputation, similar to the way Karma works in other systems.

Social graph of trust and transaction history will allow calculating accurate trust ratings, which will be used by all systems inside and outside Liberland. Citizens will be able to take up tasks from an overall pool and earn LLM (Liberland Merits), which will be recorded in a decentralized system managed by Smart DAO.

Furthermore, this technology could be used to count votes and ensure truly fair elections, as each vote would be recorded on a publicly accessible ledger. This could be a huge step forward for the innovative democracy.

LIBERLAND CALLING FOR STARTUPS

To create the Smart Country, we need a lot of smart people, so in 2017 we will launch the Global Startup Challenge, calling for the best startups and teams working on the following areas of Smart Country:

- Smart cities and Internet of Things for cities

- Smart buildings and co-living projects

- Blockchain and fi ntech projects

- Artifi cial Intelligence and BigData

We intend to attract more than 1000 startups to this competition.

A panel of top global venture funds and investors will then select the best of the best and provide them the investment needed, using either ICO model or standard venture funding. Citizenship and passports would be granted to the Challenge winners, starting the tradition of granting Liberland citizenship to the most promising young entrepreneurs.

Crowd investing platform, which we also intend to launch in the beginning of 2017, will help fund the best inves-tment opportunities and startups utilizing the power of the crowd, where both investors and citizens can vote with their money to bring the selected project into life. This platform will allow any company in Liberland to launch their own ICO or crowd sale.

We are confi dent that Liberland can become a world center of innovation and growth, with companies registered in Liberland providing digital services worldwide and investors being able to gain access to the most advanced technologies and companies.

ALEXANDER BORODICH

Chairmain of Liberland Economic Advisory Council

If you are interested in investing into Smart Country or have a smart idea, do not hesitate to contact me directly at invest@liberland.org

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December 14th was another signifi cant day for Liberland. We opened our permanent representative offi ce in the beautiful city of Prague, the place of residence of President Vit Jedlicka. The offi ce is located in the K10 co-working centre. K10 is a unique project which combines a historical building and modern open space where young entrepreneurs can start and run their own business or established companies can host their operations. Liberland is honoured to have its offi ce there.

The whole event basked in the Christmas spirit. On hand were President Jedlička with his family, Minister of Finance Jan Pur-krábek, Minister of the interior Denis Pirc and several other representatives. Our supporters, colleagues and friends also came to visit us and President Jedlička granted 12 of them cer-tifi cates of citizenship for their contributions to Liberland. We were honored by visit of Honorary Consul of Mali JUDr. Zdeněk Kuneš and Honorary Consul of Oman Mr. Ivo Vaněk.

Those in attendance enjoyed the violin trio, who thrilled the au-dience with Liberland’s national anthem.The event also featured the launch of Liberland’s own brand of wine.

You are welcome to visit us at Kopernikova 10, Prague, where you will fi nd our representatives in attendance from Tuesday to Thursday. Details of our offi cial opening hours are listed on our website.

OPENING OF THE REPRESENTATIVE

OFFICE IN PRAGUE

Liberland team together with its supporters and new citizens

President is signing the offi cial certifi cate

of citizenship

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[I] DIGITAL STARTUPS ENVIRONMENT

Liberland is building a ‘harbor’ for global rollouts of digital or high-tech startups; connecting with ICO and funding opportunities etc.

[II] DOMICILE FOR DOING GLOBAL BUSINESS

Safe haven to run global business from Liberland incl. tax advantage. We would like to attract thousands of companies to be incorporated and/or re-domiciled to Liberland.

[III] LIBERLAND MERITS DIGITAL CURRENCY

The digital currencies markets are often valuating good new emissions by rocket appreciation (BTC appreci-ated from $0.008/BTC to $1000/BTC between 2009-2017). We would like Liberland Merits to become another global alternative digital currency in the mid-term.

[IV] END-CUSTOMER GOODS & SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES

Early bird entrepreneurs are always getting a better market position and Liberland media support, compa-ring to other players coming later. Houseboats, airlines, wine and beer producers, commemorative coins, mobile apps, services etc etc. Available on ‘Liberland e-bay’ www.market.ll.land.

[V] LIBERLAND OFFICES IN 80 COUNTRIES

Liberland can support your international trade by 80 offi ces across the world (similar to a unique network of ‘chambers of commerce’).

[VI] BENEFITS FOR INDIVIDUALS - CITIZENSHIP

Most freedom country for individuals - great place to reside/re-domicile; Liberland aims to attract hunderds of thousands e-residents and tens of thousands real residents (after territory full control).

[VII] LIBERLAND MUTUAL LAND FUND

Liberland Land through a Land Fund will represent an investing opportunity for the end investors, dividend potential & capital appreciation will be based on revenues from 50-100 years lease parcels contracts.

[VIII] REAL INVESTMENTS IN THE VICINITY

Investment into properties and business development in the overall region nearby. Assuming growth of the entire -otherwise underdeveloped- region.

[IX] REAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE LIBERLAND TERRITORY (AFTER GETTING TERRITORY CONTROL)

Complete infrastructure, energy independence, complete development of a new area - developers, con-struction works, suppliers, investors, operators (services) etc.;

Liberland government will not regulate in any way.

[X] INVESTMENT INTO THE LIBERLAND PROJECT ITSELF

Most of the work and progress has to be driven by contributions on a voluntary basis and by donations at current early stage Early stage investors can participate on the Liberland overall growth in the future.

10 MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

ABOUT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN LIBERLAND

JAN PURKRÁBEK | Finance Minister

We are often questioned about investment opportunities related to Liberland in a general matter. As presented on the Liberland Investment Conference, crypto currencies and digital technologies are very popular and also naturally connected to Liberland. At the end, the perspecitve is much broader and they represent only a part of the overall investment potential. The purpose of this overview is to very briefl y summarize more directions of various opportunities being created around Liberland phenomena.

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“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” Thucydides, 460 BC

Humans have always wanted to be free. However, founding a sovereign nation based on the human desire for freedom hasn’t always been an easy task, and has often required bloody revolt and war. But in the modern era, this is no longer the case. Through innovative technologies such as the Blockchain, the most critical functions of government - creating a registry of property, contracts, and means for peaceful resolution of dispute - can be created, replicated, and scaled up to serve the function of a modern, voluntary state.

Now for the fi rst time in history, a new corruption-free title system can be created for the purpose of volun-tary recording of real property ownership and title transfers. The blockchain-powered property registration system has the power to mitigate fraud while creating overall reduction in manual entry error. More than that, it creates an open and transparent system allowing citizens of Liberland to search and record on a decentralized system containing public record data.

INDUSTRY FACTS AND PROBLEMS:- According to the American Title Association¹ 30% of property titles are found to be defective at a time of

a real estate transaction. The annual cost to cure these errors is an estimated $2-$4 Billion in unnece-ssary expenses. In emerging markets, traditional land registration systems carry large transaction and fi nancing cost burdens.²

- Defective claims are a consequence of manual paper recording wherein deeds, mortgages, leases, ea-sements, court orders, and encumbrances associated with a property are recorded in a “chain of title”, exposing the integrity of the record system to human error within centralized record systems.

- Security weaknesses continue to exist and they are growing signifi cantly. Not only is there simply more information siloed in databases, but the possibility for human error has increased.

“A better way On the Blockchain…”With a verifi ed blockchain record you can assess this information with confi dence. The relevant information from each transaction is permanently recorded to the blockchain which builds an ongoing authentic per-manent record of ownership. A digital deed is created to represent the asset on the blockchain like a paper deed/title is created and recorded at the courthouse.

- As decentralized digital identity systems become more widely used, cryptographic signatures of verifi ed users and relevant parties (insurance / mortgage companies and respective lawyers) allow for transfers of ownership of digital assets to be as straightforward as bitcoin transactions.

LIBERLANDA CASE FOR A BLOCKCHAIN-POWERED

PROPERTY RECORDING SYSTEM

NATHAN WOSNACK

CEO | Ubitquity LLC.

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CADASTRAL MAP

Serbia has supported Liberland by stating that it is not formed on Serbian land and Croatia de facto recognized Liberland’s claim by enforcing borders from Croatia. Liberland is now organizing its own security forces as well. As of now Liberland is the only country in the world that claims sovereignty and ownership of this land. Also, the only country which runs the land registry on http://cadastral.ll.land is Liberland.

Left: Croatian land registry: Liberland is the white indent that is not claimed by Croatia

Right: Serbian statement about Liberland

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It’s about time you learn who brought the most innovative urbanization concept to Liberland! Right off , we want to thank you for your patience, as the process took quite a while.

Here’s fi nal selection of winners after months of work of both our own key members and the jury of reco-gnized architectural experts. We cherish all the teams and individuals who shared their artistic visions of how to turn the 7 km2 of land into a welcoming home and a rising global hub for all Liberlanders. All design projects require top determination and much intellect, as every piece completes the whole, and that’s why we value your contribution so much and sincerely thank you for it.

Let’s quickly review the challenge our best players had to face:

Design a full visual plan for the urbanization of Liberland’s grounds of mild, LA-like climate exposed to fl ooding. The project’s focus should be on a green environment joining private and industrial areas suitable for living potential of some 340,000 residents, with basic in and out infrastructure. It should be also fl exible in terms of economy and settlement facilities, so that it can be possibly readapted to changing market con-ditions. This plan should also embody nature and freedom as in line with Liberland’s ideals.

The results come as a combination of the jury’s votes after they considered the popular vote.

THE WINNERS OF LIBERLAND’S ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION ARE:

1st place Studio: RAW-NYC Architects, USA and UAE

Award: 10,000 Merits

2nd place Krzysztof Juroszek, Architect, Poland

Award: 9,000 Merits

3rd place Stelios Andreou, Architectural student, Greece

Award: 8,000 Merits

4th place Studio: Lab.Id, Argentina

Award: 5,000 Merits

5th place Studio: Sergio Bianchi Architettura, Italy

Award: 4,000 Merits

SPECIAL JURY AWARDS:For “The most futuristic design Studio: MIX Design studio, Canada

Award: 5,000 Merits

For “The most structured proposal” Adam Jaskulski, Architect, Poland

Award: 5,000 Merits

WINNERS OF LIBERLAND’S

ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION

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1ST PLACESTUDIO: RAW-NYC ARCHITECTS, USA AND UAE

TEAM LEADER: RAYA ANI, DIRECTOR

AWARD: 10 000 MERITS

Highlights:

This concept features vertically stacked city layers that can be leveled up with the rising number of inhabitants. Each of the layer’s underside is adjusted for algae urban farming for food and power production without the need for sunlight and for CO2 emission control. The designers went a mile ahead by introducing many energy-saving and waste processing features to keep this futuristic metropolis very self-powered and low on pollution. The project also minimizes the needs for car use, with everything in a maximum of 20 min. walking distance. Overall, the jury found it as stunning and ahead of time – a prime example of socially-friendly sustainable living all could enjoy.

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2ND PLACESTUDIO: KRZYSZTOF JUROSZEK, ARCHITECT, POLAND

INDEPENDENT SUBMISSION

AWARD: 9 000 MERITS

Highlights:

Mr. Juroszek prepared an exceptional, in-depth state-city plan founded on landmasses elevated 3m above the Danube river to reduce fl ooding risks. It includes an ambitious grid-based land development simulation based on potential lot value calculations that also consider wind ventilation conditions to keep residential areas non-polluted. He was able to stand out by presenting an exceptional sociological insight into Liberland’s future.

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3RD PLACESTUDIO: STELIOS ANDREOU, ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT, GREECE

INDEPENDENT SUBMISSION

AWARD: 8 000 MERITS

Highlights:

After carefully studying the area’s topography, this contestant imagined organic building structures based on a hexagon, of size and height related to the spot they’re situated in. All buildings of diff erent purposes are styled in one fashion placed in linear blocks matching the land’s elevation. This design is a very organic approach that expands on the natural beauty of Gornja Siga.

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4TH PLACESTUDIO: LAB.ID, ARGENTINA

AWARD: 5,000 MERITS

Highlights:

Designers here encourage nature preservation by lifting the city above possible fl ooding levels, leaving the wildlife below to be. Furthermore, building foundations are also elevated to minimize forestry removal and let the sunlight feed the lower levels. The project also includes calculations on possible means of air and sea transportation that can reach the country. Check out the second picture to see what planes will fi t in our airport lot.

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5TH PLACESTUDIO: SERGIO BIANCHI ARCHITETTURA, ITALY

TEAM LEADER: SERGIO BIANCHI, DIRECTOR

AWARD: 4 000 MERITS

Highlights:

This plan includes a massive, hexagonal tube-shaped geometrical structure resembling a spaceship, with an airport on the highest level. All of the areas are kept car-free – outside visitors can leave their cars un-derground and use rapid transit system to move within. The internal skeletal structures are also powered by more than 5 diff erent sources of eco-energy. This would simply be Mothership Liberland if it could fl y.

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SPECIAL JURY AWARDS | FOR “THE MOST FUTURISTIC DESIGN”STUDIO: MIX DESIGN STUDIO, CANADA

TEAM LEADER: STANLEY LUNG

AWARD: 5 000 MERITS

The competition’s jury included:

1. Patrik Schumacher, Partner at Zaha Hadid

2. Vedran Mimica, Professor at IIT College of Architecture in Chicago

3. Alisa Andrasek, Founder of Biothing and Partner at Bloom Games

4. Bruno Juricic, Architect, Curator and Scholar

5. Shady A. Michael, Founder of S+ Studio

6. Martin Hruska, Owner of S.A.L.D Studio

7. Jan Petrs, Founding Partner of Studio Archistroj

8. Daniela Ghertovici, Founder and Director of Archagenda LLC

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SPECIAL JURY AWARDS | FOR “THE MOST STRUCTURED PROPOSAL”STUDIO: ADAM JASKULSKI, ARCHITECT, POLAND

INDEPENDENT SUBMISSION

AWARD: 5 000 MERITS

Our representatives will contact all winners in the upcoming days.

Once again, we thank you for your involvement on behalf of Mr. President and Liberland’s government.

Here’s what he says:

“We are blessed to have such great minds involved in creating Liberland. The winning design concepts show that the country can become a prosperous habitable area using latest innovations in green technology to remain mostly self-suffi cient. We will further study upon the 1st place project to see if and how exactly it could be introduced in reality. When that’s possible, we want to launch a virtual 3D landscape with building models to help people choose a place to live or to invest in. I congratulate all selected participants for their clever ideas representing the freedom Liberland stands for.”

WHAT’S NEXTWe want to stay realistic and will not share unreasonable future predictions. The next step for our nation will be introducing fi rst settlements… on the Danube, actually. It’s called Seasteading. Designers are now giving us solutions for boathouses that could appear near Liberland even this summer. Stay updated with us – we’ll spread the word on Facebook as this moves on. Fingers crossed!

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The list of Liberland representative offi ces is expanding rapidly throughout the world. As of now there are almost 60 functional representative offi ces seeking to get recognition in their country. Many representatives are well respected individuals in their communities.

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES

Picture from Freedom fest in Las Vegas with fi rst lady and representatives of Liberland from Canada and USA Brian Loving and Thomas D. Walls. Photo by Judd Weiss.

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR ARGENTINA

| Javier Canosa

Mr. Canosa is an international lawyer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Javier is an en-trepreneur who has devoted his life to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit in Argentina and to developing the ideas of freedom in Latin America. Javier Canosa is a partner in his fi rm, Canosa Abogados. Javier is an offi cer of the International Bar Association (IBA), American Bar Association (ABA) and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is regularly engaged in conferences of issues related to his practice. In addition, Javier collaborates with the World Bank and International Finance Corporation with their Doing Business report and has been engaged for speaking in multiple World Bank conferences. Javier speaks fl uent Spanish and English and he has a working knowledge of Portuguese, German, Italian and French.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR ARMENIA

| Raffi Kazanjian

Raffi Kazanjian is professional watchmaker and Armenian politician. He is from a wat-ch maker and political family at the same time. He is an active member of the Unity party an Armenian political party. Also, he has been strong supporter of Liberland from the beginning of its inception. He is getting his education from American University of Armenia in both of Political Science, International Aff airs and Law master program (LL.M.). He is graduated from commercial and banking collage from University of Ale-ppo Syria. He received his certifi cate from the General Federation of Artisans Associa-tion in Syria. He is a member of Armenia Jewelers Association “AJA”.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR BAHAMAS AND BERMUDAS

| Richard S. Holson III.

Richard S. Holson III. Currently serves as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive offi cer of Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company. The company has better than $500 million in assets and $75 million in surplus. Also, serves as Chairman of the Board of United National Life Insurance Company. Worked full time on the 1980 Ronald Reagan Presidential Campaign. He sits on the board of the Illinois Life Insurance Co-uncil as well as the board of The Joff rey Ballet and serves on the Advisory Council of The Navy SEAL Foundation. Holson received a B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago. He is a supporter of organizations who advocate for free people and free markets.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR BANGLADESH

| Rahman Khan

Rahman Khan, born in Bangladesh, was raised in Germany, Switzerland and France during his childhood. He holds a Bachelor’s in English Literature and Master’s in Poli-tical Science from Bangladesh National University and following his passion in ICT, earned a Master’s in Communication Engineering from United International Universi-ty, Bangladesh and he also has several ICT credentials from Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe, ISC, and IBM. He is involved with philanthropic and community activities while pursu-ing for excellence as a career diplomat.

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR BRAZIL

| Márcio Coimbra

Government Relations professional, Multilingual, International Political Strategist and Communications Expert; currently senior political adviser at the Brazilian Federal Senate, Academic Coordinator at Ibmec Business School in Brazil and ad hoc represen-tative for The Institute of World Politics (Washington, US). Experience working for in-ternational, multilateral public and non- profi t organizations in US, Europe and Brazil. Worked with former President Aznar in Spain, UMP in France, Hayek Institute in Austria and the GOP in the United States. Member of the Mont Pelerin Society.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR CAMEROON AND GHANA

| Prof. Vladimir Djenovic

Prof. Vladimir Djenovic (Denovic) was born in Belgrade, Serbia. He is married and has two sons. He has extensive experience in sociological and pedagogical work primarily in sports, educa-tion and humanitarian work. His sports career has been very extensive, from playing footballer (soccer), serving as a referee, professional trainer and Professor of Sports. He graduated from the Faculty of Sport in Belgrade in 2005 and from the Academy of Football in Belgrade in 2013. Over the last twenty years he has also performed signifi cant charity work in non-governmental organizations, where he held the higher functions of the Director to Chief Executive of Non-Governmental Organizations, and is a proven fi ghter for human rights and civil liberties.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS

| Constantinos Charalambous

Professor Constantinos Charalambous is the representative of the Republic of Liberland in the Republic of Cyprus. He is a professor of Economics and Finance and the director of “Everyday Counseling Student Services.” He is a member of the Finance committee of the Democratic Rally, the incumbent political party which is in currently in government.

Dr Charalambous’ research focuses on regional economics and experimental economics. He has supervised a number of experiments published in the American Economic Review, the Social Science Computer Review and the Journal of Economic Literature. Currently, he is working on a research project for the Municipality of Larnaca and the Larnaca Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the factors aff ecting the development of the regional eco-nomy of Larnaca. He is the author of the following books: “Principles of Microeconomics,” “Microeconomics for MBAs” as well as “Mumblings of an Economic Mind.”

REPRESENTATIVE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

| Hans Weber

Living since 2008 in Prague and working in the fi eld of Diplomacy, Networking, Publis-hing, PR & B2B for FRYDAY Prague, CZECH & SLOVAK Leaders Magazine and UPUP APP. Before he stayed in Egypt, Switzerland, Germany, USA, Argentina, France and Greece. Studied at University of Regensburg, Vanderbilt University and Owen Graduate School of Management. Speaks German, English, French, Spanish and Czech.

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES

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REPRESENTATIVE IN DENMARK

| Mathias Kaer

Having lived in Munich, Germany and Oslo, Norway, Mathias – a danish serial entre-preneur is now based in Copenhagen. In the past 10 years he has started more than 12 companies with the main focus in the restaurant and hospitality industry. Among others he is behind the successful Tabu in Aalborg, Hot Buns in Copenhagen and recently the nordic restaurant n’eat in New York city. He is also an investor in Tech start up companies.

REPRESENTATIVE IN ECUADOR

| Fernando Quintero

He has worked all his professional life in the Telecommunications and IT industry, specially he has held high positions with the biggest ISP of Latino America and the biggest Teleco-mmunication company of Ecuador i.e. Sales Manager, Operations Manager. Fernando has special competency in the ISO 9001. Since the age of 13 was involved in IT. Actually he is the CTO of SOLTECH and CEO of AEROPETS relocation pets around the world.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR FINLAND

| Mikko Järvilehto

Mr. Järvilehto is a CEO of Future tournaments ltd. which is one of the leading business contest and hackathon providers in the Nordics. He has experience working in academia, public sector and with many industries. He is well-connected in Finland and in northern Europe and believes in the future of crowdsourcing innovations.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR FRANCE

| Noël MÉLET

Noël MÉLET is a French honorary consul. He is the senior advisor of the diplomatic mission of Liberland in France. As a graduate of the “Gendarmerie Nationale”, Noël was a judicial police offi cer who has led numerous criminal investigations. In 1996, he was national responsible for anti-fraud for a large insurance group for fi fteen years in France. For ten years he was Special Administrator of Justice and Conciliator of Justice.He was awarded the “National Defense” medal and the “Voluntary Military Servi-ce” medal and named Knight Grand Commander by the International Order of the Knights of Thunderbolt of the President / Grand Master Supreme Vittorio Gifra.He is currently drafting laws on police and state security in Liberland. He also began drafting the legal proceedings for Liberland.

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR GERMANY

| Kolja Spöri

Kolja Spöri was born in 1969 to German parents working in the foreign service with po-stings to Istanbul, Madrid and Astana. After attending the German High School in Istanbul, studies in economics at UCLA, and an MBA from Goethe-University Frankfurt, he started his career as Head of Sponsorships for Hugo Boss. Subsequently he founded his own sports marketing agency and brokered sponsorship deals in Formula 1, America’s Cup Sailing and Off shore Powerboats. He then invested in a German DAX-listed media house and a television company in Monte Carlo, where he has resided since 2007. Kolja Spöri teaches about “The Business of Formula 1” at AISTS, which is the IOC’s faculty of sports manage-ment at the University of Lausanne. He is a libertarian economist in the tradition of the Austrian School and a Neo-Institutionalist. Kolja Spöri is the founder of the ETIC - Extre-me Traveler International Congress, author of the bestselling travel book “Ich war überall“ (I’ve Been Everywhere), and was selected as “Travel Pioneer 2016” by the BBC.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR HUNGARY

| Balázs Magyar

Balázs Magyar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, and is currently fi -nalizing his Master’s degree at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He just arrived back to Hungary from the United States, where he spent one year in the state of Georgia. During that time Rotary International selected him as a recipient of the Will Watt Fellowship Award. Balázs is also an active player in his university’s water polo team, and a private pilot since 2013.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILE

| Oscar L. Scholz

Oscar L. Scholz was born in Chile in 1974. Oscar studied engineering, specializing in agronomy and natural resources and obtained the degree of Master of Science in Bio-technology. For several years he traveled in various countries representing Chile in academic and agricultural matters, commercial management exercised in an Israeli multinational based in Chile and currently management an OTEC and a Corporation of Human and Social Development.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR INDIA

| Mohd Nusrat Hussain

Mohd Nusrat Hussain is a mMember of the American Society of Civil Engineers after studying Civil Engineering at Jamia Millia Islamia University where he obtained a Masters in Business Administrations in International Business. Mohd is a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual and having good relations in Indian diplomatic circles and gre-at expertise in developing strategies; he possesses excellent skill and cross-functional team collaboration skills. He worked as a Project Management Consultant with several ministries around the globe and also worked for United Nations (UNOPS). Mohd was student leader and elected twice as a Secretary and General Secretary (Cultural Cell) of the National Student Union of India. Mohd believes that “If you dream it, you can do it.” This phrase is really stands for Liberland, and that is why we should support and en-gage in all possible eff orts for the existence of the nation.

REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES

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REPRESENTATIVE IN LEBANON

| Raja Younes

Raja holds two bachelor’s degrees in Physics-Electronics and in Industrial Automatism and is currently fi nalizing his Master’s degree in Electronics and Automatism Enginee-ring. His extensive experience in Program & Product Management is specifi cally in the following fi elds: Big Data Analysis and High Speed Design for tier-1 semiconductor and PC manufacturers in addition to Cloud Infrastructure & System companies.

Moreover, Raja is the author of The World’s New Silicon Valley, and helps technology investors by introducing them to new ecosystems.

Raja is also a member of the Notre Dame University Choir and student of Modern and Oriental Singing.

REPRESENTATIVE IN THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN

| Andreas Kohl Martínez

Andreas is a young Bitcoin entrepreneur and aspiring Austrian economist based in Liechtenstein. In 2014 he was the provincial coordinator in Toledo for the Spanish Li-bertarian Party. In 2015 he was awarded the 3rd prize of the prestigious annual Vernon Smith Prize for the Advancement of Austrian Economics at a ceremony held by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein. In addition to being Liberland’s representative in Liechtenstein, he is also an international advisor and council member for the Founda-tion for the Advancement of Liberty and the Spanish Taxpayer’s Union.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE NETHERLANDS

| Milan Seman

Mr. Seman grew up in the Czech Republic, but left to study in Michigan at the age of fi fteen and has been on the road ever since. He graduated from the prestigious Tokyo University of Technology, worked and lived in several countries in the Far East for over seven years. After an intermezzo in the UK, left Europe again to work in the Middle East.

He has studied international policy and counterterrorism in the University of St Andrews and is currently based in The Hague. Throughout the career he has worked as a chemical engineer, then a project management consultant and most recently in international relations and security.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR NIGERIA

| Rev. Emmanuel Chigbogu Nwusulor

Holds Diploma in Theology, two bachelors in Physiotherapy and in Information Tech-nology Engineering; Masters in Information Technology Engineering. He is the CEO of Life Evergreen Nigeria Limited ’developers of Mobile Product Authentication MPV’. Chairman, Board of Trustees, House of Liberation Assembly, Born on 10th Feb. 1982. He is a clergy, businessman, educator, administrator and motivator.

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORWAY

| Magnus Hermansson

Magnus Hermansson is a software engineer with a Master of Science in Engineering Physics degree from the University of Umeå in Sweden. He is also an local representative for the Norwegian Capitalist party (Liberalisation in Norwegian). Besides his regular work he is a private teacher in mathematics and physics, he also have experience with ordinary teaching in the public sector. After high school he joined the Swedish army for 8 months as a motorcycle orderly. When it comes to philosophy he identifi es himself as an Objectivist. The area of interest in politics is free market economics and law.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR PAKISTAN

| Faisal Butt

Mr. Butt is a British-Pakistani philanthropist, well-known social activist and the Chairman of Red Crescent Pakistan’s Committee for Europe & UK. He has participated in many projects to build bridges between Pakistan and the rest of the world. His demonstrated capacity to work with people from political as well as non-governmental and business backgrounds within Pakistan and abroad makes him an excellent diplomat for Liber-land on the international level. Moreover, recently he has been awarded citizenship of Bethleham and has been nominated for MBE award in UK.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PARAGUAY

| Hugo Estigarribia

Hugo Estigarribia is part Paraguayan and Croatian and is the representative of Liberland in Paraguay. He is the Director of the family business E & H – Metal Construction in Paraguay and representative of ESTIGARRIBIA d.o.o. Import – Export based in Croatia. He is also Brand Ambassador of “Meeting G2” for Paraguay. He studied the Croatian language at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He has a Bachelors degree in International Relations from the University Americana located in his hometown Asunción, Paraguay. He speaks Spanish, Guarani, English and Croatian. Hugo co-founded and is the current president of the Paraguayan Association of Croatians. He is Professor of the Croatian language and culture classes in Asuncion as well as a public translator of the Croatian language in Paraguay and representative of the Croatian World Congress for Paraguay.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PHILIPPINES

| Matthew Yngson

Matthew Yngson is a journalist, media professional, entertainer, life coach, tech advocate and businessman. As President & CEO of Stoplight Media Group, LLC, he has had the privilege to work with various individuals and companies from the Philippines, Asia, North America and Europe. He also had a fi rst hand opportunity to support relevant initiatives such as pushing educational technology and e-commerce reforms in the Philippine government. As a business professional, he is part of diff erent entities enga-ged in legal services, aesthetic medicine, debt collection and real estate to name a few. Being in radio, television, print and the internet as well, he is at the forefront of media in all its forms. Matthew is well-connected to the current and future trends providing

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him an exclusive insight and testament to today’s global libertarian dynamism. His vast experience spans 20 years of engagement in various industries and has the right network to reach the objectives of Liberland in the Philippines.

HONORARY VICE CONSUL FOR POLAND

| Karol Parkita

Karol Parkita is the local coordinator of the Libertarian Association in Poland and a PhD student of the Institute of Geological Sciences at Jagiellonian University. He is an active member of the Libertarian Party in Poland and a libertarian activist in the Świętokrzyskie region. He deals with the subjects of geological and mining law, criminal law, water and construction law. Karol published the Polish version of the Constitution of Free Republic of Liberland. He is the author of many deregulation acts for Polish law and author of the interpellation directed to Polish government about recognition of Liberland by Poland. Karol has a MSc degree in geochemistry and mineralogy and a BSc degree in mining geology. He has organised many Liberland conferences and he coordinates the Economy Classes for a youth project in Świętokrzyskie.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR POLAND

| Jan M Fijor

Jan M Fijor is a 1971 graduate of the Jagiellonian University in chemistry in Krakow, Poland. He worked for many years as a journalist in Poland. In 1984 emigrated to the USA where he worked at Metlife Securities as a securities dealer till 2002, when he re-turned to Poland. In 1996 he established a libertarian publishing house (FijoRR Publishing) specializing in works dealing with the Austrian School of Economics. Jan,along with Kamil Cebulski founded ASBIRO, a leading business school in Warsaw. A devoted liber-tarian, he joined Liberland and its President, Vit Jedlicka in his eff orts to establish in-ternational recognition for the Free Republic of Liberland. In 2016, Jan established the Searchlight Team, a group of people seeking a recognition for the Republic of Liberland. He co-organized several presentations of Liberland at FreedomFest (Las Vegas, USA), in Warsaw (Poland), and the most recent one at the SLT Conference in Chicago (USA).

REPRESENTATIVE IN QATAR

| Sohair Saber

Lady Sohair A.S. Saber; peerage title holder, is founder and chief executive offi cer of Smart Global, founder and chairwoman of Travel House Agency, and Chief Legal Co-unsel of Wasel Operations. She holds an LLM in International Business Law from the UK, and was raised to nobility post millenia. She founded Smart Global in 2002, quickly rising in the MENA market to become a premiere high-networth multi-industry servi-ce provider, focusing on multi-consultancies and international business development. Two years later, in 2004, she established and chaired Travel House and Tourism agen-cy. Supporting the entrepreneurship eff orts, in 2012, she joined Wasel Operations as Chief Legal Counsel supporting the international trade and investment eff orts between the MENA region and North America. Tough and tenacious, Lady Sohair is one of the most respected and infl uential women in the MENA communication industry, and with international contacts at the highest levels, Lady Sohair is poised as one of the most powerful female business women in the region.

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR SERBIA

| Zlatko Sučić

Zlatko Sučić fi nished aviation academy in Serbia to become a commercial pilot, but politics and sanctions against the former Yugoslavia prevented him to achieve this goal. Later, he graduated with a degree in Computer systems in ITT Technical Institute in Boise, Idaho, USA.He has 30 years of experience in aviation, management, engineering and IT. Chairman of the board of “Centre Tesla” - Centre for Competence Knowledge and Sustainable Development Promotion. A libertarian at heart, Zlatko is a strong ad-vocate for Liberland in the Republic of Serbia.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR SLOVENIA

| Denis Pirc

Denis Pirc has extensive experience working with various ministries within Slovenia and with international governments, such as that of the Kingdom of Jordan.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the fi eld of export-import. He is fl uent in English. German, and Slavic languages and also in international business practices. His passion for learning about diff erent cultures, travelling and interacting with new people adds to the qualities that make him a great member of our representative team.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR SPAIN

| Conrad Freeman

Conrad Freeman earned a Bachelor’s degree in Classics, Spanish literature and Lingu-istics in the United States, as well as a Master of Information Technology in the United Kingdom and Master in Business Administration in Spain. He has also studied many courses on economics with Mises Institute and is a sympathiser with the Libertarian Party of Spain. In his professional life Conrad has consulted in several technological and fi nancial enterprises in Europe, and is also a musician who has performed on many stages along with organizing may networking events for lovers of individual freedom. He has described himself as a voluntaryist who is very interested in increasing individual freedoms and the message of liberty to all around the world.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR SWITZERLAND

| Pavel Pospisil

Pavel Pospíšil grew up in the Czech Republic, which he left to study natural sciences in France. He returned to Prague to earn a Master’s degree in engineering, from the Institute of Chemical Technology. He holds a doctorate degree from one of Europe’s top schools, ETH in Zurich, Switzerland. He then moved to USA as a research fellow at Harvard University. Currently, Mr. Pospíšil lives in Switzerland and works as a chemist and manager in the consumer products industry. Pavel admires the Austrian School of economics. Politically he is for the pure laissez-faire capitalism and philosophically he is an Objectivist. He speaks 8 languages. Pavel says: “We would all agree that our life is the most precious thing we have. Let’s provide it with the freedom to think, to create, to own and to defend it against the immoral collective force and coercion. May Liberland be such a land for it.“

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR THAILAND

| Claudio Pizzini

Mr. Pizzini is a CEO of Service Internet Phone co. which is one of the leading VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service providers specialising in internet telephony solutions for businesses and the end user. He is well connected across the entire region of Asia and Europe, which helped him to raise the awareness about Liberland with great success.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR UK

| Dr. Tariq Abbasi

Dr. Tariq Abbasi is an Investment Banker, and a real estate developer in the United King-dom with 25 plus years experience in related industries. In addition to running his own business, he serves on the board of trustees of several national and international chari-ties. A philanthropist, activist and advocate for peace and justice, and a passionate sup-porter of charities dealing with the educational needs of children from underprivileged backgrounds.

Dr Abbasi holds PhD in Artifi cial Intelligence and its application in the fi nancial industry. For his services to the charitable organisations in the far east, he was conferred upon the highest state honour and titles of HRH, Dato Sri, and Sir, and the Royal Cultural Ambassador to the United Kingdom, United Nations and OIC. Dr Abbasi is a fellow of New College of Westminster.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR UKRAINE

| Peter Dijkstra

Peter Dijkstra is a Dutch lawyer who lives in the Ukraine. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering, Law and Business Administration. His specialty is energy trading contracts and in 2012 he cofounded a legal startup to make contract negotiations in the cloud ea-sier. In in his spare time he invests in startups, does charity work, writes for a Dutch libertarian website and spends time with his daughter.

Peter is a regular visitor of the yearly conference of the Property and Freedom Society founded by professor Hoppe. He considers himself an anarcho-capitalist but prefers the

term voluntarist. Peter intendsims to organise a freedom-oriented event in Ukraine about Liberland, Bitcoin, Austrian economics and libertarian philosophy.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

| David Molineaux

David Molineaux has been an enthusiastic supporter of Liberland since its founding. A former restaurant owner, he now works in retail distribution logistics. He has also volunteered for several Libertarian Party campaigns. While his formal education was in Government and Criminal Justice, he is currently in an open study of International Relations, Diplomacy and Balkan history. David lives near Charlottesville, Virginia and is working closely with Mr. Thomas Walls on establishing Liberland’s diplomatic missi-on in Washington D.C..

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REPRESENTATIVE FOR USA - NEW YORK

| Xenofon Kontouris

Xenofon Kontouris is an New York-based Greek entrepreneur with a passion for free-market economics and libertarian politics. He holds a BA from Beloit College in Econo-mics Management and Political Science and aims to grow Liberland support in New York City and beyond.

REPRESENTATIVE FOR USA - VIRGINIA

| Adam Ernest

Having graduated from Virginia Tech in 2004, Adam has acquired over 12 years of digital marketing experience. He is now the co-founder and CEO of Follow My Vote, a public benefi t corporation dedicated to the creation of open-source end-to-end verifi able online voting software. With a deep desire to spread truth and freedom throughout the world, Adam and his team are developing software solutions to support Liberland and other free societies.

REPRESENTATIVE IN VENEZUELA

| Irwing Enrique Rios Torres

Irwing Enrique Rios Torres has a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, and a postgraduate degree in public policy. offi cial race of the diplomatic corps in Venezu-ela at the University of Venezuela. He is a specialist in the Middle East..

He is currently a consultant and owner of three companies: Ulterra drilling Venezuela, Group Karibana and Investment Natdroid.

He has deep experience in the public sector in international organizations from 2004 to 2012.

He is a founder of the Venezuelan liberal movement, and is currently the director of institutional relations and international relations of political organization.

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“For years government power has been stealthily expanding, which not only de-prived individuals from their freedom, but also hindered economic development. Sadly, in the senseless pursuit of increasing prosperity states make many mistakes and cause prosperity to be impossible. Liberland is diff erent.”

Markéta Šichtářová, fi nancial adviser and director of Next Finance Ltd., a co-author of the bestseller about the present political and economic reality “Lumpové a beránci.”

“Liberland could actually become a model for the whole of Europe on how to generate civilized prosperity.”

Jeff rey Albert Tucker is CLO (Chief Liberty Offi cer) of Liberty.me and publisher of Laissez Faire Books. Tucker is also a Distinguished Fellow of the Foundation for Economic Education, an adjunct scholar with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and an Acton Institute associate. He is past editorial vice president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and past editor for the institute’s website, Mises.org.

“Those who pay close attention to this project realize that Vit Jedlička has it all running well and works tenaciously on its implementation. My best wishes for him.”

Richard Sulík is a Slovak economist, businessman and politician. He is the leader of the Freedom and Solidarity party, as well as a member of the European Parliament and the former head of Slovakian Parliament.

SUPPORTERS

“I want to give all my support to Liberland. I think that it's a wonderful concept and of course it's beyond concept, it's reality. It's wonderful. I've got to say that as President I will be acknowledging Liberland offi cally.”

Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and candidate for U.S. President 2016

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