BALDWIN HOUSE, Glenora — Shortly after 10pm this evening, the grand duchy was admitted to the Conference of Santiago by unanimous vote of the Plenary, the unicameral governing body of the organization. This development comes after nearly two months of coordination between the Government and the Duchy of Marienbourg, an observer member of the Conference and Eniarku’s effective sponsor in its bid for membership.

The Government was formally invited to join the Conference by its Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Arthur V of Marienbourg, on 23 February. Shortly thereafter, the Council of State began drafting 26CR19, which has since been enacted as the Conference of Santiago Ratification Act (2026 AS 14). After being adopted by the Council on 27 March, the resolution was immediately granted royal assent by HRH Alexander, which ratified the following documents:

  • The Treaty of Santiago
  • The Treaty of Persenburg
  • The Protocol of Goetha
  • The Convention of Mauritsstad
  • The Convention of Oswiencin

On 17 April — just two days after being admitted to the Conference — the Council of State also adopted 26CR20, Eniarku’s first comprehensive civil rights statute. While many of the civil rights and liberties protected in the since-enacted Civil Rights and Anti-Discrimination Act (2026 AS 15) had already been enshrined in Chapter II of the constitution, the new act is the first statute in Eniarkian history to explicitly provide for legal remedies and penalties for violations of those safeguards. In a statement issued shortly after admittance to the Conference of Santiago had been confirmed to the Government, the Lord High Chancellor noted that “[t]he requirements set forth in the Convention of Oswiencin present us with the perfect opportunity to formally lay out the rights that our nation has long worked to protect for the world to see. This implementing legislation ensures that our citizens can rest assured that their liberty is held in the highest regard by this Government and that no-one can deprive them of it.”

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