Press Coverage of the Messelia Summit

Fabio Cantanella was relatively young, so young in fact that he was still a communications student at the Royal University of Messelia. Yet, he had been an intern at the Gazzetta di Messelia for a full year already, and had impressed the editors so much that he had been recently hired to work full time in the political section of the newspaper. He had risen fast, and made sure to let all his friends know -all in good jest, obviously-, but it had still been a surprise, a major one, when his boss assigned him to the team that would cover the Messelia Summit.

Given the recent leadership changes in Selene and Parthenopias, the member states of the Artemian Union -the alliance formed by several democratic powers and led by the victors of the Peninsular War- had decided to meet in Messelia, the Sartorian capital, to discuss the issues of the day. Unlike most of the day-to-day meetings that the Union organised, this one involved the heads of government of the various member states, a higher profile event that attracted much interest in the press.

It was an even bigger surprise when he received his press credentials, which accredited as a member of the press and granted him access to the Palazzo Malzo and its surrounding area, part of which would be closed to the general public. That had been quite exciting, but he could barely contain himself the morning of June 4, when he received an email from the Foreign Office, sharing the final agenda for the Summit.

From: Roberta Scirano [[email protected]]
To: Fabio Cantanella [[email protected]]
Date: 04 June 2017 at 08:35
Subject: Agenda for the Special Heads of Government Summit

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find attached the agenda for the Special Heads of Government Summit, which will be held on 05 and 06 June 2017. Please email [email protected] or approach the Foreign Office Help Desk located in the Press Centre for any questions on this agenda.

Yours faithfully,

Roberta Scirano
Assistant Director of Public Affairs, Foreign Office
Principality of Sartoria

He was supposed to be at the Gazzetta at 05AM. They would be taken by bus to the Palazzo Malzo, with plenty of time to spare until the heads of government started to arrive. Then, it would be his time to shine.

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