![]() The Mediterranean Sea has turned from a threat to the greatest natural resource at Franco-Iberia's disposal, and the unification with North Africa brought Franco-Iberia a dynamic population and access to mineral resources.īut perhaps the most striking aspect of Franco-Iberia was its focus on culture. ![]() Since then, Franco-Iberia has extended across the Mediterranean ("The Romans are back" is a common joke) and extended into North Africa. This "techno-green" ideology would spread through Europe later, but the Franco-Iberian model is the oldest and arguably the most successful. Both countries' ruling coalitions shared a common vision of widespread social reform in the wake of the Great Mistake, innovative urban engineering projects whose designs could be used in new urban planning, and ecological engineering to restore the biosphere. Spain and France were two of the first countries to form a political union, and Franco-Iberia was born a short 18 months after the formal dissolution of the EU. While the old EU was no more, the individual nations still saw merit in maintaining close alliances, especially where there were shared priorities and shared crises. Eventually the European Parliament found itself unable to control the actions of the member states or unify the confederation around a common course of action, and the "European dream" fell apart. Eastern nations wanted to address the refugee situation first Western and Mediterranean nations wanted quick actions to guard against rising sea levels. Mass migrations in Asia spilled over into Europe, and the old European Union struggled with how best to respond to the refugee crisis. Europe was spared the most direct effects of the Great Mistake, but was scarcely prepared for the scale of the human crisis that followed. ![]()
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