The New European Union

Largely administered as semi-autonomous continental and scandinavian parts with Hannover and Gothenburg serving as their capitals. While the EU of the past was an economic alliance aimed to create a single market, the NEU is a complete single nation. Internal affairs are a myriad of bureaucracy with layers and layers of councils all derived purely from the ones below them and exclusively voting for the one right above. While domestic decisions may end in endless arguments, foreign affairs are held mostly in the control of the prime minister and president. Who if see eye to eye can make rapid powerful decisions.

Location(s)
Earth: Comprised of old world: Northern Germany, Southern and Central Norway, Southern Sweden, Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania. Including parts of Ukraine, Belarus, and Slovakia.

History
The war of 2025 did substantial damage to Europe, devastating many of the old capitals and bringing invaders into many parts of the old union. While global communications systems were annihilated Germany and Sweden managed to avoid a complete government liquefaction as the majority of the world's nations did. Throughout the 2030s Berlin, Stockholm, Hamburg, Hannover, Gothenburg, and Oslo competed for influence and power over a EU they refused to let fall apart.Brussels and Paris both utterly destroyed in the war and London completely withdrawn they all had no part in the forming of the of the new union. All parties wanted a more unified centralized union, but argued over where that center was. As Poland's recovery came along side the slow restoration of global communications it quickly went into Germany’s sphere of influence. Sweden having recovered much faster than Norway due to a steady influx of refugees after the collapse years became dominant in the north. As Germany and Sweden failed to gain the political upper hand and the idea of dual capitals looked appealing in case of future devastation both Hannover and Gothenburg were chosen because of their large infrastructure and fairly intact state.