We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Arte TV for the video reportage about our country and the occasion of our 10th anniversary.
We were pleased to see the attention to detail in the segment, particularly the observation that our country is recognized on Google Maps and that our main streets are documented there. We are especially grateful for your objective coverage of our activities on the ground and our economic diplomacy efforts in Dubai.
We also appreciate your reference to our political developments. You can see the whole document here.
However, we would like to clarify certain points. Liberland is a country with diplomatic relations, a functioning government, defined territory, a permanent population, and an active settlement. For this reason, it is difficult to accept that terms such as “imaginary” or “micronation” best describe the Liberland situation or experience.
Liberland is the world’s third smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco. It is Europe’s newest sovereign state and, by design, the freest country in the world.
The purpose of Liberland is not to help people evade taxation. We are not—and do not intend to become—a tax haven. Rather, we are building a haven of liberty and opportunity. It is true that we operate under a system in which taxes are voluntary, in the sense that no public tax authority wields coercive powers to collect them. This is not to promote or solicit any specific advantage, but because we genuinely believe this is how governments can—and should—operate.
Regarding the latter part of your reportage, we would have welcomed a portrayal that more closely reflects what is actually occurring in our country and at our anniversary celebration. The combination of a critical perspective (which is of course legitimate and welcome) with commentary on our mission in Dubai—characterizing it as a “paradise for the wealthy” or “profit for one”—seems less like objective journalism and more like an editorial opinion. While such opinions are valued, it may be appropriate to present them as commentary rather than fact.
Every project must begin somewhere—otherwise it remains, as you put it, merely a dream. In our case, a “dream state.” We cannot start already finished. Building a country and founding it in a place where no one has previously lived is not something commonly undertaken. It carries the same uncertainty and risk as launching any ambitious enterprise.
Accordingly, we require investors, supporters, and partners willing to work alongside us. Like any project that has not yet reached a stage where it can distribute dividends, we must present not only evidence of our past record but also a vision of what success will look like. We would kindly ask that this be understood for what it is: not an attempt to mislead, but an honest and necessary part of building something new.
We thank you again for your coverage and the opportunity to share our story with a wider audience. We remain committed to transparency, dialogue, and the pioneering spirit that defines Liberland. We look forward to continued engagement and to welcoming you to visit us again in the future.
