EUROSOURCE PLUS CREDITS WRITERS: José Ramos Florian “Flo” Merx Steve Gill ILLUSTRATION Darryl Elliot LAyouT Benjamin L. Wright COVER ILLUSTRATION Horley-Parente Studio COVER DESIGN Mark Schumann BACK COVER ILLUSTRATION Doug Andersen EDITORS Derek Quintanar, S.E. Janice Sellers THANKS TO David Garvin Olaf Sthrer Chris Booley M#D Editores ‘Camberley Area Wargames Scoiety —Cyberpunk veterans all R.TALSORIAN GAMES, INC. rence Published by R. Talsorian Games, Inc. P.O. BOX 7356, Berkeley, CA 94707, USA =e WE'VE COE BACK With the release of our imovative Pacific Rin Sourcebooks ue felt that Europe = hose-of a major third of cyberpunk style ~ needed the sane depth of study» especially since eurostyle is what. most punks measure thenselves against Thus was born Eurosource Plus- ‘As ue follow the trail blazed by M. Galeotti and Crews we walk faniliar ground ~ greed; grandeur and glitter ~ a culture that puts US. ‘punks to share. But this trip: ue go decpers Secking the aotivations of Golderkid and Eurocrat alike’ the structures (social and financial) that support. the facade of Fortress Europe. How does a Euro live? How does he travel? here does he work? How was he taught? hat does he really believe in? This isn't the land of gins and mohavks$ nore is done with 2 subtle glance and a single world than any nutber of popped. rippers and uhirring cyberlinbs. The forces that ‘shape ‘that: sobtlety are’ exposed ‘3s lel = for the first tine, the immer secrets of the Scandinavien clinics are laid bere. ‘You say "Europe's too refined for American ‘purks!" Euro Plus will show you the wild side of the continent? the forser East Bloc. where crines poverty corruption and war ake cyberpunks feel Fight at hose. At tha sane times the econosies and societies of New Central Europe are in flux = the perfect tine for tectno-revolutionaries to seize history by the scruff of the neck’ jump on the tanks it's sure to be 2 bumpy rida Whether you're. the fashionable scion. of EC institutions taking uhat you know is yours - of a foreign barbarian just trying to crash the party’ = Eurosource Plus: is VIED Derek Quintenars Cyberpunk Senior Editor CO aa cL oie coe a ar Le CO Cen eee Sars Conventions. All situations, governments and people ional, Any similarities portrayed herein herein are fi without satiric intent are strictly coincidental. Tc =WHO RUNS EUROPE?ENTERING EUROPE ‘There are two ways to get in: legal and illegal. Using the legal method, you have three options of getting to the borders of Europe. ll of them entail applying for an entry permit about two weeks beforehand, For this permit you need H to transmit a medical record, your credit rating and ID-data to your local EC-embbassy, OF course, al of this should already be in your corporate passport along with your retina pattems, fir gerprints and tissue samples. Therefore all you really need to do islet them have a look at your corp ID. Not having an intemational corporate passport decreases your chance of getting an entry permit and increases exponen tially the amount of paperwork involved. If need be, the Easies might want a certficate of good conduct Pray you don't have any speeding tickets 0 fat, so good. Next is transportation. Going by ship, ar- plane or bmp differs only in the amount of time you spend on | the voyage. Either way, you end up in a security arrival complex. Ifyou think security in your reasearch center was tough, think ‘again, The Euros have the money tnd the interesb notto let any ‘troublemakers into their county, Let's look at how Wallam Leeb got through the check points. He arrived via orbital shuttle in Frankfurt Airport. Along with the other passengers he was channeled to the customs ‘check point, Here's were the fun began. First thing the customs police did was search for illegal implants. Unfortunately, Wiliam was the proud owner of anew Raven Microcyo™ cyberarm. The ‘customs police asked him to step into aside room and undress. ‘wo armed officers took his clothes away for intensive search ‘hile two other policemen probed his body for illegal implants. [ _Allthe while they kept on apologizing for the fuss and the low ‘temperature in the testing room. Next they opened the cyber- ‘arm, checked the strength regulators end looked for illegal ‘weaponry and hidden storage spaces. At this point Wiliam noticed the extra ducts beside the airconditioning. They are ‘sed to fil the room with paralyzing nerve gas in case of an ‘emergency. Meanwhile the results of the blood sample test taken earlier were transmitted, They said that Wiliam had no contagious lnesses aside from siight cold. With a friendy J} remark to do something against that cold he wes again ‘released into the stream of passengers. Al ofthis took an hour ‘and some embarassment. Next stop was the pass contro. There were three queues. ‘The first was reserved for citizens of the EC, the second for peo- ple with corporate passports and the thd forthe rest. As can be ‘expected the fist two queues were vtualy empty while the third ‘one was packed with people. The customs officers have to ver- iy every ID thoroughly, which needs some time given the vari- ety of passports in addition, all people coming inthis way must endure a retina check and, if need be, a DNA test. These test ‘aso take time to process, further increasing the waiting span. Luckiy al this time can be used fruitfully signing documents say- ing that you do not wish poitcal asylum in the EC. These papers ‘are mandatory. “These tests and controls normally take 45 minutes for afor- ‘ign businessperson and up to three hours for non-corporate tourists, le. you. After that, you're free to go wherever you want. IF you think the controls in the ports take long, you proba- bly haven't seen the jams at the eastem frontier crossings. People stil want to enter the EC via regular roads. you are thus inclined, pack a sleeping bag and provisions. “There are several reasons for the land border controls tak- ing longer than usual. The problem is thet people trying to get Into the EC this way normally want to keep their transports. ‘Therefore, customs police also have to check cars and trucks in ‘addition to the normal ID-controls, ‘Again, there are different queues for corps and EC-cit- zens on one hand and the miserable rest on the other. These ‘are further spit for trucks and personel transports. The ‘queues for insider traffic, Le. corps and Euros, are seldom very long. In Fortress Europe terms, this means the normal ID- cchecks along with a search of your car using sniffers and other remote probes. The miserable rest has put up with not only an in-depth check of your persona, but sometimes the itera taking apert of thee vehicles. Ifyou so much as sneeze during the customs pro- cedure, they wil put you in quarantine for as ong as they wish. ‘The funny thing is, you have to pay for that service yourset. All ofthis accounts for waiting petiads of over a week at times. ‘Around the ftontier crossings, virtual ciies have sprung up catering to people wanting to cross the border into the Land of Rape and Honey. If you're clever, you rent a diver for your car while spending a couple of days in your hotel. The Renta Drivers practically lve in your car for the entire duration, inching it steadily towards your destination. Once they are within a half day's distance of the customs station, they alertyou, Most hates offer this service with specialy-icensed drivers. Warning: tis not advisable to let cheap locals without 2 license do this jab for you. I yu're luck, they only sift through your bags and steal everything they can. Some of them have a ‘sick sense of humor and plant minor amounts of drugs in your, at. That spels the end of your voyage permanenty. So what you do to easily get through customs is get an off ial invitation by an EC-diectorate or a corporation. That way ‘you may also use the express way for corps. Ofcourse, this oniy pertains to law abiding citizens witha clean record and no black ‘market cyberware. How you get an invitation is an entirely cif- ferent story SS Sceo ee eeTHe Border Pouce ‘The European land borders aes taken cae of bythe seperate counts Tht means he various peor paraitary unis wed By Erope's states tl do what ey ci forthe as ty years They take cre ofl hose aor nd borders and cost pats ‘The exact set up of the forces differ from country to coun- ty, What they have in commen i tht tee pid by Ivor ‘Commission and they can call for assistance by the EDF, Assistance inthe form of setelte suvellance end httceoton tira standard op proceedure, Olervse they are 8 so tahed and foriaabe force. The neror Comision also tates care tht all customs fctios are ready informed of unwanted persons using Interpol's Pyramid mainframe. Lets look at some highights of the European defense enchitecre, The and bores along the tan, Austan and Geran bor- ders are even ere sere an the od border beeen as aed ‘West Germary. loping coset the border yours obstace is 2 chain-ink fence topped with razor wire. The fence is meant to keep animal fom te mine Fld immediately bend Once youve na [oad he mines and tp wires you cea shee vol 6 meves igh Tis ute tick ond can witeand ening up to etlous ata ‘weaponry. if you're thinking of simply jumping on this wal, think gah I topped wih ads of gas has at can perce your camo st ike burter-and yu wil ned the su once you ge ve: Behind the first wall lies a strip of grass bordered by a sec- cond wal higher than the fst one. The grass sip has racks for ‘the patrol cars that rapid response teams use to quickly close a Seeury breach. They nomaly ty win the guard houses set dong the second wal From tae, hey contol the Automatic Poin Defense systoms installed in test and second wal. The 2APDS ere equipped wih moton sensors temographic mages and seismic sensors. In addition, they cary microwavers and CGPMGs in armored tue. Once the APDS see an objet they ale the nearest quard house and open fe. Sie they ae set tp wth oveapping nes ofr. o sng target may ake its rom Upto tee nstaiators. Dont even ink about tying o get the sjtem neti. The APDS i conlained in alosed sytem hardied drecty othe nearest guard stan, "Airegutr nies, the teams pat the stip between the vols o aold being soughtered, each quod cares small Tronsmiter tht gves outa coded signal es soon 9s one ofthe tapds notice the guard. The codes are changed daly es an dade secury messi The rpid response teams along this ne work very dose- ty with one another and rect lend asistance. A est they wrous if tree werert national pride. Most commanders wat Unit the last possble moment untl they cal for help Unofiiy t's Considered lack mark to request assistance froma fiend, but foreign uit is very bod PR to tel your commanding eee thers saved te doy REF: EMP: 7 ( LUCK: 5 SKILLS: Combet Sense: 4 Rile 6, Mortal Arts: 5, Fst | Kid: 3, Endurance: 3, Awareness: 4, Heavy Wns: 5, Athletic: 3, Drive: 4, Basic Tech: 2 Weaponsmith 4, Melee: 4 (CYBERWARE: Stinwveave, Biomonitor EQUIPMENT: flak vest & pants, helmet w/ smartink, Hak MPK2020 Girport) or whatever rifle Is more ‘appropiate adtion a squad carries an assortment of heavier weaponry fhe the GS SAW and snttank | ‘eeponry tke the Rheinmetal Kenone. Tue Coasts ‘The polcing of Europe's coasts has been united into one hand: the Navy. The Navy handles its duty to protect Europe's borders in two ways. They can be grossly divided into above and below waterline operations. ‘Above watering, business is normally handled with fast patrol boats armed with inteligent torpedoes, ant missles and ight ra ‘guns. As they workin pas this is normally enough to deter anyone ‘along Europe's nerthem coasts. In case of emergency they can ‘always cal for back up atthe nex air force base. Once caled the air force can get asquackon of AV's equipped to deal with vessels wie in ffteen minutes into the ar. Large operations Ike boarding actions ‘are usualy accompanied by the Navy's mulaskfigates. These can ‘carry enough troops to board even large transport ships. ‘The Meditarrenian Patrol is special in that they have more ‘business then anyone else. The Mectterranian is home to near- ly two-thirds of the Navy's forces. They have the ticky duty to ;patol the Greek slands and keep gun runners from crossing the Adriatic. To this end they use heavily armed cigarette boats to track down would-be smugglers. The fast patrol boats normally used by the navy are simply too stow to keep up with the smug- ler’ high-powered speed boats. In addition they work in ‘groups of three, a measure taken to avoid high casvalies. The ‘smugglers operating in the Greek islands not only use the best boats around, they also have access to high tech weaponry. This fact sometimes results in smal fleets of speed boats racing around between the islands batling each other with missiles ‘and rail guns. Needless to be said, Mediterranian Navy person rel are the toughest bunch of marines around, The underwater section of the coast patiol forces have bbeen set up since smuggling via small two man subs has come into fashion. Even though expensive, the subs are well con- ccealed and can carry large quantities of contraband. EvenGiecresowre: mews FORTRESS EUROFE though they can be spotted from orbit they cannot be identified. This means, the warning time on the short run between Turkey and Greece is futher decreased. And i is very unpopular with ‘commending officers to sink the private sub yachts of goldenkids. ‘This is especially true in the area around Hamburg. EBM. }) Hamburg employs its own fleet of submarines of all sizes and uses, But they are not the only ones to use subs as regular freight transports, The port of Hamburg teems with vessels of al kinds and mest of them don't care about being seen. ‘The situation is aggravated by the fact that a great percent: ‘92 of subs are nuclear powered. The Euros think dimly of wast- } ing their coasts with radioactive wreckage from fnord sunken subs, Therefore several subs have been equipped to board enemy subs rather than sink them. These subs are compara- tively small and normally carry twenty highly professional marines as well as one or two underwater ACPAS, In recent times several northern European nations have propagated the installation of hycophiones along their coasts, They hope to perfect surveillance underwater by identitying ceach passing ship by the sound ofits screw. Rumors speak of a similar system already in operation around Hemburg, but as ‘always this remains to be substantiated, ‘The biggest advantage of Fortress Europe is its web of } surveillance satelites installed above Europe. They monitor every move along Europe's borders with unfailing precision. The information gained with their imaging systems is trans- mitted and spread to the various user with almost no time delay. This ensures that neither an ultra-light flyer crossing the border to Italy nor a mini-sub at the Riviera remain alone for long, pear ae fs Eckel oo i epee a See eas feo ening eae Bios bother looking at Bret atole) Nb (else eels) fe etectutmicayFORTRESS EUROPE ff EUROSOURCE PLUS i : Pe i estas ee eee toa Paget ee ae baearecanioetnaice LRecorcas orien be eta soa ss ace ee Cas is eenee te peda: x Peering cena ey Boao = = Seo casa = Perets rao cine geval tig ee fetereetglinnicle Getmine A Euro Carp Temporary Cards ‘To apply for a PAC Provisional Alien’s Card) you need your pass: port a clean medical record, and a clean police record ‘no con- Victons for serious crime in the past five years) ‘Applications must be made at an EC embassy or consulate ro less than one month before your intended date of arrival in the EC, There is a standard application fee of 150 eb, regardless ofthe type of PAC you're appiving for. An extra payment of 250 eb is required for late applications that require urgent processing. PACs are very limited. They do not entitle holders to EC ser- vices such as free food, housing, or medical care if youre injured. Anyone using a PAC to visit Europeld better make sure they have lots of spare cash and good medical insurance. Uke the normal smart cards, you must carry them at al imes. Failing to do so means automatic sentences like deportation, heavy fines or both. In action, you're treated ke a barbarian everywhere you might go. PACS can be voided by the EC at any te, if youre lucky they might even let you know in advance, Sievers ‘TOURIST - white card - permits you to travel within current tourist areas, may not work within Europe. Costs 100 eb per week, max. four weeks. + SHORT STAY - green card - permits you to travel anywhere thats not currently restricted to foreigners, may not get a job Within Europe. Costs 200 eb per week, max. ten weeks. This card is usually used by foreign medias and corporate workers (on assignment in Europe. Permanent Cards ‘This the big one, permanent European residence. To apply for a Permanent Residents Card (PRO you need your passport a deen ‘medical record, anda clean police record tno convictons for serous ime ever. you can keep your record clean for five years while residing in Europe on a PRC twill be upgraded to ful zenship Applications must be made at an EC embassy or consulate, ‘The basic way of getting @ PRC s simply to buy 750,000 eb worth Of Euro Bonds, expensive but many think its worth it. The other ‘way is through corporete or EC sponsorship. you have skis that are in high demandin the EC and are offered permanent employ- ‘ment witha European corporation you or they must pay 250,000 eb. Atematively if you get employment with the EC itself the {department can apply for a PRC, they don't have to pay fort Like PACS, PRCs can be voided by the EC at any time, though there will always be an inquest before itis revoked ARTISTIC IDs 'Notmany people know t butyou can get European citizenship from the commision ofthe interior fr ‘cuitural contributions. ‘There is a department ofthe commision decicated to the recovery of European cultural and artistic treasures. They have a pink book of lost treasures. These are treasures that are of European origin, but are no longer in ther rightful place. They have either been lost or stolen, Retum of any ofthese treasures guarantees the alocaton of, atleast one fll eiizenship tothe persons responsible forits return Some have much higher rewards, the Mona Lisa is worth twenty IDs for example. Of course there are also large monetary rewards for Euros or those that would prefer cash to European papers. Naturally the names on IDs issued for cultural contribu ‘ions can be diferent from those on the recipients’ birth cer- tiicates, a litte anonymity can go a long way. GETTING INTO THE MARGINS ifyou're a Eurocitizen then you can visit anytime, theyre associ- ate meer ofthe EC ater al Gating tan Seana is een harder than geting ito Europe for ovis fect nes ao the sme, ist 2d 2O%btoalhcassend double ee process te paper. ‘Geting eto NCEs ea. Anyone wit he cshto get hee and five ter witb welcomed wih open ams fl cost you and 29 tb for atau sr 100 ob ra ompoay relies pert + UMITED WORK - yellow card ~ permits you to travel any- where a citizen may, may get a job within Europe. Costs 500 eb per week, max ane year. This card isthe one for those who think they may be able to succeed in Europe, gives them 2 chance to ty itbefore applying for ciizenship. + OFFICIAL GUEST - red card - permits you to travel anywhere the EC wants, may do whatever work you were invited to do. Duration determined by EC. They ask you in, they make the rules.EUROPE IS RUN BY MONEY ‘Only taxpayers are allowed to vote in locaV/national elections as well as EC elections. Originally this was to encourage people to tegjster for taxation, but it has become poltically useful to dis- ‘enfranchise the unemployed, The size of an EC constituency is ‘based on the tax t pays into the Community's coffers. This tech- nique effectively makes voting power a factor of salary Feelings within Europe vary widely. The populace are often ‘unhappy and disilusioned, especially the unemployed. Many ‘would vote against Europe if they could. inthe richer countries people are upset by the mount of their money that goes to the poorer counties. Inthe poorer countries they are upset by the ‘amount of conto! the richer countries have over ther lives, ‘The original intention was to use support from the richer countries to increase living standards in the poorer. Why hasn't ithappened yer? Like the rest of the world, a lot of EC employment is in ‘multinational corporations. Many of them are EC-based corps ‘with headquarters in the richer countries. Natural ll the high cerlevel executives are based in these HQs. Thus, not only does the corporation pay most of ts tax in a rich county, but so do its highest paid employees. Companies foundedin poorer coun- tries are usualy snapped up by the bigger corps as soon as they look ike they've got long-term profitability. No matter how much ‘money gets pumped into the poorer counties, a lot of it comes straight back to the richer ones. Locat Powitics Exraced fom Understanding Govemment by A Souza With the exception of Britain Sich i under marta av, every European county has elections to selec tre local gov ernment some courts thee ore mulpe ets of gover ment These poters are selected to handle cal sues ai Iyow to spend ther hunk of etx money They ae resp Slo he elecorat forte smooth runing of local arenes and contol in hee) local pubic senices though most ae pro- ‘ed by contcted compares. The are aso responsible fro warding eeuerts tthe European Coun for rans and nding The rionl gvermens area rexponsbl for waon and pois that are nck covered by EC dete, They decide wich drects they can aol or bypass and okie they foving teres Naonal governs work ery hard puting the pet reject wth he Councand tying to atrec major deve pment and contets tthe coutry They ao spend me lo tying together people onto the Secretariat Theres ofthe ime i spent comincng ne lectorate Hey were the roht choke.wre SUNS HUnGrer ‘These local poltcians are usually based very close to their elec: torate. Many never make it to higher polcs due to lack of charis- ‘ma, or the correct politcal views to appeal tothe larger populace. To a large extent local poltcs is a grooming ground for ‘aspiring Euro-councilos. Those that survive will develop atleast ‘some of the political adroitness, contacts, and backers they will need in the big league. > Suock Resu.t IN Munro By-ELecrzow ‘There was a unexpected change in Munich's council yesterday. Joachim Kriger of the Free Earth Alliance won an overuhelning victory against Karl-Heinz Ulrich of the People's Danocratic Party. Kriger's victory in the Munchen Ost elec- | tion is even more amazing given the strength of the opposition. Ulrich’ (the favourite) was sponsored by JEG) Mhnich's grassroots swing in favour of the ecologi- cal parties» and could be the beginning of ‘2 major change in local Geran politics. Of course, it could just be the result of a lwell-orchestrated "ad campaign. Kriger'"'s regular vid slot must have helped. Herr Kriiger was exuberant citing his vic~ tory as "a great blow against the forces ‘that would rape the Earth of her riches.” Herr Ulrich was unavailable. for conment. Politiken Komentaars 15 tay 2020. © Bunpestas Meneer SHoT voachin Kriigers Munich's Free Earth Alliance Bundestag menber is today recov- ering in hospital Herr Kriiger’ was" shot during a” drive-by shooting targeted at mentors of a group he was talking to- The police are treating his injury as unintentional assault. “Politiken Komentaars 2% Mey 2020 otf his songs contain a lot of potical satire, He i fi ‘Quiet fora rocker, preferring to think before talking. ‘but went along with the idea. The election culminated in a savage campaign from THE EURO COUNCIL All full member states of the European Community have ‘equal rights in the European Council in Brussels. That is each state has the right to ane councilor for every hundred milion eurodollars (2072 value, adjusted by inflation it pays into the EC. ‘This means that the richer states get a far greater say in what happens with their money than the smaller ones, but they're the ‘ones footing the bill nel. Council constituencies are carefully ‘based on the amount of taxes paid by them so that those ind viduals paying the most have the mast control af the council ‘This has led to the situation where some suburbs popular with the rich have a couneillor oftheir own weile some cites don't. Blections are held every four years in November, with num= bers of councilors for a country being based on the average ECtax paid in the previous four years. Bye-eections ere held when necessary to make up for extra councilors needed due to the death or unexpected retirement of councilors “The 536 mombers (as of the 2018-2022 session) of the Council have the ultimate decision making power in Europe. They ate the most powerful and highest-paid elected poitcians in the ‘world, Their votes affect the lives of milions of people, and their every move is studied by the mecia and passed on tothe public. Within the council there ae grades of power. The specker is, effectively in charge of the Council He has final say in all debates ‘and decides who will speak and when. The assistant specker has the power of the speaker in his absence, she attends all sessions ‘of the council that he doesn't Both are selected by majority vote from the Council The leaders of the various unoficial voting ‘groups exercise conciderable power, their decisions. usually being echoed by their folowers. Within each group are ‘senior ‘members, those that have served for a number of years and are influential on newer members. Then there are the ‘sprinters, these are usually young (by council standards) hightyers who hhave got the people's attention (or the media’) and are miking it Finaly, there are the ‘normal councilors making themseWves known and steadly building a powerbase. THE VOTING GROUPS ‘There are mary different voting groups in the EC coun ‘To make it more difcultto follow, voting groups difer depend- ing on the issue(s) involved, political or nancial. Yet more groups form for environmental and economic reasons. ‘When multiple interests are involved in the same vote, as economic and environmental issues often are, the voting can get extremely complex as group members shift allegiance. CConficts of interest between sponsors can be amusing to ‘watch under these conditions. The most intense negotiations and voting occur at the beginning of the Cound session when the Speaker and Assistant ‘Speaker are chosen, i he Council cannot come to agreement within a week then new Council elections must be held. THe COUNCILLORS By Denny Rourke of Ret People magazine ‘The European Counc isthe top level of poles. You dont getto the counci by accident-butit may be necessary for your rials to hove accident. Geting and holding cour tilgeat general requresa constant flaw of money. The cor feet pital Tac’ forthe targeted constituency must be | worn ata mes, Lager constituencies requite continuous promotion and avertsing, The smaler one equieexpen- five socializing, and commiment to popular loca Issues and hares the ich wor't support someone who does join | them in their endeavours to be seen doing good) New PREStDENT SELECTED Horr Rolf Schneider was todey selected as Speaker of the European Council. Herr Schneiders thirteenth Speaker candi date this sessions as very much a middle | of the road selection. He is generally Liberals"-uith slightly: right-wing atti~ tudes to the economy and nore left-lean- ing views on the environnent. | Hopefully Herr Schneider will be able to control the council better than Miijneer | van ce Fries last session “Politiken Konmentaars 21 February 2018 Councilors are also very busy people. There's official debates, votes and functions that must be attended. You ‘must also spend time on vid shows, press conferences, off- ial openings and diplomatic meetings. Time should also be spent with members of the Secretariat discussing plans, but this is often not possible, so assistants get sent instead, So, stall work and no play for the councillors? Not on your life, Most councilors take advantage of the four month winter break to lve it up and cutivate contacts. Throughout the coun- Gl session there are extravagant parties. Each councilor is expected to hold at least one party a year for the whole Council ‘Those with power in voting groups, oF tying to build up con- tacts, must hold more parties to cultvate the ‘ight people. Getting onto the council virtually guarantees your finan- cial future. The salary and allowances are huge. Corporations are keen to shower you with ‘samples’ of their latest prod- Us in the hope you'll be seen using them. At the higher lev- els, you will even receive homes. There's nothing like having the Speaker resident dr only a few days a year) in a develop- ‘ment to increase its desirability, not to mention its security. (Once you step down from the Council (Le, lose an election’ you'r guaranteed a place in a megacorp as a spokesman or ‘consultant you cultivated the right contacts while in office, the only way is up. aeti | THE SECRETARIAT “Exracted fm Undestondng Goverment byA Souza ‘These are the flee cl sevnts of Europe. tte Counc are the decir ofthe European Cormuniy, he Secretar ere the Senior managers Al the top ofthe Seretat are the commis: Sioners They ee asned om the op er of he Secretariat and had the postion rhe durton ofthe Counc session. The bet 1) tcrcommissioners tend to Hod the postion for mute sessons Each commissioners responsible for the ations ofthe commission and the terocion between ther commission and the ober. The commissioners have menihy meetings where they doeus the cant situation. The commissioners mecings are headed and contoled by the Commision Cha roving pos! that changes year, The Chai respensble for binging Important event othe atndon of tre Counc. Banna the commissions old weeklong conferences where the commis: | sioners and their top aides plan mutual policies. The Secretariat s responsible for enabsing the curent st aon within tr commisin's sphere of interest; projecing futur tends and proving the Counel wth suggestions on he | ptr te Communty shoud take h would be mpossbl or the Counc to funcion without he Secretariat. The experience and } roviedge of te suaton van thet vrous spheres of ter est allows them to provide esental ache tothe Counel The im of the Secretariat to fer the cause of the European Community. They put aside personal and nator espersions to concentate onthe bigger European view. Many fe brought in fom ouside; expert inter fel re rerted ftom al counties of Europe. Secretar postions ee exigned by the various Commissioners wih approval eauied fom the J Counei, There have been accusations of favouritism and bias viin he Secrtaatin the past Hopetuly these have been ld |) to rest with the improved links between Council and commis- [Sons since the German walkout of 2016 eoMore ScanpaL AT THE Top Councillor Evienne de Tours is today in trouble once again- Photos have been nade | available to @ major pornographic pericd- | | ical which allegedly show her involved. in | | acts of indecency and various perversions: | | Cir. de Tours! only comment was that she | ‘nasn't done anything illegal'"s but she's | | "looking forverd to seeing the photos." | “Politiken Komnentaars b August 2014 2 pasar rncteete cee sine cos feces Biohia avery well pads 108 a eeytaldecsseete Feaceyeh ly eet Pent anes (ojht-setean ce) applys meme wee Cie tgse eek Pea evante ae asa Peron crer ss apts ees Bearman soaker anu iaetsh ipsee esses SA ie ory eeeiawcts seep ttcly4 Perse Ca aC sel gts ice ris Br YSy- an Col Cocncmed Seer enc Geneon eal CONV I=tt (=r elt ts Sn Ttse aL Peete ahha Bs sdivarnhsspmigebabivabecas baCeye asec pe sa Cac See so Sorte See a tee fees)The New Nabi za ee —by “Jean DeVilliers” The Secretariat are self sacrificing civil servants who dedi ‘cate theic Ives to improving conditions within the Community without care for national issues. So says the Interior Commission. ‘What a load of ridiculous propaganda The Secretariat are a bunch of self serving power mongers pushing the aims of their government or corporate sponsors. ‘Their only objective s to secure their wealth and power. Have you seen the way these guys live!? The aristacracy of old have nothing on these guys They all receive six figure salaries, tax fre of course to cut ‘down on unnecessary paperwork. Their housing is, as with all other easies, provided at negligible cost Unlike the rest, though, they live in large, luxurious houses more reminiscent of mansions and chateaux than the efficient arcologies and vil: lages the others get. Most oftheir food and drink bills are wnt- ten off on expenses by the simple expedient of inviting their friends round and claiming it's a business meeting. They also get vehicles with chauffeurs—so they can make it meetings, fof course. For extra income there's the kickbacks that are forced on them from governments, corporations, and other less-open sponsors. There's always goods and valuables being hhanded out as ‘shows of friendship’ to keep the Secretariat's minds on their various sponsor's interests, flaws eS ‘There's sometimes even more money available to prevent contacts from being handed out its rumoured that mitions were spent preventing the planned drug sifers from being instaled at various eny portsbock in 2017 Not that would dare imp thatthe Secretariat work wth organised crime; have fr too much survival sense for that... On top ofthese sources of income they have ter les moral ways of geting much lrg sums. Bing on the ‘Secretait means they are constantly being bombarded by infor maton they could use for personal al, They ae also the ones that influence the decsions made by the Counc so itis very easy to push the Counc inthe direction mast useful for them. Of course ur rusted servants would never do ting lice that would they? Did you kon, for example, that a ivan Gomez bought twetve blocks of unoccupied apartment blocks in Croydon just two months before the ESA announced plans to develop the spaceport there? Juan Gomez was the cousin of Maria Carver, then the technology commissioner end responsible forthe ESA. Does anything sound suspicious yet? ifs the same when any lrg project starts, Somehow, ae ave or friend of someone in the Secretariat makes a quick king a the publi’s expense. Seems that they abways seem to bein the right pace at the right ime... Somehow these exam- ples of corruption, no matter how well documented, never seem to be investigated. For some reason there's never enough ev- dence to make an arrest. Stange, non? PC DOSSIER™, NAME: EVIENNE DE TOURS ROLE: POLITICIAN (ROCKERGIRD REF: 6 TECH: 4 ATTR: 10 LUCK: 3 BoDy: 4 EMP: 6 BIM:-1 SKILLS: Charismatic Leadership +5, Personal Grooming +7, Wardrobe & Sle +8, Human Perception +4, lterview +3, Social +5, Perform +5, Awareness +2, Compose +6, Education +6, Dance +5, Melee +4 | Evienne grew up in avery rich family. tera highty suc- cessful scholastic career she went to the Sorbonne, ‘where her interest in poitics began. By age 23, she Was a member of the Chamber of Delegates. Elected to the European Councl in 2018, she stood as an: independent on an individual freedoms’ ticket. Evienne has had a very colourful career, highight- ‘ed by scandals, She has become one of the main tar- ‘gets for the media when they are looking for ‘public interest’ on the Council. She is renowned as one of Europe's top party holders, and people have been’ known to pay thousands for the chance of attending | one of her parties at either her Paris house or her farm (iSecnee eAf Homes MLSs wae RUNS EUROFPES So they have a lot of money. So what, its only money’ you <9y, Wel. On top of al that lovely euro they also have alot of power The sort of power that can start wars, get people killed or give people work. Non, you say. They are controled. They cnly make suggestions. The Council makes the final decisions. ‘Mais oui, says |. They are in charge oftheir own watchers—the ‘agents of the interior commission work for them. They are the ‘ones that give the Council ther various options and can phrase itso the option they wants selected. No decision is made in counct without coming though |) the secretariat fist Who suggests what farm subsidies and taxes should be? Who decides where to build those nice, new eco- nomic growth developments? Who plans our roads and telecommunicatons links? Who is in charge ofthe police and cour security? Ifthe Community's involved, they arrange it ‘AL come fom moderately weatiy, profesional files. ‘Amost all seem to come from the seme private school and exchr sive universes. Applicants from other educational nstutions are somehow never acceptable. All belong tothe same cubs, usualy | before they are appointed. Their children know one another and |) spend tie together, especialy their boldays. They get marid to J} one another, OK, so mast We in the same lnury suburb of Brussels and ’s natural they get to Inow one ancthet Is faity no ‘mal for people to marry ther chiidhood fiends, peoplein the same social strata Is talso natura thatthese children should move quick- Iv into highs 4evel postions within the commissions? Sounds susp cious, non? Wht these people are doing is building their owm he 1-6: Oranized Crime The newest directorate, the 6th is an offshoot from the th focused on dealing with organised and multinational crime. It was created in 2018 once it was realised that organised crime ‘was a mulnationel business, in many ways similar to a corpora- tion, A concerted European effort seemed to have more chance of success than a purely national one. “Most ofthe agents were transferred from the Ath directorate vith others brought in from the 1st and national police forces. They target smugglers and trafickers of all kinds: drugs, ‘weapons bodies tive and dead), food, money, et. Cutting into their ‘wansport routes was seen to be the easiest wey to hurt ther prot ‘ts To this end the drectorate has invested in monitoring equip- ‘ment boats and planes. They also work closely with the European Defence Force, oten cling for support from the navy and airforce. ‘They also work very closely with the Mediterranean Patrols. ‘There is very litle cfforence between stopping smugglers bring- ing cheap drugs ito Europe and smugglers bringing ilegal aliens in, Ther aims overiap so much itis only a matter of ime before the patrols are merged with the directorate. The main bone of ‘contention at the moment seems to be disagreement about the best way to deal with infingements. The patrols are notoriously savage whereas the directorate are less bloodthirsty in their ‘approach, preferring to arrest rather than just shoot on sight. ‘Although stil a new directorate they've hed some good ‘successes, A large amount ofthis success is surely due to their being new and keen, but theyre expected to reduce the prof- itabilty of crime enough to cutit back a ite. Trape Commission ‘This Commision has the ob ofbalancing ot Europe's rae. ks teoonlal to Europe's long tem vty Bt European goods re txported to th ret of te word Ks st a8 portant that Europe imports goods from the counties t export to, ober wise Fey writ be abet aod to buy more European goods Usuly t's usta cas of keeping an eye on Europes Vang perines ane making sure ther economies rer nding oak Geting European corporations to mesh reding pares aten the ony way to ersure they have enough cash to pay for their mpors, ofcourse ths ao hep spread Europe's lence. Wot evaye so easy often hey have to range tiangulr deals where one pater sls to another at Europe bis fom, The Tede Commision abo cheds tat prces being charged fr goods ae eaivalnt,regorles of te county “They fight hed against excessively high impor taf placed on European goods, ond even more aginst counties tha el he goods cheap In Europe just to getino the market. Smuggling The biggest bane of the ade Commision. Vast amounts of legtimate European rade is lost due to smuggling, so much so that the ade Commission spent huge amounts of time and energy getting Interpol to form the 6th directive. The biggest factor regarding smuggling has been the effects of global warming. Much of Europe's coastline is heavily developed and no-one was overly heppy et the thought of los- ing their homes as the seas rose. Sea walls were built to protect land thet was in danger of being ciaimed by the sea. The sea ‘walls have provided many extra landing points for smugglers, all they have to do is pull up against the wall and goods can be ‘moved in and out of Europe easly Exterior Commission The Exterior Commission is Europe's dpomalic corps, They tan the embassies and consulates around te work end the vise face of Europe wherever you ae. Itis their duty to keep relations cordial at least with other counties end teding groups is seen tet fake rl tons break down tothe point where outsiders ore hostile tothe cemmmuniy Tey also spend tne byng to improve relotons wath te ater groups. The vest maortyoftheirimes spent working wih the ca senents and diplomatic cops of ther counties smoothing over minor disagreements an problems. The vais diplomat ie eps tend fo know each otner well 3 they not only Work together but ao spend aot of te spare bie togetiec Tis meas ot many problems are deat with normaly External Relationships In_general Europe currently has faify good relationships with ‘most ofthe world. Notable points: New Central Europe Relations with Eastern Europe and the Union of Sovereign Soviet Republics are improving, Unfortunately Europe sill sees Eastem Europe as backwards cousins only good as a source of cheap land and labour. Many foreigners take the EC's behaviour in NCE as a sign oftheir intention to form a European empire - the: Earth. This isn't helped by Germany's support for General ‘Skroup in Czechoslovakia, though the EC does not (ofall) ‘agree with them in this, North Africa & the Middle East In general Europe gets on well with the members ofthe Parr African Confederation PAD andnot so well wih the Free Affica foundation (FAP. The PAC states fee their best way up in the world f to join withthe ECand use fs power end influence to help them. The FAE states fee that Europe is tying to rebuid its empires of the past {and a fighting for their freedom before ithappens. Large numbers of people from these areas are continually ‘tying to move to Europe both legally and illegally. These are ‘generally dealt with by the Turkish and Greek armies and theAi orecsc rec Ls Mesiterenean Patrol. The patrols have the reputation of being the most savage unit in Europe and are often in combat with pirat fleets attempting to smuggle woudl be immigrants across the Meciterranean, There is @ lot of stress between Europe end hher neighbours because of the treatment of these migrant Europe has tried to bolster the local economies of these neigh bouts, but these inaives havent helped alleviate the station. Sub-Saharan Africa ‘Sub Saharan Arca is highly inked to Europe and relationships ‘are generally very good. The ESA sites in the region have mas- sively boosted the economies and technology levels of the equatorial belt while the ESA hieout reduced population levels, thus increasing average wealth even more. Most clizens of the atea feel they owe Europe a great deal Southern Africa Relations in the chaos of Southern Aftica are hard to define. Its ‘often impossible to be on good terms with one county or tbe ‘without being immediately the enemy of their neighbour. Often Europe deals with these smal states on the basis of ts individ- tual countries instead of on a Community basis, this allows Europe to have some influence with implaccable enemies. North America The most sensitive relationships are those in North America, Europe is traditionally friendly with Canada, and to a far less- fer extent Mexico, and was for 2 long time the US's staunchest ally, ‘After the stock market crash and the withdrawal ofthe US. from NATO relationships cooled drastically. They have been tee- tering constanty since. The Gang of Four set Europe up as the [|_USs enemy for many years, using jealousy of the better cond tions in Europe to give US citizens someone other than them to blame for their misery: Recently the biggest problem between the US and Europe has been conisol of orbital and of-planet ‘colonies. The ESA is currently the biggest oftplanet power and the US military seems to be very jealous ofthis. Europe has many problems dealing with the US at present |) Some sections seem to want them to work together, others ‘compete almost to a state of open warfare. South America | Europe has e strange relationship with most South American ‘counties. In a way it feels responsible for them as Europeans colonised them, on the other hand it can't stand many of their ppolcies such as on human rights and drugs. Asia Generally Europe has a normal, competitive relationship with the counties of the Pacific Rim. The bureaucracies and diplomats of (eYBERPUNK 2.0.2.0 == WHO RUNS EUROPES Europe dash day with those of the old Asian cultures in a no hholds barred fight forthe world's markets. These are probably the neatest of Europe's relationships, everyone knows where they stand and fairy well how to work with one another. Derence Commission (EDF) The Defence Commision is responsible forthe protection of Europe esa hole. Al ons win Europe rt thet com defence forces, rgerised along the tadtonal nes hough these oe geting sar al the tine, Tere fs no longer any atonal earice tere ae mote than enough unersiojed wiling to signup fr regular sles wth good gusty food and Board. The Defence Commission coordinates Work between the natona defence foes and te European Defence Force (Of couse some national delence eres are more power futhan cer The Bish armed fees ae massvetor De pop. Ulan ote county, but hay n asa of moral low wich tala it The French also have lg armed forces, pty 9 heb edace the unemployment lees and party becaise they tke having ings ke aca carers and nila subs sound, itmakes tem fa ike a superpower Original the Euopean Defence Force wes farmed by take ing ont ne units fom al counties in Europe and then mery ing trem to ceato munavoral units. her unis wore bor towed ona rotational bass sening in the EDF fra year or wo ata time: Many ofthe toons vanstrredto te EDF ding these loan periods, Gradually the EDF grew by absorbing experienced to0ps fom the national forces. At the sane Ge the nina frees inmost counties were being reduced at became hat er for politicians to justify their existence. in 20% the EDF stared reruing ts ovn personel dec by, Requirements and Salis were intentional) et high ort io atact the best poople evalabe. Gradual those aay in the EDF that dortrake fo nower minimum requirements havo been weeded out fom font ine duly end ransferedo support cr intemal secuiy postions in 2019 te EDF opened sown ofcerrhning camps There scot of hese muinctonal camps which have ates ral for ops one eac in Spe, Geony and Tay. ane of cers and oie brought fom ratonal aces, ar eto a base ine Geert curl region fo el cig for bain in oder 0 help them tke a wider European vw of tet wok Wein in ing thy wi often werk wi anes foto oer comp in mi discipline exercises. Officers are routinely transferred to other units vin fe cops ond are ato expected to pend tein te oer {ors betore beng promated i the higher aks The EDF has speciasd in sal fst ting unt, Most are tio specased and al have Woined wih oer cor in he forces There are no specie maine forces for example, st army us that have spent tne were withthe navy and have tained in amphibious opertons. The EDF does nt expect toWHO RUNS EUROPE> have to deat with a major invasion and mainly leaves that sort of ‘combat training to the national forces. The military hierarchy does not make distinctions between the corps atthe higher levels. High level officers are nat limited by corps and may be called upon to command troops from any of the corps. The idea is to reduce the tensions and confcts between the various corps so the EDF works as a coherent Whole. So far t seems to have worked. EDF Army ‘These are the ground forces of the EDF. The army provides both normal mechanised forces end specialised strike troops. The normal forces are standerd infantry, armoured troops and ACPA troops, The strike troops vary from assault ACPA units tothe elte Covert Operation Unit. The main functions of the army are protection of ‘Community assets; the prevention of attacks on European soil ‘and the destruction of enemy forces. Mainly this means com- boating terrorism and dealing with foreign or corporate covert Units. Currently the army has 260,000 personnel, of which £230,000 are frontline troops; 4,000 armoured vehicles (mainly tracked and hover); and 3 800 ACPAS. The Covert Operation Units are the top units of the army. ‘They are occasionally used as rapid response strke teams, but their speciality is undercover missions. They ere trained to blend Into the populace in any area, thet presence in an area usually ‘only becoming apparent when they burst into action. Their most spectacular successes have been in ant terrorist work where they are often inthe area before the terrorists and allow themselves to bbe taken as hostages so they can act from inside the terrorist's defences. Many of the COU troops are highly oybered but there's 1 sign of chrome on them, subtlety i the name oftheir game. ‘The army is beginning to win the politcal bale between it ‘and Interpol for jurisdiction over terrorism. The efficiency and popularity of the COUs has reduced support for the 1st Directorate of Interpol to perform raids or tacks. EDF Navy The European Nays funcons are to protect Europes coastal borders patrol her waters; and protect her shipping. They aso provide seabome transport for personne! and materiel, Many ths is performed by large sumbers of heavy armed fast patrol boats. Te fost pavol boats ae supported by modem, bigh speed rrultak gates armed wit at guns The EN also has quit a large numberof submarines. Some are leftovers rom the last century, designed to play hurr ker wih other large subs, Most are more modem, smaler subs designed primary for parol work and smal team inservon They ao have alto sub eightes for resupply iy. Rumour has ttheyve got some old ICBM subs stashed away, but what they would want those old dinosaurs fois anyone's guess. EUROSOURCE PLUS For amphibious and coastal assault missions the EN has ‘twelve large assault carriers. These large ships mount ralguns ‘and missiles for defence and carry hundreds of troops, their AVS, ‘and support equipment Currently the navy has 78 000 personnel; 324 small sur- face vessels (mainly fast patrol boats); 95 large surface vessels; 1160 subs (95 are transports), and 65 underwater ACPAS. EDF Air Force ‘The European Air Force provides al the atmospheric air support required by the EDF. The EAF's functions are to provide ar supe ‘ior, strike, and transport. With the exception of air superiorly they are usually involved in combined arms missions with the army or navy. They also occasionally work with the ESA, usually pursuing smugglers’ deltas while in atmosphere. Currently the air force hhas 59,000 troops with 1,300 AVs; 420 Fighters; 720 hel- ccopters and 500 other planes (mainly transports and trainers), They also have a new branch with 20 deltas (more an orden! to help support the ESA. ‘The EAF are most visible on those combined arms missions with the Army antiterorist squads which involve high speed Vs, missiles, and ACPA troopers. EDF Medical ‘The European Medical Corps provide medical support to the EDF. They are also often called to deal with disasters and emergencies, The majority ofthe EMC are based at hospitals and in quick response field hospital units. The rest are seconded to front ine Combat units there is atleast one EMC trooper with every army Unit and on every naval vessel. EMC troopers based with other Units have cross-rained with the corps they willbe working with ‘and are fully competent in that unit's functions as well as their medical duties, ‘The medical corps now has "8,000 personnel with 1,600 vehicles (mainly ambulances) and 250 ACPAS for use in exce- pionally dangerous environments, EDF Procurement: Equipment for the EDF is bought by the central defence com- mmission bureaucracy. In theory they buy the best equipment ‘avaliable for the EDF's needs. In practice they tend to balance ‘out cost considerations as well asthe county of origin, The EDF 's stil a litte worried that they may purchase equipment from a potential enemy and find support fori dfcult. ‘When new equipment is being developed for the EDF itis first designed by the Weapons Design Team in Brussels, an ‘autonomous branch of the EDF. Module building is then spread ‘around the EC (afer alot of lobbying from all counties) and fnal ‘construction done at one or two lucky sites. =) Pits LeGlelnesoure: mus ROLE: CORPORATE (EDF BRASS) TECH: 6 BoDy: 7 BTM: -2 | Expert tactics) +5, Dence +3, Fencing +5, Hendgun 46, Melee +5, Rifle +4 | CYBERWARE: Neuralware processor; interface Plugs; " Smarigun Link; Cyberoptc (0 with Times Square, Ant= Dazale, Teleoptcs | Son of an army colonel, Gen. Vogel grew up in a | traditional military famiy. After school he joined the Bundeswehr as a trainee officer. He hed a cisin- Guished career, specialising in special forces unit | ections. He was transferred to the EDF in 2006, taking Control of Rin 2072 ‘Gen, Vogel has. strong. family connections in erman industry which he finds useful when. dealing ith contractors. Hs strong sense of honour has pre- ented him fiom abusing his poston tothe same extent ast ofthe secretariat have, though his Wfestyles ina~ 7 us. He has brought up his femily very much the way. |e was brought up, on of his ons s curently serving [in the Bundeswehr, the other inthe EDF. He isa very dedicated man, he's worked his vey. the top end wort et go easy EDF General Jiirgen Vogel The longest serving of the curtent commissioners, Gen Voge! has the respect ofthe public as well asthe Councl, He often takes personal charge of high-profile operations pre- ferring his neck to be on the line than that of one of his junior offers. in many countvies he is regarded as a hero after some stunningly successful anti-terrorist operations. He is cisiked by many inthe Secretariat for not ‘playing the game. They are unwiling to do anything to remove him since the unfortunate demice of the lst person to try. Danie! Gale, the trade commissioner, was kled during an ent-tr- rorist rid ess than a week after accusing Vogel of incompe- tence and suggesting the Council should have him replaced, TECHNOLOGY ComMIssiON The Technology Commission is responsible for keeping Europe's technology up with the rest of the worid, preferably WHO RUNS EUROPE ‘The commission has two major sources of development: they put a lot of support (and money) into universities and, colleges that undertake research work, and they offer large research grants for companies that have promising ideas. Of, ‘course they sometimes receive hints and ideas from various. Interpol directorates, but they would never condone espi- ‘onage or intellectual property theft. ‘The commission is broken into three sections: general, transport and military. The general section is a catch all sec- tion that covers anything that’s not covered by the other sec- tions, They sponsor everything from food and clothing research to advanced building designs. They are not overly, interested in cyberware research, though the miltary section is, but they do support alot of research into genetics. ‘The transport section is primarily interested in designing cheap, environmentally friendly transportation to keep Europe's population moving. Currently a lot of their work is going in to urban transportation methods, they would like to Femove all private ground vehicles from city centres in the next twenty years. The military section arranges development work for the EDF and interpol. Very little information is available about current development work. <> STRATEGIC BALANCE ‘The ESA has nasschivers. The USA has inter continental nissile subs- The USSR most. prob- ably have sone old IBYs. All these uespons are effectively pointless. Missiles will be shot doun by satellites: deltas and ground-based laser arrays or maser generators. Even if they get throughs they uill have less effect than a snall vial of biowar material. Nassdrivers ara” a vulnerable“ targat~any space-capable groups can take them out ith @ solid attack. But these weapons make people feel good- It's legacy of the Cold Uar that gov- erneents spread fear of others so they can show how mich they're doing to protect their people- AS long as the general. pop- ulace know that ‘their. side! has a big stick that can hit any ‘other side.’ they feel less. exposed. : ‘ 8 ° ° “Steve Berry: dane's Military Analysis in front, of course. The Technology Commission is the only pa i ‘commission that makes a profit thanks to the ESA.The EuroSpace Agency ‘The ESA is the worlds largest and most advanced space faring organisation. They contol te lions share of al space related actv- ity. There has been alot ofstress and confict over the ESAs power in orbit but this has been reduced a litle by more joint projects | with the Neo-SSR and JAB the Japanese Aerospace Bureau The ESA has lost some ofits technological lead over the other space powers, especially the Japanese, in recent years. | This is an embarrassment to the Technology Commission, butis probably going to lead to more stably in orbit in the long run The agency i very wortied by the agressive US stance in orbit ‘ied with the loss of their technological lead. They have recenty become more interested in construction of military vessels then they were before and have started the construction of gunships to counter the possible threat from the US's military vessels. Communications Commission ‘The Commuricalion Commissonisesponsbe for al non-phy fel communicators vine EC. “hemoin communicosons medium inthe iste net. Not eniy sts. use for passing da asin the rest ofthe word, his 40 used for pubic ma vough email, phones, and vid ran mason these are al just forms of data transmission ater al Every ame has a standard socket that inks tt the fre otc wed thts the piel aspect of the net in Europe. This socket {wed for tne 1, phone, mal node anda other legate data transers to and fom te home. Confidenl messages use scrambled reio and microwave Inks to keep them away fom re net and possible interception, Directive 2017 - EC - A- 001021 From the 12th May 2018 all member states shall ensure that all EC citizens have access to @ communications port. ‘Communications ports shall be provided free of charge to all homes, businesses and dwelings. Ths is to ensure that all EC citizens have access to email and dont have to depend (on physical mail for communication with the outside wort. PopuLaTion Commission ‘The Population Commission has the task of ensuring that the ECs population doesn't exceed Europe's abilly to support it Italso has the task of making sure thatthe population isin the right areas for the further development of the EC. ‘The main problem in the EC at the moment is a lack of population growth. The wasting plague killed millions of Europeans and numbers haver't risen much since. This is very perplexing to the experts who expected the population to shoot up efterwards. The plague itself mainly affected the elderly and the poor who could not afford adequate medical ‘weatment. In most counties there is stil a steady decrease in the population. This is thought to be @ hold over from last century when population pressures caused most countries to into duce public campaigns to reduce the population. This is caus- ing problems in Europe as the average age of the population is steadily rising again. More and more of the population are becoming dependant on the state. ‘More importantly massive spits are forming between the ‘ld and the young. Indeed as the younger sections of some areas leave them for areas with better employment opportuni ties the elderly can become the predominant group with total control over local governmentEUROSOURCE Plus ffwHo RUNS EUROPE? Foop Commission “he Food Commision is responsible for making sure that there & enough food forthe EC's population They aso mont tor food manufacture and distibuton, The comission has contol of many ofthe ‘ri! food supplies, they ee the Biggest yeast formers and kibble manufacturers in Europe. The commision also has charge ove fresh water suppl end eter processing pants inthe communi i} The Food Commission is probably the least efficient of all the commissions. They have not managed to work ter way around the mas of local polis thats the aut bus nes in Europe, especialy inthe West nd South. Thi biggest weapons ore quotes an subsites; these change every Year inan attempt to stabilse food supple, SURPLUSES AND SHORTAGES ‘The EC has unusual problems wih i’ food. Fiom year to year they have huge shortages and surpluses. You can vitualy guarentee that this year's shortage iS next yea’s surplus. There are two reasons for this. Fst food production isnot an instant thing. needs to be planned in advance: crops planted stock bred et. before YoU Can use it. Food producers tend to react to whats prof table, there i a shortage of beef ths year, more suppliers wl be reaing cows next yee. Secondly, people tend to adept their diets to what is avaiable and affordable. If tere is a shortage of beef but lamb is cheap and plentiful, people wil eat mre lamb. Given the example above, nex year there wil be more beef aval- able, but less people want it. Vola instant beef surplus Luxury foods tend to always be in good supply, you ‘can afford them. EnerGy Commission The Energy Commision ies to ensue that there fs enough ‘energy for the ECs needs. They are not only responsible for elec but abo fs fuels and vegetable based fas, Directive 2002 - EC - A - 000306 From the 20th December, 2003 all member states shall pro- vide minimum nutritional requirements to EC ctizens and res- ‘dents should they need it 'Nutston will be provided in a digestble form. It will be available twenty four hours a day in communities with a pop- Lation greater than 25 000, it wll be available twelve hours, a day times to be openly displayed) in communities with 3 Population greater than § 000, In smaller communities it will be available three times a day for atleast one hour, times to be similar to the most common meal times in the area. Blectrcity by far and away the main type of power used in Europe, and they use a lot off. The majority of electricity gen- erators are directly controlled by the commission. Europe has invested in every form of electricity generator that has even a emote chance of working: nuclear, wind, wave, solar, microwave from orbit; you name i, they've tried it In theory Europe now produces enough power for its current needs. SHORTAGES AND GETTING IT AROUND Even with the massive amounts of power generated in Europe, there are stil brownouts,cribble-downs and cuts cceasionally The biggest problems seem to be distribution and sud- den demand changes. The power disibution network in Europe i exceptional complex, sit contains many ol, cis- patate, national networks end can offen be very slow to react to sudden changes in demand for power. Funny enough its usualy the poorer areas that sufer ‘when there's a power shortage. The more upmarket suburbs rarely suffer fiom brownouts, even thought theye the ones ‘who usualy have their own back up generators. ‘Another cause of problems with power distributions ter- rorism. Those rice, big powerlines tend to make nce targets for anyone with a grudge. | 'Easies,the faceless mass of EC byreaxcrats, | emt rin the comisssions are bland people | verking in bland jobs and Living in blend | roons surrounded by other bland people. (ky so. the conditions are fairly coo S.bsidised housing: subsidised powers sib Sidised foods subsidised scrooling for their iddst and goods free nedicine for then and their dependants. AIL provided in specially [built swburts and arcologies- Good food lable in. their nice, crea carters. They don't get paid enough to break out from the bland: they just put up with it- Tf they work. their way far enough up the adder’ to escape the blend; they're too used to it to change Sure T pity thems tut they chose their uay of life. If they can't see uhat's rong--- they deserve it. Worrying thing is-these people run our Lives» how long will it take for blandness: ‘to becone compulsory? ‘Torrin Winters Rockerboy Magazine, 7/208Titograa Adriatic ——— (DATASCREEN ==e5 J (CYBERPUNK =.Timeline of the Future Past: GREATER EUROPE Te USEC" a ns 109094. DODD sie ceo ewe ray of be so ust 1991 2 a eoinchors accesories bot of 0 nao 1999 eae matReIDENES hg oss eats yf Fra oe hasan TEC vcs 0 ufo the censor ‘countries into the ecu (European Currency Unit, commonly inom sth Eas Dring evecare ae rd Mal covery shoton sence ese he cones Stet on fr arse to one Eton. Thy oe Daan Seer As sel Corry Tre conan oe ex east enc cf te ce’ eucyanratara to ag the ceo exterce A pate of ecru urbe foo nape spy Pace and Theos bbor peor on gee og "heer cre coms setup oop ates Eaope i vidaon EEC vay Cos fet hoes open Sov ang fr wok ey Fao es fou ton Motel bee tr 3 yd rd ole. srnny tert sy se hte US. 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Therefore, the council develops the plan ofa kilzone fat their borders, akin to the former Bertin Wall Later that year, ater the destruction of an intruding nuclear submarine, the EEC Council orders the construction of several submarines ‘opable of boarding incoming vessels. 2 000 Saar seae ‘#cano in the Aegesn, erupts. Many isiands hit hard by tidal waves. F003 eee a eet its by selling arms to the South American gov- emments. The European Coutt of lew decides that individual ciizens can hold back their tax payments for up to the years, there ae -Siifcant grounds for suspicion of abuse of money by the gov- temment. In case the court rules against the prosecutor, the tax payment plus interest must be paid. 9004 2 oe ewe ‘a dozen other Corps involved) Killzone and Europe's submarine fleet is in working con- dition ‘A mejor scandal occurs when the media documents the cor- ruption in vast parts of the EEC structure. These reports leed to @ general outcry of the populace and the refusal to pay taxes. In ‘consequence, the council reforms the bureaucratic structure of the EEC. DD a ee re aco am. begins to build the Hamburg Wel. Peacetully, they declare Hamburg to be an independent nation in associ- ‘ation with the EEC. Closely supervised by Europa, they divide the economic interests of EBM Corporation from the nation, EBM Hamburg 90062 eee fasion to Mars, scientists begin experimenting with human genes: The goal of Operation “Green Man” is to Create a human fit to colonize the red planet. The operation uses breeding end cloning techniques with an eye towards producing hardier and more intelligent humans, 90072 ee For tthe first time, national gov'ts openly beck the ‘corps. Greek gov't replaced by military coup d'état. Exile gov't sets up at Rhodos. DOB re a ee en ESA sintervenes. Orbtal war breaks out between Euros ‘and Yanik; a rock is dropped on Colorado Springs. Greece military gov't tries to annex Cyprus end Macedonia, failing in both. DD 222 sen os devs, aoe stokeover attempt at Crystal Palace by US intel ligence using aterorist roup asa cover. The ESA ciscovers the plan and crops a twelve ton ck of OC as a warning 01D 28 eee eee Bucharest Is it hard, burying 267 people under ts conerete wa PTI k Pecealvestetertaoolen satin Omit. ESA-Sov mission reaches Mar 9012: ‘nanotech developed joinily by ure & Japanese Labs. Operation “Green Man’ rocked wien word ofa vng foetus leaks to the public. Even though the original program is disband- Europol and ESA conte to fallow the project independent. ‘The Great Drought. In Spain, Andalusia becomes a dese. Corporate warn Spin nced by confict over rights to water sup- DD 1 event senate teen cao abolished and women finaly get tobe priests. In Poland, the Church of Poland is founded, spiting off fom the ‘Valcen Various splinter sects formed in response worldwide, DDB ene torte ope solders to repel invasions by Lavin nations. ‘The EEC abolishes all miltary eyberware for use by pri- vate persons. Al existing cyberweaponry must be registered and, if a psychological evaluation is falled, is removed. Tis ‘does not stop the European Miltary Forces from creating numerous cybersolies. ‘Alter ton years of mutual sebotage and deception, Japan is Wicked out ofthe EEC OOD Bs oe eS Saat ay Net. Asa result, Europol 3rd Directorate finally 2s the money needed for taking a more aggressive stance towards neterime. Bermeo incident: 127 eco-protesters ar kled by corporate security inthe Basque tourist resort of Berme. DO 7 esse See name Jetman army to train its troops in Hungary in return for military assistance. DOT Bes a Ne Cl Be JZESA mission to Jupiter Fistlaws that prohB human cloning athe sendent level ae passed in Europe Wih Aberin support, Greece frally manages to annex ‘Macedonia. The Serbs react by occupying half of Albaria, Turkey does not intervene. D012 ek HS BK eas con fsrucion of an orbital it launcher on the Canary islands. 2020: NOW.2% LANGUAGES: . . FRENCH (OFFICIAL), ENGLISH, ARABIC, BRETON, BASQUE, GERMAN, FLEMISH, ITALIAN + e+e .CALICASIAN, ARAB AND OTHERS Etunic Groups: by Karim Gibrahi, Euro contributor ‘Ah, Ia belle France. To me this is the country to Ive in, France hhas everything, and usually in the same distict or only a short walk away. France sill has the Ife and energy that most European countries have given away inthe search for efficiency. From Paris | can be anywhere | need to be in Europe within a few hours and I can take some good food with me for the trip. (OK, som a bit biased. | didnt Ike the time | spent in Germeny and trying to get biz done in Britain o tly was just too much of a schlep moving around the big players. But France, she's got the biz, she's got the style, Hey, she's just got alright? OVERVIEW France is the largest country in Europe, the core of Westem }) Europe. it, sorry, she (still have problems with this everything has a sex drek) has the greatest climatic renge of any country in Europe: from Mediterranean in the South to Maritime in the North, from arid sub-desert in the West to Alpine in the East. She also has a wide range of geography. Lowying plans in the North and West hills and mountains inthe South and East The Centre ofthe North is the Paris basin, over a third of the lend area, France has the lergest amount of arable land in Europe, and produces more food than she uses. She would produce even more food ifthe French were wiling to change her laws to per- rit large corporate farms, but they arer't, they like having their ‘usin itl, inefficient, fly run ferms. Her industry, on the other hand, is prety much up to date. ‘The French have never been the world's greatest innovators, but they've always been good at taking someone else's ideas and running with them. There's an old saying about the French, theyre always second, Usual they either improve the styling and feel ofan item or trim itright down to its basics to make it cheap [enough for the masses. The French people and government pre- fer to buy French made goods if they can, though they're not cuite as anal about tas some other counties (ike Germany). ‘This is a great melting pot of a county, with a great variety (of people, sights and sounds. France has a history that goes back thousands of years, but the country and her people have been continually changing. The people living here now bear ft- tle or no resemblance to those that bul the country or even the buildings most five in now. The French are very proud. Mouthing off about France is likely to get you a face transplant, dire enemies wil join forces {or the pleasure of doing you in, They aso like to speak French, So what if English is Europe's offical language, if you speak English to a Frenchman in the street without at least trying French he will ignore you, treat you as a barbarian, or pretend he doesn't understand you. France has a wonderful nightie, This Is not Germany with its ‘everything closes by midnight, cause there's work in the ‘moming! atttude. In the cites there are many bars, cafes, and restaurants that are open 24 hours @ day. Even in the smaller ‘towns there's usually one cafe that's open all night. The French enjoy their food and dink too much to allow the te of day to get in their way oftheir enjoyment <>FRENCH Forces For HIRE As of last week the French Armed Forces are available for hire as conplete or par= tial units. The only restrictions are that the French governnent is retaining control of ‘strategic! forces (such as. their nuclear subs) and le Legion Etranger (the Foreign. Lesion). 3) 12 of these units are highly trained and | nary have been combat. proven Yeah, tke France needs one. And like the French would pay ‘attention anyway. Actualy, this is 2 country that has so much ‘government it doesn't have any. Does that make sense? No? (Okay, I try again In the glorious Seventh Republic Ge, the current govern- ‘men everybody hhas the right to vote on everything. Yeah, there's a govemment: 200 people ere voted into the Chamber (of Delegates every year in total there's 800 of them. After each year’s election these 800 Delegates vote between them to‘choose the Prime Minister. Once the Prime Minister has been ‘chosen the President rubber stamps the selection and sets him ‘and his supporters up as the govemment Oh yeah, the President, there's elections every five years for thet position, quite a media circus. Got itso far? Well you'd think that afterall this trouble to elect the Delegates theyd go on to make all the decisions. No. Instead they argue things out between them, decide what they think is the best option, and ask us to vote on it We then get all the fun and joy of a one day referendum. It wouldn't be too bad ift happened occasionally but it gets a bit much some- times, just last week we had three referenda. Yeah, we get @ lot of say in what gets done, but somehow government does- ‘it do all that much. So how do we get to vote so often? The magic of technol ‘ogy steps in. Everybody has a data port at home, connected to the net, Most TVs have a data entry pad for home shopping, e mail, ete. All ou have to do to vote s sip your EC ID card into the slot on the pad, make your choice and hit the Select key. Voila, you're done. Its just the same process when you are ‘asked to take part in a ballot, or opinion poll Recently politics has got a whole lot more interesting. Parts ‘of France such as Breton and Alsace-Lorrine are beginning to {eel nationalistic urges. They dontt speak the same French lan- ‘guage as the rest of us and feel isolated, diferent. More and more they are beginning to vote against France's needs and desires. They are demanding independence from France and, who knows, may ust gett Its not ke the rest of us care al that much. Yeah, ifs getting interesting, it just might get violent but then that's real French politics French History My Way For along time France happify joined in the European pastime ‘of beating up on each other under the direction of the ruling ‘monarchs, Then over two hundred years ago the French people held a bloody war of revolution against the aristocracy and ‘changed all the rules. A few years later they happiy let Napoleon become Emperor and put everything back the way it had been, ll those people cled just so they could exchange a king for an emperor. Nopoleon tried his best to take over Europe, but failed He was stomped on by Europe's usual response to anyone tuying to control them all, those that hadn't been taken yet ‘ganged up on him. For the rest of the nineteenth century France alternated between being a republic and being an ‘empire. During their last attempt at empire they declared war | on Prussia and got seriously beaten up so they decided to ‘go with the republic concept. By this time they were up to the Third Republic. ‘Then came the twentieth century and the two big wars. In both of them, Frence was partally occupied by the Germans fiw with much loss of national pide, but ther sie won both times which made them fee better. After the second war France was runtby the Fourh Republic, butthis el apert under intemal pres- sures and the embarrassing lss of two of her major colonies: Indochina toecame Viemann and Algeria. France sorted herself out fr while wih the Fifth Repube which ran things uni the Wasting Plague came along. During this tme France once again became one ofthe top counties in Europe, leedng the way inthe rush to create the European Community Also at this ime France was Rooded by immigrants manly from North Alica. Funny enough alot ofthese people came from Ager, the county tht had been in such a rush to get rid of them a short while previous, Population pressures ‘and unemploymentied to alot of racial problems and even race rot in some ces. “Te Wasting Plague hit France herd in 2000. Almost ami lion eed OK, so united the people a bit and geve them some- thing to worry about that was a bit bigger then mere racial ds- agreements, buta lt of people suifered. ‘ter the Wasting Plague came the Sith Republic, en unholy lance between the government, corporations, unions, Universes and even the mitt got the done; got France ‘on her fet agoin, butt had no se, no Ife. It cout lest and ice in 2010, the people of France had had enough and rot ing once mare broke out in the streets otng is a major, and popula for of pltica expression in France) in 20%, the Seventh Republic was bom, the great techno- logical morass we now use to avoid meng political decisions It does let usheve a much larger say in European decisions then ‘most ether county's electorates; we can have balls on what ‘our Councilors should do every time an issue comes up. Who knows, maybe if ast. Backerounn & CULTURE France is a county thet has been wracked by change and rev- ‘olution for the past few hundred years. There is no defirite French culture as such, only a vibrant mix of cultures from past ‘and present which makes it very dificult to define. Here the North-East European attention to detail meets the South European flair for style. The old Celtic race has blended ‘with the Franks, the Vikings, and Arabs from North Afica. Over, the years these bloodstocks have blended together in France so that tis impossible in many cases to tell which stock someone ‘comes ftom. For years, Paris was the art capital of the world and attract ed painters, sculptors, architects, writers, and musicians from all ‘over: During the twentieth century mary artists were drawn to the artists quarter, fel in love with France and stayed, often mov- ing to farms in the county. These artists then became the foci for sprawing artist communes that have influenced Europe's antstic commurity up till now. (€YBERPUNK 2.0_2.0To the French being French is more important than being European, though most also feel that they are good Europeans, ‘The French have always found ways to bypass other countries’ rulings and this inckides EC rutings. Yeah, the French are one of the biggest supporters of the EC, but that doesn't mean they ‘agree with everything decided by i. For years the French gov ‘emment supported French industy in defiance of Community rulings and insisted on only using French made equipment in their miltary. The French are very good at dragging their feet or just plain ignoring rulings they don't lke. Its all part of being French, really In the past ten years things have started to change. The ‘governments less likely to buck the Council. Yeah, the Interior ‘Commission's been climbing all over them to toe the line, but theyre not being French. Theyre beginning to sell out to Brussels and we don't ke it There's @ change inthe ar and for ‘one am not happy, France is at risk of losing whet makes it good, ‘Maybe is time for anather revolution. ‘There is a massive difference between urban and sural ‘areas. Urban areas are very urban: hi-tech, packed, and busy with moder buildings. Biz goes on twenty four hours a day ‘and you don't always know what's going to happen next. Rural ‘areas are very rural, quiet, and many buildings are eighteenth Ccentury or older in style (and possibly realiy?. Biz sill goes EUROeSOURCE PLUS down, but its done at a completely different pace than in the ilies, usually i's conducted at a table outside the town cafe over a bottle or two of wine ‘Ah, now we get on tothe most important, the most crucial aspect of French cuiture—food and drink. Good food and wine 's essential for happiness in France. A government that messes, vp the availability of etter stands no chance of survival, there'l bbe riots in no time at all. No business meeting is complete with- ‘out multiple courses of food and a couple of bottles of wine ‘Wine is a religion here. Yeah, some people prefer to drink beer Cr spits, but wine is an essential of life. Children are brought up with wine, Holidays are held on important wine days inthe wine producing regions. ‘Many people blame the French passion for ife on wine. Me, | dort think they're related, The French ust have this way. They don't hide their feelings behind @ mask like the Britsh or Japanese. They dont project false jovielty ke Americans. Instead they exaggerate their emotions, they make sure you can't mistake how they feel The French have to exaggerate everything, Sport must be exciting, preferably dangerous. Art must be new, sensational Ealing must be an event, not just nourishment Its all part of joie de vivre, enjoying fe to the full and revel- lng init Life's en adventure and the French love adventures,