Talk:Pandemic: Plague Z (Map Game)/@comment-5590986-20170120131702

World events (feel free to suggest)

*Plague Z Status: In early 2017 A new disease has popped up in the nation of Congo, patients began to feel deadly symptoms such as vomitting and decaying of cells, however the body seemed to create new ones to replace these cells and eradicate the disease. Scientists prepared a vaccine but fears that the virus could mutate to the point where it is actually dangerous. Scientist Marco Tantarin has advised all governments of the world to prevent public panic and censor any media that mentions the virus being too dangerous. Scientist Marco Tantarin was credited with a new scientific discovery that could help us learn more about the particular strand of rabies codenamed "Plague Z" by scientists. Governments around the world has been tasked by the UN to downplay the effects of the virus and CENSOR any media relating to it in attempt for full co-operation for it's citizenry. Civil Unrest will only conclude to a quickened spread of the virus.

*EU falls into confusion: Without Germany's contribution and the remaining members unwilling to pick up the tab, the newer, poorer members who receive large financial handouts would find themselves bereft of funds and begin to question the whole point of remaining. France would, without wishing to pay more, attempt to "take control" only to find no-one was listening to what they had to say. Greece would default on its debts, and the financial knock on effects on Portugal and Spain would not be pretty. The world financial markets would go into a temporary meltdown, speculators trashing the Euro. Money would flee to perceived safe havens such as the US$, STG£ and the Swiss Franc, causing problems for exporters from these countries. In Germany, the presumably reintroduced DM would find itself the strongest currency in Europe, causing major problems for their exporters and putting severe pressure on the exporting giants. German banks, weighted down with Euro denominated debt, would get a temporary respite, but even with the one-sided DM/Euro exchange rate, the defaulting loans would break them, forcing the central bank to bail them out. Within the Schengen area, riots would break out as Germany reinforced its borders and the would be economic migrants found themselves blamed for all of mankind's ills. The northern EU states, Holland, Belgium etc would probably try and form a northern EU, excluding the lame ducks of Portugal, Italy, Greece etc. Fast forward six months. All the exchange rates have settled down and the EU is being slowly wound down. The Euro is being disbanded but people holding notes issued by Greece, Portugal etc find themselves holding on to paper not worth the same as those issued by Germany, France etc. A new spirit of nationalistic optimism is found as countries discover they can do fine ruling themselves. Greece has devalued and effectively rendered its debts null and void. Their new currency is trading well and they are able to devalue their debts away, just as they did before joining the Euro.

WIP