Separatist factions sprung up soon afterwards, initially with peaceful protests but escalating to bombings, terror campaigns and the kidnap of the Mega-City One ambassador in 2089. Up to 2100, Euro-City's criminal underworld was under the control of three factions: La Reine Rouge; Die Weiss Russe and Sev Gruber and the The Gruber Combine. After actions from Oberon in this year la Reine Rouge was in sole control. Pieter Schwarz's family came from Euro-Cit.