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GMO: A TRADE QUESTION The EU sits on the fence on the issue of Genetically Modified Organisms    | Diego Fiorani. In spite of the fact that the abbreviation of GMO is known as a peculiarity of the scientific language, we cannot forget that it is now more and more a world pertaining to the international economical news. Indeed, there is nowadays a hard debate between Europe and the main GMO producing countries which are accusing the European Union to apply new protectionist systems against GMO products coming from these countries.    Following the WTO agreements, it should be forbidden the rejection of any goods by the EU members, with the exception of those considered and proven as unwanted through a scientific research. The question is that, after three years of researches, EU is not in a position to decree the existence of a public health risk for its citizens that can decide to use “modified” goods.    Why does UE insist with this policy, notwithstanding the absence of tests about the GMO danger? Hypothetically, there are two answers. The official one considers that a large share of the European public opinion — sensible to public health matters — prevents the GMO products acceptance by the summits in the community market. (According to the rseults of an enquiry by Professor Alessandro Olper of the Faculty of Agriculture in the University of Milan a large share of the interviewed persons is inclined to spend the 50-60% more to buy GMO-free products).    On the contrary, the more realistic situation is that UE is engaged in a true protectionist manipulation to support its own producers; this to avoid the collapsing of soya, maize and derived products prices, against those, very low, of the GMO producers. The “opening” by the European Community is the coming in its market of GMO products, if their origin is written on their label (only if it is more than 0,9% of the content). Controversy by USA, Canada and Argentina, as well as by other countries of South America - interested in the European market — will be analysed by a new being formed technical team. It will decide, in a few months, the GMO market future in Europe.    How will it end?    Sensitive international political balances, do not forecast drastic interventions against European Community. It is most probable that heavy penalties will be inflicted to the European Community to refund the complaining countries. It is foreseen that, in a more far-off future this kind of products will have free access in our supermarkets. | Thanks to the Professor A. Olper of the Economic and Politics Institute of the Faculty of Agriculture of the Milan University.