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NetWeb Europe 27.9.2014

Non-EU countries demand stringent action and massive compensation

Hungary declares national emergency over runaway mildew bacteria

The panic caused by the spread of the mutant fungicide shows no sign of abating. There are now real fears that the global economy, and even world peace, is at stake.

Hungary is the first country to declare a state of emergency over the bacterial fungicide. It has also demanded the immediate resignation of the entire European Commission and the EU Gene Control Authority. Belgian police have placed the GCA Director under house arrest, and there were ugly scenes at the EU Headquarters in Brussels yesterday as a large crowd broke into the complex. The demonstrators were disappointed however, as the committee rooms revealed only the holographic images of the Union’s Commissars. The whereabouts of the Commission members is unknown.

China, India, the U.S. and Brazil have all sent angry diplomatic signals to Brussels, demanding speedy action to eradicate the rogue fungicide. They have also announced that they will be claiming full and immediate compensation for any damage caused by the bacteria, and that they “will make sure one way or another that compliance is total”, as the Brazilian communiqué noted.

The disgraced Gene Control Authority has allocated EUR 3,500M to research establishments for developing a means of killing the bacteria. The Norwegian Biomechanics Institute in Trondheim reports that it is developing a viral bacteriophage that is believed also to be effective against mildew bacteria. The Institute also commented, however, that unleashing the virus could result in the wholesale destruction of all forms of bacteria, with obviously terminal effects on human and animal life on the planet.

Huge tailbacks and queues have built up at frontiers and airports in numerous countries following the introduction of disinfection controls on travellers. Many smaller and remote border crossings have also closed completely, as it was not possible to ship in the necessary disinfecting and radiation equipment. The homepages of numerous major governmental and regional authorities have also been gridlocked as millions of people search for information on the rogue fungicide or make suggestions on how it should be eradicated.

According to an unconfirmed report received a few moments ago, EU Commission President Justin Thyme will speak on NetWeb in three hours’ time.

Toteuma-arvio 2026

Toteuma lyhyesti

  • Ilmiön toteuma: 1/5
  • Toteuma viiden vuoden tarkkuudella: ei; arviointi-ikkuna on 2009–2019
  • Toteuma väljemmällä aikahorisontilla: ei
  • Ilmiön ydin: hallitsematon biotekninen torjuntaorganismi paisuu kansalliseksi hätätilaksi ja kansainväliseksi poliittiseksi kriisiksi.

Geenimuokattujen tai biologisten torjuntaorganismien turvallisuudesta kiistellään, mutta kuvattua laajaa karkumatkaa, talousromahdusta tai valtioiden välistä kriisiä ei ole tapahtunut. Tarinan toinen osa edellyttää selvästi ensimmäisen katastrofin toteutumista.

Johtopäätös: ennusteen katastrofitason ydin ei ole toteutunut.