The EU is a champion and driver of diverse supply chains, which provide cheap labour and economies of scale for big business; but this Bat Lung pandemic, has demonstrated that security of production has been sacrificed in order to save costs.
It may well will be a huge nail in the coffin of globalisation, which seems to have peaked prior to this because of climate concerns. From now on, when planning production and distribution arrangements, surely both countries and businesses will have to pay due regard to security as well as cost.