Well, it depends on the size of the country, does it? And on the mindset of the population. If the EU tells you you can't produce anywhere in the EU because of

Well, it depends on the size of the country, does it? And on the mindset of the population. If the EU tells you you can't produce anywhere in the EU because of how dirty your factory is, you can still produce it in the US or Russia and then ship it to the EU. However, your supply lines have just gotten more complicated, expensive, and error prone (because of distance) - so that's one part of the equation that a company has to take into consideration as well. On top of that, I'm fairly sure there are quite a few Europeans who will applaud politicians who stand up against polluting or otherwise unethical companies, and who look down on (and not vote for) politicians who do shady deals with polluting companies. So, as always - it's not so simple, and there's more than one dynamic at play.