The rule of law will only ever have an "I'll be back" moment if all management is removed and the Office gets 'reset' (because once you make it the normal to violate the EPC, in the name of whatever "emergency", it's hard to restore order)
Summary: The EPO's administration continues rushing ahead with an unlawful agenda, exploiting a pandemic that's gradually coming under control regardless to shred apart the EPC
When processes favour those who are more wealthy (or more willing to go into infinite debt or steal money of other people) those processes match the attributes of lawfare rather than law