Gomrath,
re Q1: I'm planning to be in EU only intermittently, and yes, I would want to ship the A/C over there, a second one, that is. That's why I am contemplating a C152 - relatively cheap to own as a second plane.
re Q2: In my original message, I also mentioned a potential person with a Czech PPL, who would "exercise" the plane in my absence. Hence the EASA discussion and the need created by its new regulations - partially hypothetical, I admit, but still educational.
R.