To reinforce Alex's point - even the schools need the databases. Apparently they are now asking for the first 5 pages of the 737 FMS instead of just three - haven't seen that in the LOs.
The CBIR, which is intended for light aircraft, is getting questions with the words commercial air transport in them and concerning jets.
This seriously affects flight safety - I think that the Air France accident over the Azores was directly due to this type of "training" and lack of basic PPL knowledge. This is not to impugn Air France - I met their director of ops over in Cologne who informed me that there were two other similar incidents with other airlines.
Based on my experience with other examining bodies, the EASA system is an international joke.