Glad to hear nxmember enjoys his life with NJE. He probably hopes that the admin in Lisbon can find his identity by the clues he left of himself in his post. Maybe his advancement in the company will be boosted further. Then again, maybe not.
The INAC FTLs are probably not much different from UK ones. Question is: How are they interpreted? A pilot lives in Madrid, for example, and in an extreme case starts his duty in Helsinki or Istanbul. Is the travel time included in duty time calculations, or not?
The difference to a UK pilot commuting to work from France is that he or she chooses to do it on his time off. Whether this is wise, safe or whatever is another matter. In case of NJE, the pilot is told by the employer to airline out to somewhere, so IMHO it should count towards the total duty time.
BTW, nxmember, how is your contract? UK, EU or offshore..?