"so the FAA IR is pretty worthless when i return to europe"
Again heres another way to look at it. If you have the money......
The rating may not do you any good, but the training will be cheaper in the states and make it easier for you to get your rating back across the pond. And it may save your butt should you get into one of those "Inadvertant IMC" conditions that kill most who do not have the rating..