This issue has been around ever since the JAR66 came in. As the ALAE now has the hard evidence that various European countries are issueing their respective licences with much less traing etc than the UK CAA, they have made their feelings known to the relevant autorities. (I wouldn't hold my breath on any action being taken). This is one of the reasons given behind the fact that certain other non-JAR countries such as Singapore, will only reconise a UK issued licence. Like it or not the so called level playing field when it comes to engineering licenses is far from level. And now that Europeans citizens can freely work throughout Europe and with a so called common licence....beware. The standard of license has rapidly dropped over the last few years in the UK. First it was the stopping of the oral exams now its just multichoice. getting more like an A&P everyday.