Medicals - France
I am awaiting my JAA Class 2 medical in France - it took a month to get a booking. The medical should cost 80 Euros but I gather that a French citizen can get it for free.
I have been told, but have not been able to verify, that in Spain the medical is free as they are carried out by the military.
I too was put off by UK medical costs at £160 a go and so dropped my CAA PPL in favour of my FAA PPL where the complete medical ECG included was $50.