I think really the Europeans need to grow some b*lls and make a stand on the crew visa issue. Seems like the French have the right idea, dare I say it. If the US want to screw the rest of the world around with visas for this and visas for that, then give them some of their own medicine.
One difference between the US and Europe, is the US are UNITED. I would have thought the JAA countries could get together and decide on a common policy on this one.