The Meridian is a nice plane, but also consider the
Jetprop. This is 1999kg and thus considerably cheaper to fly IFR around Europe. Almost the same airframe.
You will have a lot of mission capability with a piece of hardware like this. Most people here would envy you
Just make sure you get LOADS of type specific training. With modern avionics, these are seriously complex machines and it is pointless getting one unless you understand it.