(or the coming EASA system).
Jeez, they are going to change it again?
No doubt making it even more bureaucratic so the paper-pushers deep in the offices can feel good making it harder for pilots to get a paper saying they can drive some damn airplane across the sky.
Somebody with a big broom needs to clean out red-tape rats from their hidding places and set up a simple and efficient system based on skill and judment testing, and simple air-laws with similar minimums (Topography permitting) as well as similar flight and duty time limitations.
You pass one test in one country and you are good to go in another country for same aircraft or category and class.
Where is Obama when you need him?