Even the most elementary of discussions sets out all the reasons why it is a silly idea. You have some really experienced instrument pilots and instructors on here telling you it will not work
And I thought replying to points made to me was the traditional way of having one of these discussions, which I have done.
I guess that about sums up EASA - we are so bereft of ideas it is the best we can come up with - so everyone will just have to put up with it.
So what is your better idea? You have neither convinced me the EIR is dangerous or unworkable, nor has Fredacheck convinced me that it's useless.
AOPA UK's alternative proposal is that the UK IMCR should become a part-FCL Rating, whose privileges may be exercised in categories of airspace 'where so permitted by national law'.
And what about the EASA principle that FCL priviliges may not be prescribed by national law? That seems a good principle to me, because it may protect us from special interests in individual countries banning all sorts of things. But if that helps keep the IMCr then that's fine. It doesn't stop FCL008 trying to find an intermediate rating that is acceptable across all EU airpsace. Why are the interest of those who want the ICMr kept exactly as it is totally sacred, and the interests of Europeans (and Brits) who might want to fly IFR enroute between VFR destinations utterly silly.