Eurm
The problem we have with the EU is that anything starting with instrument rating means access into CAS.
They have their beloved IR and all the other professional bits and bobs which add up to Commercial state airline pilot.
No one especially rich Bast~rds may enter this sacred airspace unless they fly people carriers for the masses.
EASA cannot accept any form of instrument rating which waters down their superior rating and training.
If it starts with PPL ie PPL IMCR or PPL IR Lite they dont want to know because it doesnt fit with their vision of aviation in Europe.
Simple as that
Pace