At a guess I'd say there is an element of truth in what you say. Where we differ is the outcome - EASA will leave single country opt-outs and schemes to be run by their individual CAAs, leaving the French with their very cosy 500hr scheme, and the UK with a giant flow diagram and a 2000hr hoop to jump through. Rather like it is today...
Lest we forget, when Armee De l'Air pilots finish their commission and join Air France, they take all of their Mil seniority with them. Are we to expect something similar in the UK? No, thought not...