The bridging scheme is acceptable to EASA (ish), the problem isn't about abolishing it by 2012 or reducing it to a shortened less advantageous version; it's about workload.
EASA have told the CAA they 'can' retain some sort of bridging scheme for mil pilots provided they produce a suitable business case to support it. The CAA have told the EU they don't have the staff, nor the time to fit this relatively unimportant task ..in. You will lose all your exemptions for this reason alone and no amount of lobbying by 22Gp team or anyone else will speed this process up. WHO is going to staff it? The CAA domain is tiny.