Didn't want to see this thread deteriorate into a p.ssing contest.
To answer the question in the first post. You have 2 options: Either you accept the present situation and get through a groundschool, do the checkride and get your JAA licence. Or stay where you are and quit moaning about it.
Unfortunately the current way of affairs affects thousands of European pilots working on a non JAA licence and is a very big issue to these people. Not just a timeconsuming, but a big financial issue as well.
Even if JAA and FAA where talking at this time it would take a long time to get any solutions to this situation. However it needs to be addressed.
It does not make it any easier that most of officials have their own " Correct " way of enforcing these rules.
JJ