I am basing my answers on the search that I have been doing for more than 2 years.
Since I am going to make my parents spend more than 50K euro for my flight training, I am seriously networking as much as I can before starting my training. I am looking for a school where I would have no problems both on the theory side and flying side.
I always heard few positive comments on the schools that provide JAA training in Florida, but there are still good outfits in Florida that have a sort of agreement with european school to convert a licence. Otherwise just convert the licence somewhere you'd like to.
Orlando Flight Training has a selling point, or a sort of commercial base, in Italy and I know 3-4 guys who went at Orlando and only one was satisfied of the service and training received.
May I suggest to give a look at Phoenix East Aviation and at their Scandinavian Program?