the FCL008 project, of course, whose work is now totally worthless because if you are illegal now, with several years to run like that, then it's a bit like not being a virgin now.
If you are legal now because your country has applied the derogation, then FCL008 should give you an easier conversion to an EASA IR (eg. UK resident FAA pilots). If you are not legal now, then it should give you the prospect of becoming legal more easily. So the work of FCL008 is as important as it ever was.
It may be worth some pilots bearing in mind that FCL008 proposed an IR conversion mechanism for experienced FAA IRs which is much easier than at present - a single exam and training "as required" to pass the checkride. However, annoyingly, that route requires significant experience of instrument flight whilst qualified to be PIC in IMC - 100hrs. This is a huge amount, and I understand EASA have been asked to reconsider this. It might end up as 50hrs - still a lot. Remember, this time does not include instrument flight time whilst under training and thus not qualified to fly in IMC (ie. not holding an IMCr or ICAO IR). If at present you have fewer instrument flight hours logged, you might consider trying to accumulate more over the next couple of years - in actual IMC, or under the hood with a safety pilot or instructor.
It's impossible to know whether, when and how the FCL008 proposals will actually become part of FCL, so one can't make this suggestion with any certainty. However, it might be, on the margin, worth trying to gain more instrument flight time experience over the next year or two based on the above.