Yeah I think ersa got it. It is a similar case up here in Sweden, where the government forced the regulator into cost neutrality and in turn the regulator is incentivized to fail candidates for the sake of revenue raising. And it shows in the design of the exam questions, even down to the PPL level. Ridden with hidden technicalities which contribute nothing to the candidate's ability to conduct practical flight operations.
On the European level, progress can be made - as evidenced by the recent EIR/CB IR ruling which is a godsend to everyone with a stake in it. Provided only that you first remove entrenched interests in propagating the current system for the sake of revenue generation.