... but with exchange rates etc maybe Canon aren't going to do it in Europe this year?
I think that's probably right.
Canon USA have being doing cashback on lenses recently:
$125 off EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS
$100 off EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
$100 off EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II
$85 off EF 300mm f/4 L IS
$80 off EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L
$80 off EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
$75 off EF 70-200mm f/4 L IS
$70 off EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS
$50 off EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5
$50 off EF 17-40mm f/4 L
$50 off EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
$50 off EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS
$35 off EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
$30 off EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro
$25 off EF Extender 1.4x II
$25 off EF Extender 2x II
This promotion runs until mid-January.
Normally you'd expect them to do something very similar over here.....