In the civil service, things sometimes happen very quickly. A transfer brought Christoph Roth to Brussels. From the representation of the Saarland in Berlin to its European counterpart. Another city, another country, but the basic task remained the same: to accommodate Saarland interests. That is not always so easy for a federal state that is not a „big player“. And yet Roth says, „I was surprised how open they are in Brussels to the interests of the regions„.