The career decision was made during a train ride from Munich to Erlangen. Friedrich von Heusinger had just successfully passed the second state law examination and already agreed to accept a judgeship in Traunstein. Then came the offer from the Bavarian Ministry of Social Affairs. „I changed my mind overnight,“ says Heusinger. „That’s how I came to Europe.“ In the meantime, the current head of the Hessian state representation, has been in Brussels for more than 30 years.