The recent union of the Green Party with SPD will bring environmental lobbying to the fore.
News this week of a new Anglo-German political alliance will no doubt have lobbyists in London and Brussels on the edge of their seats.
The stratospheric rise of Germany's new chancellor Gerhard Schroder, the resulting swing to the left after 16 years of conservatism, plus the impending German EU presidency is already sending ripples of anticipation through the ranks of European lobbyists.
A reordering of ...