Like it or not, if you want to get something done in Europe the first priority is to get the Germans on side.
That's why David Cameron's hopes of significant reform to the Free Movement of People principle have suffered a serious blow.
In a frosty conversation in the sidelines of a recent Brussels summit, Angela Merkel reportedly told Mr Cameron he was approaching a point of no return and she would prefer to see Britain leave the EU rather than change the free movement law.
Yes, those very rules that the Prime Minister promised to put at the heart of his renegotiation strategy.
Mr Cameron is at risk of boxing himself into a corner - promising sweeping changes to Britain's relationship with Brussels that he can't possibly deliver.
One school of thought in Number 10 is that it's the taking part that counts.
They believe the PM will get credit just for trying to stand up against Brussels.
Others argue he shouldn't be banging on about Europe in the first place.
Increasingly, Conservative high command is worried that UKIP is being allowed to dictate the election battleground.
At a recent Tory away day, the US Strategist Jim Messina told MPs that every moment they weren't talking about the economy was a wasted moment.
Mr Cameron can't change political thought in Germany - but he can mould the terms of the debate back at home.
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