For the Federal Republic the European votes are not more than a political barometer at the moment.
After counting the votes I talked to some fellow heads of our local poll stations, and in more than one station the Greens won over the Social Democrats. In Frankfurt the Greens even got 25% of the votes and own the second place now!
I think the voters don't trust the Schröder party any more; Conservatives and Greens hold well known political opinions (not always opposed), but the Social Democrats seem to fight only for power at the moment. That's why they got their worst outcome since 1953.
Mr. Ammoser's story seems funny, but the future will show his qualifications.