More than seventy years since its inception, the European Union has accomplished its original goal: to use coordination and collaboration to expand economic and political alliances in order to keep another European war from happening. Yet that success seems to be challenged by the wave of crises that recently have swept across the Continent: Terrorism, Economic Stagnation, Immigration and Refugees, Rogues in the Club and Russia at the Border. Through it all, the EU seems to have been lacking in effective responses, and nationalism, protectionism and revitalized sovereignty have surfaced, country by country, to address the issues. The emotionalism that the crises have triggered is driving nationalist responses, while reasoned responses to the crises from social institutions have been disappointing to many Europeans. In the end – and that might be some time from now – the EU grand narrative of a wider European identity and management could well return to its Continent-wide appeal, giving it the ability to further integrate economic and political activities. But for now, emotional reactions seem to have the upper hand. Eventually, however, institutions will win over emotionalism.