For citizens and member states alike, the European Union is fundamentally an ambivalent government. It offers important benefits which explain why Europe integrated in the first place. However, increasingly the EU penetrates member states and infringes on their sovereignty. When Europe hits home, member state governments try to resist and adapt as less as possible. This resistance against further integration inhibits European cohesion. The EU therefore needs to manage a growing variable geometry. Still, this chapter demonstrates how Europeanization deeply transforms member states and societies even though it fails to achieve higher convergence. Thus, the European Union is characterized by a social and political dynamic alternating between integration and Europeanization that unlikely leads to unity.