Another Open Future article, on how battles within EU member states are tearing apart the soul of Europe, prompted debate. “However it is waged, this battle could be decisive for Europe’s long-term future,” wrote our correspondent. The problem, responded Victor E. Thompson-Mas on our Facebook post, is the difference between the codified rules governing the EU and what people want it to be in practice. “Nowhere do the treaties mention a commitment to multiculturalism, much less open borders and forced resettlements,” he wrote.