Can the EU Break Out of Its Political Limbo?

June summit will test leadership’s ability to reduce the risk of another sovereign crisis, and settle its asylum policy

For the last two years, the European Union has been stuck in limbo. During this time, its priority has been simply to survive.

In mid-2016, in the wake of the Brexit referendum, with the migration crisis and eurozone debt crisis still fresh in the memory, and with euroskeptic parties riding high in the polls ahead of looming elections in key member states, it seemed as if it might fall apart.

The...