This contribution was delivered on 5 May 2022 on the occasion of the hybrid 2022 edition of EUI State of the Union on ‘A Europe fit for the next generation?' The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts to combat climate change and now the latest geopolitical threat of the War on Ukraine has exacerbated important cleavages within and between European nation states. How resilient are European welfare states? How strong is solidarity amongst European nation states? Can we meet the longer-term geopolitical, energy and climate challenges, as well as threats to democratic governance and the possible end of the liberal order? We take up these questions by reporting on current research on the resilience of European welfare states and the state of solidarity in Europe as reflected in the latest 2022 Edition of the EUI-YouGov Survey.