ABSTRACT
Between the signature of the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957 and the ending of the Cold War, there was little enthusiasm among men and women of the European left for the European Economic Community (EEC). Not only was it visibly aimed at making the capitalist system more efficient. By using the adjective ‘European’ to describe solely the countries lying to the west of the iron curtain, it was seen by its left-wing critics as relegating the People’s Republics of Eastern Europe to another continent.
