What does neoliberalism mean to the European labour movement and labour representation? To which extent is this labour able to limit capital or at least effectively represent workers? The study disproves the common belief that unions in West-Europe supported neoliberal policies without any critique, betraying workers. This belief arose from the weakness of the unions. The European labour movement was organised on the national level and its bargaining positions were weakened by outsourcing, the penetration of IT in work, and the fact that the economy needs less jobs than in the Fordist period of capitalism. Nevertheless, the author still sees positive signs for European cooperation in the labour world.

At the 40th anniversary of the 1968 events, the aftermath of the reforms launched by the Prague Spring and consequences of the Soviet intervention were discussed rightly in detail. The study presents a less frequently examined field: the reaction of West-European – mainly French and Italian – communist parties, the road of their gradual disaffection with the Soviet Union. The program and politics of the Czechoslovak Communist Party lead by Dubcek announcing "socialism with a human face" feed the hope of Western comrades that the "Eastern Block" can be changed.

Protecting the environment and the globe are not the same. Ecumenical ecology at its best comes forth with the idea of green capitalism but the idea and practice of an Earth-level environment protection is beyond its reach.