The ETUC Semester Toolkit is a work environment dedicated to Trade Union Semester Liaison Officers (TUSO) for coordination and advocacy of trade union positions throughout the European Semester at EU and national level.
The ETUC Semester Toolkit serves the ETUC objectives in the EU Semester which include fight austerity, support sustainable and social investment, empower trade unions.
anti austerity action
Providing inputs, idea and actions that promote reforms and policy priorities that aim at social progress and upward convergence of working and living conditions, in opposition to a reformed Stability and Growth Pact which leads to austerity-driven reforms.
Investments for sustainability and quality jobs
Providing inputs for investments using social and environmental criteria such as environmental sustainability, social inclusion, employment creation and quality jobs, in opposition to criteria that gives priority to fiscal or macroeconomic sustainability.
Trade union involvement and capacity building
Establishing plans and solidarity measures to ensure that trade union involvement is ensured at European level under the ETUC coordination and, with equal opportunities for all ETUC members, in all member states.
CAPACITY BUILDING
- Continuous training for TUSLO (in cooperation with ETUI)
- ETUC index for sustainable growth and social convergence (#EUSDG8 index)
- RETHINKING. High-level dialogues to reshape our development model pursuing social and environmental sustainability
latest news
ETUC members’ views on social convergence in the context of the Social Convergence Framework
TRADE UNOIN INPUTS TO THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SOCIAL CONVERGENCE FRAMEWORK – EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2025 DOWNLOAD HERE: This document reports trade union views and proposals, from ETUC member organisations, to tackle social challenges in countries experiencing extensive...
Commission analyses social convergence in 10 EU countries
The Commission has released the second-stage country analysis of the Social Convergence Framework for 10 EU Member States, in line with new EU economic governance rules. This report is part of the European Semester. LINK: Commission analyses social convergence in 10...
Trade Union Inputs to the Social Convergence Framework, European Semester 2025.
10 countries were found to experience excessive social divergences. 8 of them were consulted in tripartite format as foreseen in the Joint Statement of European Social Partners. Trade unions from 7 countries sent inputs in written form that will be attached to the...
National Escape Clause: increased defence expenditure within the Stability and Growth Pact
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION Accommodating increased defence expenditure within the Stability and Growth Pact: Link here: WARNING ACTIVATION: Member States are invited to come forward with their requests to activate the national escape clause by the end of April...
events
23-25 June 2025 – TUSLO Annual event + RETHINKING 2025
SAVE THE DATE! Agenda to come All TUSLO are invited to mark this event on their agenda.
7 March 2025 – European Semester structured dialogue with the Social Partners
This round of consultation is reserved to countries that are under review in the framework of the Social Convergence Framework: Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Romania, Spain. The meeting will be on the 7th of March from...