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 Urges a Socially Ambitious European Semester: investment, wages, and social justice must lead the way
ETUC presents critical input on the 2025 European Semester Spring Package at joint EMCO/ SPC committee meeting on the 5th of June. On 5 June 2025, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) addressed the joint meeting of the EU Employment Committee and the Social...
2025 European Semester Spring Package
2025 European Semester Spring Package sets out guidance to boost EU competitiveness Documents 2025 European Semester: Spring Package Communication 2025 European Semester: Country Reports 2025 European Semester: Country Specific Recommendations / Commission...
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...
events
26 JUNE – ANNUAL TUSLO CONFERENCE
26th June VENUE: Av. Blas Infante, 4, 7ª planta, 41011 Sevilla – UGT Andalucia Interpretation: French, English, Spanish, Italian ANNUAL TUSLO CONFERENCE (in person) 9.00 Taking stock Semester and SCF 2025 Marco Cilento 9.40 ETUC Toolkit –Preparing...
24-25 June 2025 RETHINKING 2025
OUR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT MODELS 24 and 25 June 2025 VENUE: Av. Blas Infante, 4, 7ª planta, 41011 Sevilla – UGT Andalucia Interpretation: French, English, Spanish, Italian 24 June 2025 Time Topic Speakers 16:00 Opening Ludovic Voet, ETUC Confederal...