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
Parliament’s economic, employment and social priorities for 2026
The European Parliament echos ETUC priorities on the EU Semester 2026. Takeaways from EP: Country specific recommendations should be reconsidered Defence spending should not come at the expense of other policies nor be financed by increased debt European pillar of...
2026 European Semester Autumn Package
The European Commission today adopted the 2026 European Semester Autumn Package, setting out economic and employment policy priorities to boost competitiveness. ALL DOCUMENTS HERE 2026 European Semester: Autumn package - European Commission
FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS TRADE UNION INPUTS FOR THE EUROPEAN SEMESTER 2026
DOWNLOAD ALL ETUC PROPOSALS AND ANALYSIS FOR THE EU SEMESTER 2026 - Consultations ahead the Autumn Package introducing the EU Semester 2026. 250929_Etuc_sust_econ_soc_progr_2026_Final KEY MESSAGES a) Semester 2026 is a turning point for the EU to reset its economic...
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...
events
RETHINKING 2026 – 22 and 23 June in Berlin
All TUSLO are invited to attend the RETHINKING event in TUSLO. On the agenda International instability and trade union demands What the future of social policies in the EU Semester? How will the MFF 2028-34 impact the EU Semester? What economic and social policies to...
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...