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
European Fiscal Board’ foresees “ difficult ” start to revised Stability Pact
Quote from Brussels, 02/10/2024 (Agence Europe) Observing the budgetary performance of the Member States in relation to the macroeconomic situation in 2023, the European board notes that, overall, the public deficit has not decreased between 2022 and 2023 despite the...
Mid-Term Fiscal Structural Plans. Trade union inputs.
Have access to TU inputs country-by-country or economic sectors here: Tuslo survey Each link directs the reader to a web page that includes: Country and name of the organisation that submitted the input. Trade union inputs can be submitted by National ETUC members,...
EUROPEAN SOCIAL PARTNERS ON TU INVOLVEMENT IN THE SEMESTER
Read the full text of the Joint statement by the ETUC, SGI Europe and SME United, calling for a factual and material involvement of social partners in the economic governance and the EU Semester here: Social Partners call for better involvement in Economic Governance...
SEMESTER 2025 – ETUC FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS
Here the ETUC priorities for Semester 2025 in view of the Autumn Package. the ETUC for sustainable economy and social progress 2025 provides inputs for the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey 2025, the Joint Employment Report 2025, Euro Area Recommendations 2025....
events
TUSLO meeting. Preparing consultation on country recommendations 2025
TUSLO online event, convened on the 21st of February 2025with the following agenda: Item 1: Social Convergence Framework, second phase: consultation with social partners of the 10 countries under in-depth review (Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, Italy,...