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
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Fiscal policy guidance for 2024
This guidance comes as discussions on the future economic governance framework are ongoing. Overall, fiscal policies in 2024 should ensure medium-term debt sustainability and promote sustainable and inclusive growth in all Member States. All languages available here:...
Autumn Package: EU sets socio-economic challenges for 2023
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Reform of the EU economic governance framework – Proposal of the EU Commission
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#EU_SDG8 i. UPDATED VERSION! 2010-2021
The interactive page of the ETUC Index of Sustainable Growth and Decent Work (#EU_SDG8 index) is now available on the EST Portal SDG8 - Composite Index - Est Etuc Feel free to access and see how your country performed during the pandemic times. The ETUC index is...
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