Toolkit to Engage in Europe 2020 and the European Semester

The EU Alliance for a Democratic, Social and Sustainable European Semester (Semester Alliance) has published its Toolkit for Engaging in Europe 2020 and the European Semester. Aimed at the national members of the European organisations which constitute the Semester Alliance, it is designed to support them in engaging with Europe 2020 and the European Semester, including the upcoming Mid-Term Review. The main toolkit is accompanied by 5 helpful annexes:
 
1.     The European Semester in a nutshell
2.     Who to contact
3.     Template letter
4.     Glossary of terms and acronyms
5.     List of useful stakeholder engagement quotes – from EU documents

On April 7 at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), the Semester Alliance was launched and it presented its initial assessment of the Semester – Read more in the report from the hearing (PDF).  

Read also the alliance’s initial assessment of the Semester – Proposals for 2014 Country-Specific Recommendations: Progressing on a Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive EU