Even if the legislative work will be in full swing, the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU is only envisaging a few agreements under its mandate in the social arena, judging by its programme for the next six months when it took over the reins of the presidency on 1 July.
It has therefore indicated that it wanted to “pursue” the negotiations on the different legislative acts still ongoing, including the directive on the work/life balance, the directive on transparent and...