The European Parliament and the Council will finally have reached a political agreement on the very delicate text of the Directive on work-life balance at the end of the 6th Interinstitutional Meeting (trilogue) in the late afternoon of Thursday 24 January.
"This is a good day for Social Europe and families of Europe", said Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, who hastened to add that the new legislation was also beneficial to businesses. "What we have agreed upon...