Business confederations and the UGT trade union stated on Tuesday, March 24, that they require more time to discuss amendments to labour law, stressing that negotiations are ongoing and refusing to commit to a deadline. Representatives noted that while progress is being made in each meeting, they are not yet in a position to reach a final agreement. The government has been holding technical meetings with the four main business confederations and the UGT to negotiate over 100 changes to the labour law, a process that has been underway for eight months.