The Minister of Economy stated this Tuesday, March 10, that the lack of an agreement on labour legislation is not due to a lack of will from the Government, which “intensely wants” a consensus. Manuel Castro Almeida noted that the Government has been eager to reach an agreement, speaking on the sidelines of the Banca 2026 Forum in Lisbon. When asked if the law will proceed without a consensus in the Social Concertation, the minister replied, “We shall see.” Meanwhile, the CIP and CCP have confirmed that negotiations have ended without an agreement, leaving the next steps to the Government, which may now submit the “Trabalho XXI” reform proposal to the Assembly of the Republic.