This afternoon, European Parliament negotiators, the European Commission and member states reached an agreement on the Work-Life Balance, a file the Socialists and Democrats had been pushing for as an integral part of the European Social Pillar to bring social progress to Europeans. The S&D Group led the drive to strengthen the rights of workers with caring responsibilities and welcomes the progress made, but regrets member states' lack of ambition to back up their promised with concrete measures and money.