[nomadking]

Originally Posted by Hugh

It helps if you link to things you are quoting, because context is important - in this case

https://ec.europa.eu/info/business-e...etary-union_en

From 3 hours ago, on the BBC website

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47523168

The BBC article refers to 2020, when the actual target date is 2025.
As I've already pointed out, the UK had an opt out on the Working Time Directive. That opt-out was overridden.

Denmark and Sweden signed up to this.

The Rome Declaration
Declaration of the leaders of 27 member states and of the European Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission
We, the Leaders of 27 Member States and of EU institutions, take pride in the achievements of the European Union: the construction of European unity is a bold, far-sighted endeavour.
...
n these times of change, and aware of the concerns of our citizens, we commit to the Rome Agenda, and pledge to work towards:

1. A prosperous and sustainable Europe: a Union which creates growth and jobs; a Union where a strong, connected and developing Single Market, embracing technological transformation, and a stable and further strengthened single currency open avenues for growth, cohesion, competitiveness, innovation and exchange, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises; a Union promoting sustained and sustainable growth, through investment, structural reforms and working towards completing the Economic and Monetary Union; a Union where economies converge; a Union where energy is secure and affordable and the environment clean and safe.