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Are Eu Governments Taking Whistleblower Protection Seriously? ARE EU GOVERNMENTS TAKING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION SERIOUSLY? Progress report on transposition of the EU Directive Transparency International is a global movement with one vision: a world in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. With more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, we are leading the fight against corruption to turn this vision into reality. www.transparency.org The Whistleblowing International Network is an international membership organisation and leading centre of global civil society expertise and innovation in whistleblowing law and practice. whistleblowingnetwork.org Are EU Governments Taking Whistleblower Protection Seriously? Progress Report on Transposition of the EU Directive Supported by a grant from the Open Society Policy Center in cooperation with the Open Society Initiative of Europe (OSIFE), part of the Open Society Foundations. Author: Marie Terracol Contributors: Anna Myers, Ida Nowers and all the country experts (listed on page 30) Reviewers: Matthew Jenkins, Adam Földes, Julius Hinks, John Devitt, Jan Dupák, Carina Paju, Nick Aiossa Cover: Miikka Luotio / Unsplash.com Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of the information contained in this report. All information was believed to be correct as of February 2021. Nevertheless, Transparency International and the Whistleblowing International Network cannot accept responsibility for the consequences of its use for other purposes or in other contexts. ISBN: 978-3-96076-168-6 2021 Transparency International and Whistleblowing International Network. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0 DE. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS Germany ....................................................................... 24 Executive Summary ................................................. 4 Greece ........................................................................... 25 Status of the transposition process ....................... 7 Hungary ........................................................................ 25 Transparency and inclusiveness .......................... 10 Ireland ........................................................................... 25 Transparency ................................................................ 11 Italy ................................................................................ 26 Inclusiveness ................................................................ 12 Latvia ............................................................................. 26 Towards comprehensive whistleblower Lithuania ....................................................................... 26 protection? ............................................................. 15 Luxembourg ................................................................. 27 Compliance with the Directive ................................... 15 Malta .............................................................................. 27 Meeting best practice .................................................. 15 The Netherlands .......................................................... 27 Country summaries ............................................... 19 Poland ........................................................................... 28 Austria ........................................................................... 19 Portugal ......................................................................... 28 Belgium ......................................................................... 20 Romania ........................................................................ 28 Bulgaria ......................................................................... 20 Slovakia ......................................................................... 29 Croatia ........................................................................... 20 Slovenia ......................................................................... 29 Cyprus ........................................................................... 21 Spain .............................................................................. 30 Czech Republic ............................................................. 21 Sweden .......................................................................... 30 Denmark ....................................................................... 22 National and international experts ..................... 32 Estonia ........................................................................... 22 Endnotes ................................................................. 34 Finland ........................................................................... 23 France ............................................................................ 23 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Whistleblowing is one of the most effective ways of uncovering corruption and other wrongdoing. Robust legislation is vital to protect whistleblowers against retaliation and other injustices, and to ensure their reports are addressed. In the past year, there has been no shortage of public good. It is especially critical in times of crisis, reminders that the greatest challenges of our time where abuses can cost lives and when normal cannot be solved unless wrongdoing is called out oversight of decision-making and accountability and the truth exposed. The world is facing the mechanisms is weakened. combined threats of a global pandemic, climate It is important, even urgent, to ensure that workers change and deep structural inequalities, made who become aware of wrongdoing speak up, worse by entrenched corruption. Often, the illegal without fear of retaliation, and are listened to. acts that exacerbate these crises are only brought to light by individuals who blow the whistle on the wrongdoing they encounter in their daily lives. In Whistleblower protection legislation this way, whistleblowers have saved countless lives in the EU and billions in public finances, and avoided environmental disasters. Yet all too often, they face To protect whistleblowers from retribution, a strong retaliation in the form of harassment, dismissal, legal framework is an important precondition. In blacklisting, lawsuits, prosecution, threats or even most European countries, blowing the whistle is a physical harm. risky decision to make, primarily because there is no, or insufficient, legal protection for Since the beginning of the COVID-19 emergency, whistleblowers. In April 2018, the EU Commission worrying reports concerning hospitals and public found that only nine EU member states offered authorities retaliating against healthcare comprehensive legal protection:1 France, Hungary, professionals for speaking out about the realities of Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, the pandemic have emerged across Europe, from Slovakia and Sweden.2 Latvia adopted a Poland to the Czech Republic to Slovenia. whistleblower protection law in October 2018, and With government spending going through the roof, Croatia in 2019, bringing the number to 11. Yet even from millions of euros to purchase health in these countries, loopholes remain and equipment during the emergency to billions in enforcement is lacking. recovery plans, it is more essential than ever to ensure funds are allocated in a transparent way and EU Whistleblower Protection Directive that they reach their intended beneficiaries. In the EU, the losses due to a lack of whistleblower In 2019, the European Union adopted the “Directive protection in public procurement were estimated (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament at between €5.8 and €9.6 billion each year – in a and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the “normal” year. protection of persons who report breaches of Union 3 Whistleblowing is one of the most effective ways to law” (Whistleblower Protection Directive). detect and prevent misconduct that undermines the 4 ARE EU GOVERNMENTS TAKING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION SERIOUSLY? The Directive contains many ground-breaking In addition, when a member state does not provisions. It prohibits retaliation against transpose a directive by the deadline, the directive whistleblowers, safeguards their identities in most could have a so-called vertical direct effect. This circumstances and offers them several reporting mean that citizens would be able to invoke their avenues. It sets obligations for organisations with rights under the directive. However, this would only more than 50 workers to create internal reporting be in relation to the state, and not, for example, in channels and requires companies, public relation to their company. institutions and authorities who receive information Nevertheless, countries are often late in their on wrongdoing to follow up on these reports. It also transposition, and many are failing to turn EU expands the definition of whistleblower to include directives into adequate laws. not just employees, but individuals who report wrongdoing encountered in a work-related context. Best practice legislation The 27 EU member states have two years from its entry into force (until 17 December 2021) to comply While a significant step in the right direction, the with the Directive. Whistleblower Protection Directive has loopholes and weaknesses. Its main flaw is that it does not Transposition into national law cover
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