Legislation and Legal Instruments:

• Transposition Legislation: HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz – HSchG)
• Adopted: 01 February 2023 and entered into force on the 25 February 2023

Institutional Reports:

• NGO Transparency International EU Directive report – Published 7 November 2023

  • ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers: Assessing the transposition of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive’ scrutinises the new whistleblower protection laws adopted in 20 EU member states against the minimum requirements of the Directive and international best practice principles.

• The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project joint report – Published 22 March 2021

  • Are whistleblowing laws working? A global Study on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation  which looks at the successes and shortcoming of whistleblowing protection in 38 countries (including France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.)