EU
Legislation and Legal Instruments
Transposition Legislation
- Title: Lov om beskyttelse af whistleblowere
- Adopted: 24 June 2021
- Entered into force: 17 December 2021
- Official Source: 20201_l213_som_vedtaget.pdf
European Union Law Resources
EU Directive
- Title: Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law
- Adopted: 23 October 2019
- Official Text: EUR-Lex
EU Compliance Report
- Title: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation and Application of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2023 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law
- Published: 3 July 2024
- Official Source: EU Commission
Institutional Reports
NGO Transparency International EU Directive report
- Title: ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers: Assessing the transposition of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive’
- Published: 7 November 2023
- Description: The report scrutinises the new whistleblower protection laws adopted in 20 EU member states against the minimum requirements of the Directive and international best practice principles.
- Link: 2023-How-well-do-EU-countries-protect-whistleblowers-revised-revised.pdf
The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project join report
- Title: Are whistleblowing laws working? A global Study on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation
- Published: 22 March 2021
- Description: 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.)
- Link: Are-whistleblowing-laws-working-report-2021March.pdf
Transparency International (TI) Denmark Report
- Title: Whistleblowing in the Wind
- Published: June 2023
- Description: Anti-corruption NGO Transparency International (TI) Denmark has published a new Report – “Whistleblowing in the Wind” – looking at the first tranche of reports mandated by the new law.
- Link: Whistleblower Denmark 2023
Journals, Studies, and Analysis
WIN blog on new Law in Denmark and France
- Title: A New Wave of Whistleblowing Laws in Europe
- Published: July 2021
- Description: Blog detailing the first of new laws from Denmark in France, in their transposition of the EU Directive.
- Link: A New Wave of Whistleblowing Laws in Europe – Whistleblowing International Network