Legislation and Legal Instruments
Transposition Legislation
- Title: Act on the Protection of Whistleblower of Work-Related Violations of European Union Law
- Adopted: 15 May 2024
- Approved: 24 May
- Entered into force: 1 September 2024
- Official Source: Tööalasest Euroopa Liidu õiguse rikkumisest teavitajad saavad parema kaitse | Justiits- ja Digiministeerium
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
Open Government Partnership Results Report
- Title: Independent Reporting Mechanism Results Report: Estonia 2020-2022
- Published: May 2023
- Description: Assessment of Estonia’s fifth OGP Action Plan (2020–2022), which included a commitment to strengthen whistleblower protections.
- Link: Action Plan Review: [Country] [20XX-20XX]
Regional Publications
NGO Transparency International Estonia Country Assessment Report
- Title: Whistleblower Protection Assessment Report on Estonia
- Description: Country report analysing the Estonian legal framework on whistleblower protection as well as its application
- Link: Whistleblower Protection Assessment Report on Estonia
