Legislation and Legal Instruments:

• Transposition Legislation: Proposal Nr. 3089 
• Adopted: 25 May 2023 with selected provisions, entered into force on 24 July 2023 and others postponed to 2025

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.)

• Speaking Up: Protecting Whistleblowers in Central and Eastern Europe – Published September 2021

  • CEELI Institute explore in this report Speaking Up: Protecting Whistleblowers in Central and Eastern Europe | CEELI Institute on how the recently introduced EU Directive 2019/1937 on safeguarding whistleblowers could pave the way for better protection of individuals who report misconduct.