Legislation and Legal Instruments:

• Transposition Legislation: Act No. 189/2019 Coll. (the Amendment Act), amending Act No. 54/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers (and others)
• Adopted: 10 May 2023 and came into effect on 1 July 2023 with some provisions postponed until 1 September 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.)
• ‘Who Protects Whistleblowers in Europe: Members of the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities and their Competence’ – Published December 2022
  • Comparative Report: ‘Who Protects Whistleblowers in Europe: Members of the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities and their Competence’ UOO Whistleblower Protection Office Slovakia

• 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.

Practical Guides and Tools:

• Slovakian Office for the Protection of Whistleblowers’ Manual “Everything you need to know before your whistleblow” – Published August 2024