Source: whistleblowingnetwork.org
A new paper โBeyond Paper Rights: Implementing Whistleblower Protections in Central and Eastern Europe,โ published by the Central and Eastern European Law Initiative Institute raises concerns regarding the transposition of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing in Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Romania.
The report examines the current state of implementation and identifies challenges and opportunities for ensuring effective protection in the region.
On Poland, the report concludes:
โIt may well be sometime before Poland has adopted the EU Directive and then implemented it effectively in practice. As Marta Kozak-Maลnicka said in September:
Now, almost three years after the beginning of the transposition process in Poland, we have nine versions of the draft bill. We still do not implement the Directive to guarantee adequate protection for whistleblowers. Ministries in the government cannot agree on the final shape of the whistleblower protection law. Moreover, there is a lack of political will to implement law which imposes additional obligations on employers and public administration. The current situation is unlikely to change soon โฆ The new government will be able to take advantage of the work done so far on the draft law, but it is unlikely to address this immediately after the elections (it is not a priority issue).โ