/ Blog Progress update: Are EU Governments taking whistleblowing protection seriously? To ensure EU governments are serious about protecting whistleblowers, the Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) joined up with Transparency International to publish a joint report and series of blogs on the progress of transposition of the EU Directive (2019/1937) on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law - the EU Directive on Whistleblowing - which must be transposed into the national legal systems of all 27 member states before 17 December 2021.   By: Ida NowersJune 23, 2 ..read more

/ News New civil society monitor on the EU Whistleblowing Directive The partnership of Eurocadres, the Whistleblowing International Network (WIN) and Transparency International EU is delighted to announce the development and launch of EU Whistleblowing Monitor, a new online platform to monitor transposition and implementation of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing (2019/1937) across Europe. By: Martin JefflenJune 3, 2021News Launch of the Whistleblowing Monitor The EU Whistleblowing Monitor will continue the amazing collaborative efforts of our strong civil society ..read more

/ Blog EU whistleblowing provisions need adjustments in member states Seven months remains for EU member states to transpose the whistleblower directive into national legislation. The directive as such only offers protection when reporting about breaches of EU law in specific sectors. However, for an individual whistleblower to determine what is a breach of EU law and not national law is a difficult call to make. Member states still have an opportunity to fix this confusion. The directive sets out minimum standards and there is nothing that prevents member states to go further. By: Janina ..read more

/ Blog Can transposing the Whistleblower Protection Directive be done on time? Maybe, but not at the cost of transparency and inclusiveness EU governments were given two years to bring their national whistleblowing frameworks in line with the EU Directive on Whistleblower Protection, giving them ample time to involve relevant key experts and other stakeholders in the process of transposition. By: Ida Nowers, Marie TerracolMarch 26, 2021Blog As originally published on the TI / WIN website This is the second in a series of blog posts to launch Transparency International & WIN's join ..read more

/ Blog Are EU Countries taking whistleblower protection seriously? Transposition of the Whistleblower Protection Directive is a chance to ensure that people can expose abuses safely across the European Union – but EU nations might be letting the opportunity pass us all by. By: Ida Nowers, Marie TerracolMarch 24, 2021Blog As originally published on the TI / WIN website This is the first in a series of blog posts to launch Transparency International & WIN's joint report Are EU Governments Taking Whistleblower Protection Seriously? Progress Report on Transposition of the EU Dire ..read more

/ News EU Whistleblowing Meter monitors transposition process A team of voluntary country editors are documenting national progress on transposition of the EU whistleblower directive. It is a tool to help everyone determine whether EU governments are living up to their obligations to protect whistleblowers. By: Janina MackiewiczMarch 17, 2021News The EU Whistleblowing Meter tracks the progress of transposition in each country. This is a singular opportunity for European nations to reinforce their democratic foundations and implement truly progressive, coherent, and consistent whistle ..read more

/ Blog Half a decade of whistleblower directive advocacy This year our joint platform of trade unions and civil society organisations turns 5 years. Professor Wim Vandekerckhove from University of Greenwich has analysed the work of the platform in reaching a directive. By: Janina MackiewiczMarch 12, 2021News This year our joint platform of trade unions and civil society organisations turns 5 years. That is also when things started moving forward in the European Parliament with the Greens/EFA group publishing its first draft proposal for a directive on whistleblower protection. Thereaf ..read more

/ Blog Call to action: Whistleblower protection across the EU Join us to learn about why the transposition of this EU Directive matters to you! Whistleblowing to protect journalists’ sources, workers’ rights, vulnerable communities during COVID-19 and the environment. By: Janina MackiewiczFebruary 15, 2021News Transposition 2021, a race against time When: 23 February, 14:00 – 15:30 (CET) Where: Zoom, register here In 2019 the European Union adopted a ground-breaking Directive to ensure comprehensive and coherent protection of whistleblowers across Europe.  Civil society, includin ..read more

/ News Best practice guide on whistleblowing for trade unions What should be the role of trade unions in whistleblowing? Which internal arrangements, should be in place to establish a culture which promotes whistleblowing? In a toolkit developed in a project cooperation between Protect and Eurocadres a best practice for whistleblowing is put forward. By: Janina MackiewiczDecember 4, 2020News The toolkit is an outcome of a project carried out by Eurocadres in cooperation with Protect, the UK’s whistleblowing charity with over 25 years’ experience advising workers on whistlebl ..read more

/ Blog EU Whistleblowing Meter Launched to Monitor Transposition of EU Directive on Whistleblowing In April 2019, the European Parliament adopted a game-changing Directive designed to protect whistleblowers across Europe. Once the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament approved the new law, it came into force on 16 December 2019. Twenty-seven countries have until the end of 2021 to transpose these far-reaching provisions into their own legal and institutional systems. This is where reality hits.  Now the true commitment of governments to protect those who speak ..read more