Eurocadres
Description
Whistleblowerprotection.eu is a platform initiative launched by Eurocadres, with signatories from trade unions and other civil society organisations across Europe.
The platform argues that whistleblowing can save lives, protect the environment and prevent the loss of public money, and that Europe needs EU-wide legislation to protect people who speak up. It explains who counts as a whistleblower, including workers, the self-employed, volunteers, contractors and job applicants, and highlights cases such as mass surveillance, tax avoidance and abuse of environmental rules that whistleblowers have exposed. It notes that corruption costs the EU an estimated 120 billion euros a year, a cost that stronger whistleblower protection could help reduce.
Through its platform statement, it calls on the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament to bring forward and support broad EU-wide legislation protecting whistleblowers, covering groups beyond employees and a wide range of activities. Organisations can join the platform as signatories. It has received support in part from a grant from the Open Society Initiative for Europe.
Latest news
Progress update: Are EU Governments taking whistleblowing protection seriously?
Today, on World Whistleblowing Day 2021 – less than 6 months before the deadline to transpose the Directive – we highlight key developments in EU countries since the publication of the report.
23 Jun 2021
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...
3 Jun 2021
EU whistleblowing provisions need adjustments in member states
Seven months remains for EU member states to transpose the whistleblower directive into national legislation.
14 Apr 2021
EU governments were given two years to bring their national whistleblowing frameworks in line with the EU Directive on Whistleblower Protection.
26 Mar 2021
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.
24 Mar 2021
EU Whistleblowing Meter monitors transposition process
The EU Whistleblowing Meter tracks the progress of transposition in each country.
17 Mar 2021
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