August Roundup
This is the monthly roundup of updates provided by the EU Whistleblowing Monitor team of country editors detailing national developments in the transposition of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing during August 2023.
It has been over one year and eight months since the deadline for all Member States to have fully transposed Directive 2019/1937.
Two countries are still listed as delayed – no countries have not started.
No country can be yet considered fully transposed - the EU Commission started and progressed infringement proceedings against most Member States and made referrals to the European Court of Justice for transposition failure. The conformity study assessing Member States transposition efforts is currently underway.
Updates:
· Draft whistleblowing law in Estonia progresses
· New whistleblowing laws adopted in Belgium
· NGO in Spain raises concern for provision for reporting channels
· EU funds whistleblowers hit the headlines in Czechia (from April)
Resources:
· New book: “Europe's New Whistleblowing Laws, Research Papers from the 2nd European Conference on Whistleblowing Legislation”
· Comparative Report: ‘Who Protects Whistleblowers in Europe: Members of the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities and their Competence’
Twenty-five Member States have now adopted Transposition Laws and Transposition Bills have been issued in at least two countries.
All these and more can be found on the Monitor Resources and Roundup pages.