Legislation and Legal Instruments

Transposition Legislation

• Title: O Proglašenju Zakona O Zašiti Prijavitelja Nepravilnosti
  • Adopted: 15 April
  • Entered into force: 23 April 2022
  • Official Source: Zakon o zaštiti prijavitelja nepravilnosti

European Union Law Resources

EU Directive

• Title: Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law
  • Adopted: 23 October 2019
  • Official Text: EUR-Lex 

EU Compliance Report

• Title: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation and Application of Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2023 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law
  • Published: 3 July 2024
  • Official Source: EU Commission

Institutional Reports

Croatian Ombudswoman’s 2023 Report

• Title: Izvješće pučke pravobraniteljice 
  • Published: 4 April 2024
  • Description: Croatian Ombudswoman’s 2023 Report Highlighting Challenges and Progress in Whistleblower Protection.
  • Link: Izvješće pučke pravobraniteljice za 2023.

NGO Transparency International EU Directive report

• Title: ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers: Assessing the transposition of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive’
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • Description: The report scrutinises the new whistleblower protection laws adopted in 20 EU member states against the minimum requirements of the Directive and international best practice principles.
  • Link: 2023-How-well-do-EU-countries-protect-whistleblowers-revised-revised.pdf

The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project join report

• Title: Are whistleblowing laws working? A global Study on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation
  • Published: 22 March 2021
  • Description: 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.)
  • Link: Are-whistleblowing-laws-working-report-2021March.pdf

Practical Guides and Tools

Croatian Ombuds institution Guide to Whistleblowing

• Title: Vodič za prijavitelje nepravilnosti
  • Published: October 2024
  • Description: Guide detailing how to safely report wrongdoing under the Croatian whistleblowing law.
  • Link: Vodic-za-prijavitelje-nepravilnosti.pdf

Journals, Studies, and Analysis

Human Rights House online conference session

• Title: GODIŠNJA KONFERENCIJA O LJUDSKIM PRAVIMA (ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE)
  • Recorded: 20 April 2021
  • Description: Watch Human Rights House online conference session on the transposition of the EU Directive into Croatian national law held on 20 April 2021
  • Link: Facebook