Legislation and Legal Instruments

Transposition Legislation

• Title: Laki Euroopan unionin ja kansallisen oikeuden rikkomisesta ilmoittavien henkilöiden suojelusta 
  • Adopted: 14 December 2022
  • Entered into force: January 2023
  • Official Source: Laki Euroopan unionin ja kansallisen oikeuden rikkomisesta ilmoittavien henkilöiden suojelusta | 1171/2022 | Suomen säädöskokoelma | Finlex

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

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

NEIWA and the UOO Whistleblower Protection Office Comparative Report

• Title: ‘Who Protects Whistleblowers in Europe: Members of the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities and their Competence’
  • Published: December 2022
  • Description: The aim of this report is to introduce the organizations associated with the network and to present an overview of their powers and competencies both in the field of supporting and protecting whistleblowers as well as in education and awareness raising.
  • Link: (PDF) WHO PROTECTS WHISTLEBLOWERS IN EUROPE? Members of the Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities and their Competence