EU
Legislation and Legal Instruments
Transposition Legislation
- Title: Proposal Nr. 3089
- Adopted: 25 May 2023 with selected provisions
- Entered into force: 24 July 2023 and others postponed to 2025
- Official Source: Magyar Közlöny
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
CEELI Institute Report on Protecting Whistleblowers
- Title: Speaking Up: Protecting Whistleblowers in Central and Eastern Europe
- Published: September 2021
- Description: The CEELI Institute explores in this report how the recently introduced EU Directive 2019/1937 on safeguarding whistleblowers could pave the way for better protection of individuals who report misconduct.
- Link: Speaking Up: Protecting Whistleblowers in Central and Eastern Europe | CEELI Institute
CEELI Institute Report on Implementing Whistleblower Protection
- Title: Beyond Paper Rights: Implementing Whistleblower Protections in Central and Eastern Europe
- Published: Nov 2023
- Description: A report examining how Hungary and five other CEE countries have implemented the EU Whistleblower Directive, exposing gaps between law and practice and urging stronger protections against retaliation.
- Link: whistleblowingnetwork.org/WIN/media/pdfs/CEELI-Beyond-Paper-Rights.pdf