EU
Legislation and Legal Instruments
Transposition Legislation
- Title: Ustawa z dnia 14 czerwca 2024 r. o ochronie sygnalistów
- Adopted: 14 June 2024
- Entered into force: 3 months after promulgation on 4 July 2024 (some provisions six months)
- Official Source: Akt prawny
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: November 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
Regional Publications
ANTI-CORRUPTION ACADEMY FOUNDATION Project “Active Civil Society” Research Report
- Title: Analysis of Survey Results on the Situation of Whistleblowers in Poland
- Published: 3 November 2025
- Description: The Anti-Corruption Academy Foundation, as part of the Active Civil Society project financed by the National Institute of Freedom Centre for Civil Society Development under the Government Programme Civic Initiatives Fund NOWEFIO for 2021-2030, has conducted 20 training courses on the proper functioning of whistleblowers in Poland and prepared a publication presenting the results of research on the situation of whistleblowers in Poland.
- Link: opracowanie-wynikow-badan-ankietowych-w-zakresie-sytuacji-sygnalistow-w-polsce.pdf