Legislation and Legal Instruments

Transposition Legislation

• Title: Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción
  • Adopted: 20 February 2023
  • Entered into force: 17 December 2021
  • Official Source: BOE-A-2023-4513 Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción.

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

Practical Guides and Tools

Spanish NGO Hay Derecho’s Guide to Whistleblowing InfoKit 

• Title: Practical guide for whistleblowers on corruption: what protection exists in Spain?
  • Published: May 2025
  • Description: Infokit and practical guide explaining the different channels, definitions and protections available for those who wish to report wrongdoing in Spain.
  • Link: Infokit-HD-Espanol.pdf

Journals, Studies, and Analysis

Recommendations on Draft Law 

• Title: 25 Civil Society Organisations Urge the Spanish Government and Political Groups to Amend the Draft Law on Protection of Whistleblowers
  • Published: September 2022
  • Description: A coalition of NGOs have published 10 recommendations to improve draft transposition law in Spain.
  • Link: 25 Civil Society Organisations Urge the Spanish Government and Political Groups to Amend the Draft Law on Protection of Whistleblowers – Access Info Europe

XNET Analysis of Whistleblowing Law

• Title: Urgente: enmiendas al Proyecto de Ley de protección de informantes/alertadores/whistleblowers
  • Published: March 2022
  • Link: Urge enmendar el Proyecto de Ley de Protección de informantes

Blueprint for Free Speech Analysis of Whistleblowing Law

• Title: Spain finally presents first draft whistleblowing law
  • Published: March 2o22
  • Link: Spain finally presents first draft whistleblowing law — Blueprint for Free Speech

Blueprint for Free Speech Article on missed deadline

• Title: Spanish government misses 17 December deadline to incorporate European whistleblower protection law into national law
  • Published: December 2021
  • Description: Blueprint for Free Speech have published an article on Spain missing the deadline for transposition.
  • Link: Spanish government misses 17 December deadline to incorporate European whistleblower protection law into national law — Blueprint for Free Speech

Blueprint for Free Speech Research on public perceptions of whistleblowers

• Title: Blueprint for Free Speech responds to open consultation in Spain, advocating for strong whistleblowing protection
  • Published: January 2021
  • Description: Blueprint for Free Speech have published new research on public perceptions of whistleblowers and their response to public consultation in Spain.
  • Link: Blueprint for Free Speech responds to open consultation in Spain, advocating for strong whistleblowing protection — Blueprint for Free Speech

WIN’s Blog piece “A new wave of whistleblowing laws in Europe”

• Title: A new wave of whistleblowing laws in Europe
  • Published: July 2021
  • Description: WIN’s Spotlight blog which features Xnet’s proposal formally registered in Spain last year.
  • Link: A New Wave of Whistleblowing Laws in Europe – Whistleblowing International Network

Regional Publications

XNET’s Registered Whistleblowing Bill

• Title: Xnet registers the first transposition of the European Union Whistleblower Protection Directive
  • Published: 11 December 2019
  • Description: The first proposal of the Spanish legislature is the result of the collaboration of civil society with its representatives in Congress. A bill proposed by Xnet, and registered in the Spanish Congress with the support of 16 deputies.
  • Link: Volvemos a registrar la primera transposición Ley Alertadores