This is the monthly roundup of updates provided by the EU Whistleblowing Monitor team of country editors detailing national developments in the transposition of the EU Directive on Whistleblowing during January 2022.
As of 01 February 2022, it has been 6 weeks since the 17 December 2021 deadline for all Member States to have fully transposed the Directive.
19 countries are now delayed and it appears the Commission has now started infringement proceedings. 24 member states are listed on the Commission website.
Only one Member State is still listed as ‘not started’ – Hungary.
Seven Member States have now adopted Transposition Laws.
Transposition Bills have been issued in eleven countries.
No country can be yet considered fully ‘transposed.’
January Updates:
- There is renewed hope for the new whistleblowing law in France.* (See below)
- A new whistleblowing law has been adopted in Cyprus
- In Estonia Parliament makes progress on whistleblowing Bill and infringement procedures announced.
- The whistleblowing protection Bill continues to be discussed in Parliament in the Netherlands.
- In Slovenia experts have published consultation responses on whistleblowing Bill.
- A draft whistleblowing Bill has been issued in Luxembourg.
- A new whistleblowing law is currently being discussed in Parliament in Croatia.
- A new whistleblowing law has been adopted in Latvia.
* Good news: Just yesterday, 01 February 2022, French parliamentarians reached a compromise on the final text of the ‘Wasserman Bill’. The agreed final version retains most of the progressive provisions – see here. The new law will likely be formally adopted on the 8 or 16 February 2022. See full monitor update here.